![]() ![]() It was clear that the cruiser was sinking within a quarter of an hour motor boats had come out from the nearby ports to offer help but they were not needed apart from three men killed in the explosion itself the whole crew was saved and the Jules Flambeau went down five minutes later, its captain being the last to leave the ship with the memorable words, “There’s nothing we can do”. This beautiful spectacle was watched by a large number of people on the shore suddenly there was a hissing noise and an enormous column of water rose at the bow of the ship it keeled over and there was a terrible explosion. The Jules Flambeau dropped anchor a mile and a half from the bay of Basse Coutances when night came, in order to create a stronger impression, the captain order coloured rockets to be set off. ![]() Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts ![]()
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