HMS Bulwark to the Rescue

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1529
Date Released
22 Sep 1958
Date Other
Sep 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Quemoy Under Fire
  2. 2Soviet Display
  3. 3Train into River
  4. 4Transport on Parade
  5. 5The Young Idea
  6. 6HMS Bulwark to the Rescue

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS Bulwark to the Rescue. DESCRIPTION: The British Aircraft Carrier Bulwark went to the rescue of tanker crews in distress in the Gulf of Oman. Her helicopters had a leading part to play in the drama. The 20,000 ton Liberian tanker Melika was on fire, after being in collision with a smaller French ship. Many of the injured, saved from the oil-tankers, by the work of men from Bulwark and other Royal Naval and Merchant ships, were brought back to the carrier, by helicopter shuttle service. In addition to this rescue work, Naval parties were to be put aboard the tankers in a successful effort to master the fires. Later, HMS Bulwark’s captain decided to take Melika in tow. SHOTLIST: LS burning tanker ‘Melika’ (key). MS HMS Bulwark. Same and helicopter. MS end of flight deck. MS helicopter takes off. MS same lowering. LS burning tanker. Air shot same. Closer same. MS helicopter in flight. MS same landing. MS getting injured out of helicopter. MS injured man gets into truck. MS men move injured man on flight deck. Tracking shot of water, planes in foreground. Same tanker in background. LS tanker listing MS same. Closer same (2). CU tanker listing. Same. MS same (2). MS. Onlookers in foreground. TS life boat. Same. CU ‘Melika’ taken in tow. CU men in lorries wave. CU bows of ‘Melika’. Air shot of tanker.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Aviation; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
Gulf of Oman
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
74983
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
212
Story extras:
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