Oil Tanker Ablaze

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1589
Date Released
16 Nov 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oil Tanker Ablaze. DESCRIPTION: She is the tanker Amoco Virginia, ablaze in the ship canal, and a grave menace to the near-by oil refinery and chemical centre in Houston, Texas. Seven members of the crew were feared to have lost their lives, as firemen battled to prevent the flames from spreading. It took the fire-fighters 19 hours to gain mastery over it, and so prevent a major disaster to the city. SHOTLIST: Aerial tanker blazing. Aerial same. LS firemen playing hoses on tanker. Pan same. MS same. Aerial tanker blazing. LS same. LS firemen playing hoses on tanker. Tilt same.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Texas; Houston
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
78596
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Oil Tanker Ablaze', British Movietone News Issue No. 1589, 16 Nov 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23325 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)