Dutch Maritime Memories

A history of Dutch sailing.

Beach beasts

Kinetic sculptures that walk due to the wind in the Netherlands.

Flood '53

Footage of the 1953 North Sea Flood of 1953, called Watersnoodramp by the Dutch. I remember as a kid hearing many stories of Dutch kids putting their finger in the dike, but not as much now.

Dutch Destiny

A film, in Dutch, showing pictures of how the Netherlands deals with floodwater.
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The Netherlands sails again

The Netherlands gets back on its feet after WWII.

The Netherlands sails again, by Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vison (curator), is licensed under Creative Commons – Attribution-Share Alike.

WESTERN AIR FRONT [ETC.] (1944)

Contains some footage of an amphibious assault during WWII. As far as I can tell, it's about the Battle of the Scheldt, as it mentions "Flushing" in the Netherlands.

Texel

A tour of the marina on the Dutch island of Texel on a quiet day.

The final voyage of an ocean-going steamer

The last journey of an ocean-going Dutch steamer in 1939.

The final voyage of an ocean-going steamer, by Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator), is licensed under Public Domain Mark.