| OIL TANKER AGROUND Oil tanker 'Torrey Canyon' runs aground off Lands End producing huge oil slick. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5008 | |
| Catalog #: | 90618 | |
| Clip Number: | 90618-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 67/24 | |
| Timecode: | 01:19:36 - 01:21:04 | |
| Location: | Cornwall | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck DISASTERS: Environmental Accident ENVIRONMENT: Oil Spills LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cornwall TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo, Oil & Gas Tanker | |
| Description: | TORREY CANYON AGROUND - POLLUTING SEA AND BEACHES WITH OIL. Oil tanker 'Torrey Canyon' runs aground off Lands End producing huge oil slick. Seven Sisters off Lands End, Cornwall Various shots of the 'Torrey Canyon'. Various shots of two dinghies bringing crew of the 'Torrey Canyon' into Penzance Harbour. L/S crowd on the quay. Various shots as the crew men walk up steps. Pan across members of the crew. L/S oil slick off Cornish Coast. C/U of it from helicopter. M/S naval destroyer spraying detergent onto oil slick. Aerial shots the 'Torrey Canyon'. Various shots of the stricken ship. | |
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