| TORREY CANYON DISASTER Oil tanker Torrey Canyon shipwrecked off shore of Cornwall. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8191 | |
| Catalog #: | 523578 | |
| Clip Number: | 523578-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4471 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:10 - 01:26:34 | |
| Location: | Cornwall | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| 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 DISASTER Oil tanker Torrey Canyon shipwrecked off shore of Cornwall. South West Cornwall Air shot from plane flying over Sevenstones lightship at South West Cornwall. Various air shots over the Torrey Canyon oil tanker with its back broken over the Sevenstones Reef - the ship is almost totally sunk. Air shot of army frigate at sea. More shots of the shipwrecked Torrey Canyon. Shots from the inside of helicopter as it lowers men onto Torrey Canyon to place explosives. | |
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