Sinking of the Mont Louis off the Belgian coast

Title

Sinking of the Mont Louis off the Belgian coast

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

Report on the sinking of the French nuclear cargo ship, the Mont Louis, off the Belgian coast, amid fears the ship could contaminate the English channel with uranium if its containers break open. Male field reporter and female studio reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Weather; UK; Great Britain; France; Belgium; Nuclear safety; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Marine pollution; Salvage; Radioactive pollution; Uranium; Mont Louis

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