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Mont Louis salvage operation

Title
Mont Louis salvage operation
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
13 Sep 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:03:28
Description
Report back from Greenpeace ship Sirius on the salvage operation of the French ship, Mont Louis, as the first barrel of Uranium Hexafluoride is removed and oil slick is broken up. The Mont Louis collided with the ferry Olau Britannia about twelve miles off Ostend, Belgium. Male field and studio reporters not identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Weather; Oil; Belgium; Greenpeace; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Rescue work; Maritime rescue; Marine pollution; Salvage; Radioactive pollution; Uranium; Cargo ships; Mont Louis

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