News Briefs: Life Boat Disaster

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1274

Date Released

2 Nov 1953

Date submitted

28 Oct 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Operation Seagull
2. 2Fire Power
3. 3News Briefs: Life Boat Disaster
4. 4News Briefs: Italian Floods
5. 5News Briefs: News from Korea
6. 6Boxing - Britain Beats France
7. 7Duke Opens Track
8. 8Queen Mother in the City

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Section Title

News Briefs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lifeboat Disaster. DESCRIPTION: Swept on to the breakwater at Arbroath, the lifeboat Robert Lindsay capsized with the loss of six gallant seamen. SHOTLIST: Cut story - LS over sea. Breakwater in rough sea. GV rough sea. Men examining lifeboat after it had been recovered. CU Smashed parts. SCU sole survivor in bed, Archibald Smith. CU types fishermen. LS flag flies half mast. Shot of lifeboat slip way. Water washes over same.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Environment; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Arbroath

Card file number

60015

Credits:

Camera

John Charles Elder

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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