| Aegean Tragedy: Greek Ferry Sinks, Hundreds Lost | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1755 |
| Catalog #: | 425575 | |
| Clip Number: | 425575-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-100-01 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Greece, Crete abd / Atgens | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. DISASTERS: Aid / Relief DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Greece, Athens OCCUPATIONS: Sailors TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo | |
| Description: | NO AUDIO The Greek ferry, "Heraklion", is sunk in the Aegean Sea during a furious storm. 235 are dead or missing, 49 survive. The ship was on a routine overnight crossing from Crete to Athens Port, Piraeus. Cars and trucks battered open the bow of the ship; 15 minutes later it went down. Establishing shot - Rescue planes circle the area looking for survivors that were on the Greek ferry "Heraklion". Aerial shot -Cargo ships looking for survivors in the Aegean Sea. CU - A sea rescue worker sitting at a open door of a helicopter in flight, looking down at the sea. Aerial shot - He spots some survivors and throws downs a smoking marker. Aerial shot - Cargo ship. MS - Sailors on board the cargo ship. CU - A survivor being carried on a stretcher. CU - Another survivor being assisted by two ship officers to the ships infirmary. CU - A victim on a stretcher being carried off to the ships morgue. CU - Sailors leading a survivor down some ships steps. MS - At port a survivor is placed into an ambulance and is taken away to the hospital. | |
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