| EVERY MAN STUCK TO THE SHIP Burnt out wreckage of steamer 'Porthcawl' after fire at sea. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5507 |
| Catalog #: | 253496 | |
| Clip Number: | 253496-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/75 | |
| Timecode: | 01:03:22 - 01:04:27 | |
| Location: | Off Great Yarmouth, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck DISASTERS: Fires LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Norfolk TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo | |
| Description: | GAZETTE "Off Yarmouth. Every Man Stuck To The Ship! Another great epic of British gallantry and seamanship as Capt. Harrison of the blazing steamer 'Porthcawl' beaches his ship without loss of a single life!" Off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Night shot of the burning ship. The for' and afterdecks can be seen blazing, with the ship's superstructure being the dark space between the two fires. Day - shots of burnt wreck of steamer 'Porthcawl' at sea. Closer shot of the wreckage of the ship after the fire at sea. Some shots show parts of the ship still ablaze. [The Porthcrawl was loaded with grass, and burned off Great Yarmouth for almost a week.] | |
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