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The History of the Flood Elise Barge

The Flood Elise has one of the coolest history in barging back in the world, during World War II. It was commandeered by the German occupant and sent on a suicide mission to bring ammunition to Corsica. The Sherman tank engine that served them in the war remained the main engine of the boat until 2003. We had to change it because there was one of the components that we couldn't manufacture or find anywhere.

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