LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Ships collide off Gibraltar

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Jun 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:37

Description

Richard Gwynn reports on the collision off Gibraltar of the Algerian ship, Ibn Batouta, and the American freighter Yellowstone, resulting in casualties on the American ship. Female reporter speaks to Mike Dunne(?), Royal Navy submarine captain first on the scene.

Contributors

Mike Dunne(?); Richard Gwynn

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Gibraltar; Seaborne disasters; Yellowstone (ship); Ibn Batouta (ship)

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