Channel Wrecks

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2180

Date Released

15 Mar 1971

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1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Channel Wrecks. DESCRIPTION: Royal Navy ships go into action at Dover to carry out a precautionary examination of the wreck strewn Varne Bank area. SHOTLIST: GV pan ships sweeping the channel. SV ditto. LV minesweeper. SV ships radar etc. CU man plotting position. SV Captain on bridge with binoculars. GV marker buoys. LV naval ship with helicopter on deck. CU man at helm of ship. LV minesweeper. SV ditto pan to stern end. SV paraplane lands in water from mine sweeper. GV pan ships & buoys. SV pressmen on ship. LV marker buoy. Marker buoys being positioned to mark the graves of the ‘Texaco Caribbean’, ‘Brandenburg’ and ‘Niki’.

Keywords

Mass media; Ships and boats; Aviation; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

Dover; United Kingdom

Card file number

96895

Credits:

Camera: Cedric Baynes
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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