Oil Tanker Blows Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1131A
Date Released
8 Feb 1951
Date submitted
5 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Shrove Tuesday Pancake Race
  2. 2Skating Title for Britain
  3. 3Oil Tanker Blows Up
  4. 4Mount Lamington’s Tragic Eruption
  5. 5Krupp Released
  6. 6Helicopter Trials
  7. 7Stars at Film Festival
  8. *Glasgow’s Great Fire Aftermath
  9. *Scotland’s Rugby Triumph

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oil Tanker Blows Up. DESCRIPTION: Tragedy in Queen’s Dock, Swansea, followed the explosions in the oil tanker, Atlantic Duchess. Seven men lost their lives and others, including six firemen, were injured. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV of tanker broken in halves. Various angle shots of the tanker, wrecked, her back broken. Fireman turning on water from fire tender. Police stand guard. More shots of ships showing parts of ship, the bridges, etc. Finish on GV of wrecked oil tanker Atlantic Duchess.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Swansea; Queen’s Dock
Card file number
54981
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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