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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