LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Mont Louis salvage operation continues

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:05:09

Description

Report back on the salvage operation of the French ship, Mont Louis, as barrels of Uranium Hexafluoride are removed and on reaction of locals and political row over who should pay for the salvage. The Mont Louis collided with the ferry Olau Britannia about twelve miles off Ostend, Belgium. Male field and studio reporters not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Weather; France; Belgium; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Rescue work; Maritime rescue; Marine pollution; Salvage; Radioactive pollution; Uranium; Cargo ships; Mont Louis

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