26 Die in Lebanon Shipwreck

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
53/2
Date Released
5 Jan 1953
Length of issue (in feet)
56
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1German Winter Sports
  2. 2Coronation Robes
  3. 3Canadian Sailor’s Art School
  4. 4Malaya - Templer Opens Factory
  5. 5Ike’s Xmas
  6. 6Schoolboys’ Exhibition
  7. 726 Die in Lebanon Shipwreck
  8. *De Valera Returns to Dublin

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
The French ship "Champollion" goes on the rocks off Lebanon. Sensational pictures show survivors attempting to swim ashore. 26 die, drowned by pounding waves.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Lebanon
Footage sources
Warner-Pathe
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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