Cross-Channel Passenger Ship Mined

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1047
Date Released
27 Jun 1949
Date submitted
23 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Astrid Mined. DESCRIPTION: Off the shores of Dunkirk lies the Cross-Channel steamer which hit an undetected mine. Five of the crew were killed, all the passengers were rescued. With only her superstructure showing she lies on a sea bank, with salvage tugs standing by. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of sunken ship, show just superstructure. Ditto. Aerial of ship. Man points, another looks through field glasses. SCU distress signal flying on ship. Diver goes down to inspect. Interview with General Hildring telling of his experiences aboard ship. 16mm blown-up material taken by Hildring aboard ship while survivors were being taken off.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Dunkirk
Footage sources
France
General Hildring
Pathe
Card file number
52154
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
194
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cross-Channel Passenger Ship Mined', British Movietone News Issue No. 1047, 27 Jun 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15802 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)