| "THE MERSEY GRAVEYARD" CLAIMS YET ANOTHER VICTIM The ship 'Architect' is wrecked on sandbank in the River Mersey. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5509 |
| Catalog #: | 253498 | |
| Clip Number: | 253498-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/88 | |
| Timecode: | 01:04:55 - 01:05:46 | |
| Location: | Liverpool, Merseyside, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Merseyside, Liverpool TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo | |
| Description: | GAZETTE "Liverpool. 'The Mersey Graveyard' claims yet another victim. 5000 tone Harrison liner 'Architect' breaks her back on dreaded Pluckington sandbank - only two miles from Liverpool landing stage." Liverpool, Merseyside. Various shots of the ship 'Architect' grounded on sandbank in the River Mersey. A tug floats nearby helping. The break in the midst of the ship can be clearly seen. Tugs, cranes and small boats are all floating around trying to help by retrieving cargo. Shot of the ship wrecked and washed up on the sandbank, with the sea having receded. | |
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