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September 1956 we boarded the Norwegian passenger ship, MS Skaubryn in Rotterdam. On board my father made photographs. We encountered an Atlantic storm. My mother and brother were seasick.

The MS Skaubryn: In late September 1956 the Dutch Government used her for a single voyage from Rotterdam to Halifax and New York. On March 14, 1958, Skaubryn departed Bremerhaven with 1,288 passengers on board. On March 31, whilst in the Indian Ocean a fire broke out which quickly spread, though all the passengers safely evacuated the ship in her lifeboats. The fire on the Skaubryn caused great damage to her forward and central superstructure, whilst her stern remained untouched. An attempt was made to tow her to Aden, Yemen, first by HMS Loch Fada, then by the Dutch Tug Cycloop, however, Skaubryn slowly took on water and she eventually sank on April 6, 1958. (Wikipedia)