An Alarming List

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1452A
Date Released
4 Apr 1957
Date Other
Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mayflower Lists Over. DESCRIPTION: Mayflower II was being floated out of dock into Brixham Harbour, when she began listing. The official explanation was that she was short of twenty tons of ballast. This will be adjusted and stability trials will be held before she sets out on her goodwill voyage across the Atlantic. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Mayflower II in the docks. Shots of the water. Dusk - various shots of the Mayflower II listing to one side.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Devon; Brixham
Footage sources
Plymouth Films
Card file number
70279
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'An Alarming List', British Movietone News Issue No. 1452A, 4 Apr 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21606 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)