| Ferry Disaster: Argentine Sinking Takes Heavy Toll | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1713 |
| Catalog #: | 362228 | |
| Clip Number: | 362228-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 036-058-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:06:32 - 00:07:53 | |
| Location: | Argentina | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck DISASTERS: Survivors LOCATIONS/SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Ferries | |
| Description: | A ferry, bound from Montevideo to Buenos Aires hits a submerged wreck in the River Plate and 60 people die in the disaster. It was bound across the wide river on an overnight trip and many of the sleeping passengers were trapped in their bunks. Survivors said that safety precautions were inadequate and that there were lifeboats for only a fourth of the passengers. Argentina Heavy fog on the River Plate a submerged wreck of a ferry. MS - Half the ferry sticking out of the water. MS - Emergency craft rescuing a man from the submerged ferry. MLS - Boats and ships in the water rescuing passengers from the icy water. MS - Survivors coming up some steps covered in blankets. CUS - Woman hugging a family member who survived. CUS - A woman crying other people standing around her with a look of despair on their faces. CUS - A woman who survived being carried away on a stretcher and being placed in a ambulance | |
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