| Ship Disaster: Empress Of Canada Destroyed By Fire | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1581 |
| Catalog #: | 352405 | |
| Clip Number: | 352405-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-435-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:01:29 - 00:02:10 | |
| Location: | England, Liverpool | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Merseyside, Liverpool TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Passenger Liners | |
| Description: | A little smoky, dull in imagery and contrast, DOS The twenty-thousand-ton luxury liner empress of Canada burns to the water's edge and capsizes in Liverpool harbor. The fire rages out of control for nine hours before the end, leaving vessel a total loss. Establishing shot - It's dark an you see the fire which accents parts of the ship and firemen in silhouette MCUS - Looking down the port hole of the ship all ablaze MCUS - A bench on fire MLS - Ship is laying on its side in the water with a fireman on the ship manning a, outline of pedestrians watching MCUS - Firemen on top of the capsized ship with hoses and axes MCUS - Camera panning - Capsized ships side MCULS - Capsized ship in water, emergency crew pull up next to it in a row boat OHS - Throng standing at pier side watching capsized ship in water | |
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