News Briefs: Danish Ship Raised

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1265
Date Released
31 Aug 1953
Date submitted
26 Aug 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Danish Ship Raised. DESCRIPTION: The capsized Danish liner Kronprinz Frederik is refloated at Harwich. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Ship lying on side, she is the ‘Kronprinz Frederik’. Deck covered in barnacles and weed. Men up side of ship and onto sloping deck. Interior shots of decks covered with slime. Water pumped out. Ship righted. Shots of ship upright in dock.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Harwich
Footage sources
BBC
Gaumont
British Paramount
Card file number
59625
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Danish Ship Raised', British Movietone News Issue No. 1265, 31 Aug 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18717 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)