| TOREY CANYON DISASTER Oil Spill Clean-up People trying to clear up massive oil spill on the beach at Torey Canyon. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 9089 |
| Catalog #: | 446895 | |
| Clip Number: | 446895-2 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4532 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:06:49 - 01:11:04 | |
| Location: | Cornwall, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Environmental Accident ENVIRONMENT: Oil Spills LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cornwall | |
| Description: | "SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS FILM IS CONFIDENTIAL." "R.A.R.D.E. LANGHURST PRESENTS 'THE TORREY CANYON INCIDENT MARCH/APRIL 1967." Pan on beach covered w/ oil; person in black wetsuit on beach; then looking across water(?) to island, and large cloud of smoke in distance. Long pan on oily beach; man is spraying water on it. Closer shots panning on ground. MCU man's boots walking across beach (of course he's wearing them). LS man dragging metal drum. Pan on ground. ECU label "Oil Spill Remover" on the drum. ECUs of oil on rocks. Helicopter lowers something. Helicopter lands and lets people off. "Gunwalloe Cove." LS looking over coastline at Gunwalloe Church Cove. Zoom in on ground covered w/ oil. "March 30. Trenow Cove" LS workers on rocky beach at Trenow Cove shoot flames at oil setting it afire. Cool shots of flame thrower action. Oil burning. MS men first shoot what looks like a long cord across the beach, then shoot flame which travels along it. More cool flame shooting. ECU little fires burning. | |
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