Victims of Mid-Ocean Collision

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/91
Date Released
11 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1British and Polish Air Chiefs Meet
  2. 2Roosevelt Re-Elected
  3. 3South Africa Welcomes Children from Britain
  4. 4Win the War Rally in Australia
  5. *The Whirl of New York
  6. *Victims of Mid-Ocean Collision
  7. *Cargo Ship Launched
  8. *The Last Journey
  9. *Buffalo Round Up
  10. *Irish Cesarewitch
  11. *Just Football

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
Group of survivors including children in the grounds of their hotel. They were the passengers on the liner "Ceramic" which sank after a night time collision. All the 270 passengers and crew were picked up.
Local distribution only
Dublin release only
Keywords
Ships and boats; Children; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Cape Town; South Africa
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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