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19 results found for '"Ship masters"' in Keywords.
Amoco Cadiz oil spill (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with unidentified male speaker for Amoco Cadiz about clean-up operation and arrest of Captain Pasqaule Barderi following the Amoco Cadiz crude oil tanker splitting in two after running aground on...
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...
Ted Anson on final voyage of Ark Royal (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview in Plymouth with Ted Anson, Captain of the Ark Royal warship, on his reaction to the vessel’s final voyage and to his own promotion. Male interviewer not identified.
French trawlermen blockade (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Captain Richard Wilks, Second World War veteran, on the action taken by French trawlermen in blocking off Channel ports to incoming passenger ferries and how he moved the Sealink ferry Hengist...
Stephen Roskill on death of Karl Doenitz (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Obituary; Tribute
Captain Stephen Roskill on the death of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, Commander of the German Navy during World War II. He says if Hitler had listened to Doenitz’s advice, the Nazis would have won the battle...
Penlee lifeboat disaster - Events leading up to disaster (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the events leading up to the Penlee lifeboat disaster of 19/12/81. He says the stricken vessel Union Star may have initially refused assistance from a salvage tug before the...
Former QE2 captain on career at sea (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former captain of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), Bob Arnott, who discusses his career at sea. Follows the ship’s refurbishment after its Falklands war duty. Male interviewer not identified.
Hector Bonzo on sinking of Belgrano (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Antonia Higgs reports on a press conference given (in Spanish) by Captain Hector Bonzo, master of ARA General Belgrano, the sunken Argentine Navy cruiser.
Peter Jackson on QE2 bringing troops home (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Captain Peter Jackson, Master of the QE2, on the ship being used to transport injured troops back to Britain from the Falkland Islands. Female interviewer not identified.
Penlee lifeboat disaster - Amateur radio recording (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Special
Report on the recording made by an amateur radio enthusiast on the night of the Penlee lifeboat disaster (19/12/81), when the Penlee lifeboat went to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas....