French Liner Aground

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1267
Date Released
14 Sep 1953
Date submitted
9 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Liner Aground. DESCRIPTION: Dramatic pictures of the 5,000 ton French liner Liberte which ran aground off Le Havre en route for New York. Fortunately, she had not stuck too hard and she was re-floated on the tide. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of liner through fog. Various shots of her stuck on mud bank. (In Fog). The SS Liberte.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
English Channel
Footage sources
France
Card file number
59727
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'French Liner Aground', British Movietone News Issue No. 1267, 14 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18753 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)