| HOSPITAL SHIP ROHILLA Rescue of Rohilla Survivors | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6265 |
| Catalog #: | 369582 | |
| Clip Number: | 369582-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 464 G | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | North Sea | |
| Year Shot: | 1914 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck | |
| Description: | HOSPITAL SHIP ROHILLA aka RESCUE OF SURVIVORS FROM WRECK Good footage of a lifeboat rescue - hospital ship Rohilla has sunk close to coast. Exciting footage of lifeboat crews rescuing survivors of the wrecked British hospital ship "Rohilla" on 30th October, 1914. Luckily there were no wounded on board at the time since she was on her way from Scotland to Belgium to pick up some. At about 4.00am she ran aground near Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, and her back was broken. Although 3 lifeboats came to her aid the severe weather made it impossible to quickly rescue the passengers. Eventually however 143 of the 229 people on board were saved, including 60 who got ashore. Captain Neilson and all the nurses survived. Small crowd on shore looking toward wrecked ship not far from shore, looks like it crashed on rocks. Lifeboat at water's edge; wreck in backgroud, pan right to long line of people holding hands to form a chain (presumably to walk out toward wreck). Shot from high position of wreck with waves crashing around. Then closer shots of the action on the beach. Teams of men holding onto ropes are trying to get closer to wreck. Waves sweeping over heads of those farther out. While this is going on some of the survivors stagger across beach toward camera held up by a few rescue workers. Others are carried. People walking along beach. Women wrapped in shawls or blankets. A group of men carry someone on a stretcher. Some children walking along with them. More people coming to help or to watch, a few carry blankets. One woman carries a pot & a cup. Guys carrying another stretcher (empty). They are hurrying along beach around big rocks, sea wall in BG. Disasters; emergency; danger | |
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