| 'SESSA' SURVIVORS IN ICELAND Three crewmen from the 'Sessa' survived on a raft for nearly 3 weeks before being rescued. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5560 |
| Catalog #: | 263334 | |
| Clip Number: | 263334-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/76 | |
| Timecode: | 01:49:11 - 01:50:01 | |
| Location: | Iceland | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Iceland MILITARY: Navy, British WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Boats & Ships | |
| Description: | Sessa survivors in Iceland. M/S of Henrik Bjerregaard limping towards the camera leaning on a stick. Various shots of the raft he clung to with his crew after their ship 'Sessa' was torpedoed. C/U of a strip of wood recording where they were and notches counting the days, crosses under two days note the death of three of their colleagues. The rest of them were on the raft for nearly 3 weeks. C/U's of the other two survivors in hospital beds. C/U of Henrik smoking a pipe. | |
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