Ordeal of Seafarer

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1938A

Date Released

28 Jul 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ministers on the Move
2. 2Mini - Maximum
3. 3Ordeal of Seafarer
4. 4The Semi-Finals

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ordeal of Seafarer. DESCRIPTION: With her back broken, three hundred yards from entrance to Table Bay, the South African Seafarer. In spite of high winds and heavy seas helicopters carry out their amazing rescue of seventy six passengers and crew. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV the Seafarer aground at entrance to Table Bay. GV helicopter flies out to wreck. GV of wreck. GV helicopter winches man off wreck. LS ditto. LS crowds on shore. LS helicopter lands man ashore. MS pan Lawrence Richardson with daughter Joanna. MS ditto. MCU ditto. MS other survivors arriving on shore. MS ditto. GV ships cargo lying on ashore. GV pan of ship broken in two. Ditto.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

South Africa

Footage sources

France

Card file number

91402

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

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