| Cape Cod Oil | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1760 |
| Catalog #: | 425836 | |
| Clip Number: | 425836-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-033-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:03:11 - 00:03:43 | |
| Location: | Cape Cod, Massachusetts | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Environmental Accident ENVIRONMENT: Oil Spills ENVIRONMENT: Pollution, Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Massachusetts | |
| Description: | "Mysterious oil blobs float onto shore at Cape Cod, fouling a 40 mile stretch of National seashore. Some 300 water-fowl are killed by the black sludge, as heavy as soft asphalt. Experts theorize it may be from a World War Two sunken tanker breaking up underwater. TLS - Ocean waves, tide rolling. Aerial shot - Oil slick on coast. MS - Park ranger placing dead aquatic animal (looks like a sand shark) on small pile on beach. Tracking shot of sea bird covered in fuel oil waddling on beach. MS - Rescue worker with oil-covered bird in net. MSs - Clean-up worker picking up oily duck, stroking feathers. M to ECU - A teenage pick up a duck and strokes it with one of his gloved fingers. | |
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