San Demetrio London
Based on the historical account of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by members of her own crew after she had been set ablaze and then abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the blazing tanker the next day and saw that she had not exploded, they decided to enter the vessel and put out the fires. Eventually, they were able to restart the engine, and they resolved to attempt to reach Britain despite the odds.
Released: 1943-12-07