The technical investigation of Ormen Friske's disaster would not have
been possible without the comprehensive documentation of the ship's
history by Rune Edberg.
The book deals with many social aspects of the
case. But it does not document any of the many critical articles in newspapers
and journals on Ormen Friske's construction errors. The untenable testimony
of a German fisherman that bomb maneuvers of the British or American air
force over the tiny North Sea Isle of Helgoland apparently had put off Ormen
Friske's crew from seeking shelter in the isle's port during the storm is
accepted without critical reflections. An analysis of the photos of the
wreckage pieces is missing.
Special thanks to a Helgoland captain, who wants
to remain anonymous. He knows the sea conditions and also the particular
political conditions around the Isle of Helgoland during the year 1950 by
his own experience, and from February till April 2004 he could give valuable
information concerning those past conditions.