Empress of Canada

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2276A

Date Released

18 Jan 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Concorde 02
2. 2Cricket...Australia V Pakistan
3. 3Empress of Canada
4. 4Rally Cross Champs

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Empress of Canada. DESCRIPTION: From 20 years ago and Movietone Archives - the burning of the Empress of Canada in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool. SHOTLIST: Library Material - GV night Empress of Canada ablaze in Liverpool docks. SV 3 shots superstructure burning (night). GV night docks ditto. GTV day ship lying on side in dock still burning. GV crowd lining quayside watching. GV wrecked ship capsized in dock. SV funnels smashed against quayside. LV ditto pan to hose still spraying water on smouldering wreck. SV fireman walking along quayside past hose pipes. GV upper-side of ship. GV fire fighting boat spraying wreck. GV pan upper side of ship with fireman standing on it. GV Empress of Canada half sunk on side in dock.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Liverpool; Gladstone Dock

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

98784A

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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