Bahrein Shipwreck

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1499A

Date Released

27 Feb 1958

Date submitted

24 Feb 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Churchill - Better News
2. 2London Turks Protest
3. 3Votes for Nasser
4. 4Bahrein Shipwreck
5. 5South Pole News
6. 6Great Lakes Freeze Up
7. 7Weighty Subjects
8. 8Queen Mother in Australia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bahrein Shipwreck. DESCRIPTION: The British freighter Seistan and all that’s left of her after part of her cargo of explosives caught fire and blew up near Bahrein in the Persian Gulf. The British captain, forty-four Indians of the crew and four Bahreins from a tug that was standing-by lost their lives. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of ship ‘Seistan’. MS police launch. Closer same. SCU landing survivors. MS same. Stretcher put into ambulance. Aerial shots of ‘Seistan’ same.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Explosions; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Bahrain; Persian Gulf

Footage sources

France

Card file number

72945

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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