Hovercraft Disaster

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2231A

Date Released

9 Mar 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hovercraft Disaster
2. 2Malta Talks
3. 3New Parliament Building
4. 4Carnival Blowers
5. 5League Cup Final - Chelsea V Stoke

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hovercraft Disaster. DESCRIPTION: Five people die in Britain’s first hovercraft disaster. The tragedy happened in the Solent. Twenty-one others were rescued. It is believed that high winds tipped her over. SHOTLIST: GV frogman preparing to go down to examine sunken wreck of hovercraft. LV frogman jumping into water from boat. SV frogman coming up to surface. SV 2 flags on rescue. SV frogman climbing aboard boat. CU pan to GV as Hovertravel SRN6 leaving base & going into sea.

Keywords

Vehicles; Transport; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Portsmouth; Southsea

Card file number

97950

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

78

Story extras:

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