News Briefs: Stranded Tanker

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1329

Date Released

22 Nov 1954

Date submitted

15 Nov 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hindu Festival
2. 2News Briefs: Queen Mother in Ottawa
3. 3News Briefs: Tribute to Churchill
4. 4News Briefs: Stranded Tanker
5. 5News Briefs: Escape by Raft
6. 6The Last Time We Saw Paris
7. 7The Last Time We Saw Paris
8. 8The Last Time We Saw Paris
9. 9The Last Time We Saw Paris
10. 10Boxing - ABA V Germany
11. *The Duke at Fort Dunlop

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 10

Section Title

News Briefs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Refloating Tanker. DESCRIPTION: It was during very squally weather at Greenock that the tanker Scottish Hawk went aground on a sandbank, just after being launched. SHOTLIST: GV of the tanker aground (Scottish Hawk). Various shots of the tanker and tugs. CU of the tow lines. The tanker at the quayside.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Scotland; Greenock

Card file number

62268

Credits:

Camera

John Charles Elder

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

44

Story extras:

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