News Items from Abroad: Split Tanker

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1187
Date Released
3 Mar 1952
Date submitted
28 Feb 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Spring Hats
  2. 2The Queen’s First Investiture
  3. 3Fiji Warriors for Malaya
  4. 4India Sees Eclipse
  5. 5News Items from Abroad: Oslo Olympics Close
  6. 6News Items from Abroad: Split Tanker
  7. 7News Items from Abroad: Hair Cut
  8. 8News Items from Abroad: Transport Strike

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
News Items from Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Items From Abroad - Split Tanker. DESCRIPTION: Afloat on New York’s East River, lies what’s left of the Fort Mercer, one of two tankers that recently broke in half in a storm off the New England Coast. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Stern of split tanker. Various shots of the tanker split in two showing stern half. Some of crew on board, shots of it coming up river.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
New York East River
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
56821
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
38
Story extras:
Film clip

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