Fire at Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1064A
Date Released
24 Oct 1949
Date submitted
24 Oct 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire at Sea. DESCRIPTION: A hundred and fifty miles off the Washington coast the Puget Sound lumber steamer ‘Salina Cruz’ is seen ablaze. Filmed by a Movietone cameraman who flew over three hundred miles to record the scene. All hands were rescued from the doomed ship. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of ship burning. Various aerial shots of ship afire at sea.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Atlantic Ocean
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
52691
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fire at Sea', British Movietone News Issue No. 1064A, 24 Oct 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16012 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)