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93 results found for '"Marine pollution"' in Keywords.
Tanker collision off the South African coast (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
(Two related clips). Two supertankers have collided off the coast of South Africa; two crewmen are missing, presumed dead. It could prove to be one of the most costly accidents in shipping history. The...
Minimising oil spill damage (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on minimising the damage done by an oil spill (possibly from the tanker, Amoco Cadiz, which ran aground off Brittany on 16/03/78). Male interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White).
Amoco Cadiz oil spill (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the operation to minimise the damage done by an oil spill from the tanker, Amoco Cadiz (16/03/78). Female interviewer not identified.
Weather affecting salvage of Christos Bitas (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male salvage worker on how the adverse weather has temporarily halted the salvage operation of the grounded Greek oil tanker, Christos Bitas. Male interviewer not identified.
Wildlife affected by Christos Bitas oil spill (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (coastal resident?) on the impact on wildlife of the oil spill from the grounded Greek tanker, Christos Bitas. Speaker attacks the oil industry for not doing enough to help, adding...
BP reaction to Christos Bitas oil spill (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male British Petroleum spokesperson gives his reaction to the oil spill from the Christos Bitas off the Welsh coastline. Speaker claims that BP has a moral responsibility but that the owner of...
3 major oil spills in 1978 (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the cleanup operation and the spraying of oil from the grounded Greek tanker, Christos Bitas. Speaker states that the three oil disasters of 1978 - involving the Amoco Cadiz, the...
MOD on ability to cope with large oil spills (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker from the Ministry of Defence pays tribute to salvage workers on the Christos Bitas oil tanker. He says that no country can be prepared for a disaster on the scale of the Amoco...
Christos Bitas salvage operation deemed a success (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the salvage operation surrounding the Christos Bitas oil tanker. Speaker outlines the lessons learned from the Amoco Cadiz and Christos Bitas disasters but adds that there is...
Japanese earthquake (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Report from Japan on an earthquake, with fears of pollution as oil storage tanks on the coast were broken and some are emptying into the Pacific. The earthquake was centred out in the Pacific but the nearest...