| OIL TANKER ABLAZE Good shots of oil tanker and oil slick on fire in the sea. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 9119 |
| Catalog #: | 95145 | |
| Clip Number: | 95145-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4563 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:31 - 01:43:57 | |
| Location: | English Channel | |
| Year Shot: | 1971 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Environmental Accident DISASTERS: Fires ENVIRONMENT: Oil Spills INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, English Channel TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo, Oil & Gas Tanker | |
| Description: | OIL TANKER ABLAZE Good shots of oil tanker and oil slick on fire in the sea. Various shots including aerials of the large oil tanker Pacific Glory ablaze in English Channel. Various shots of oil tanker on fire. MS reporter in foreground wearing orange lifejacket talking to camera. Shots of reporter talking, but no sound. Cut-ins CU firefighter officer talking, and later CU reporter talking to the offficer. Some good aerials. The ship is seen to be settling by the stern amidst billowing black smoke, with tugs and fire boats in attendance. MS fire boat directing jets of water onto the blaze, black smoke billows out. Pan across the tanker to name 'Pacific Glory'. CU fire officer being interviewed again. MS blaze, pan to small boat and men carry something in tarpaulin. MS jet flying along. MS from aeroplane of the blaze. MS boats sailing away from the tanker. Aerial view of flames and black smoke. MS reporter interviewing firemen. MS rope on deck. MS people handing equipment over side of a boat to another one. Shots from boat of burning ship and the oil burning on the sea. MS black smoke and flames from oil that is on fire on the water, very bad fire. CU white stuff floating with the oil on the water; tilt up to look toward big wall of flames more smoke and fire. Pan to men spraying water on it. CU firemen. Smoke billows up from blaze and reporter in front speaks to camera. LS ship on fire. MS oil slick in water. Pan across to oil on water. CU reporter, camera focuses in on big black smoke. | |
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