Ablaze in the Gulf

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1662A
Date Released
13 Apr 1961
Date submitted
12 Apr 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ablaze in the Gulf. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the British liner Dara, a few hours after the explosion and the fire that resulted in tragedy. Its believed that some 200 people lost their lives. British tankers were first on the scene, but rescue was difficult, owing to the extent of the blaze and also to weather conditions. It was because of a storm that the Dara left the port of Dubai and moved into the Persian Gulf. Over 300 survivors were picked up by one of the British vessels standing by, and altogether more than 560 people were saved. Later, the Dara was taken in tow, but she sank while on her way to Bahrein. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. Aerial shot Dara on fire. AS same (x5). AS British tanker. AS British tanker. Pan to Dara. AS same. AS Dara.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Persian Gulf
Card file number
82255
Credits:
Camera
Baker [2]
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ablaze in the Gulf', British Movietone News Issue No. 1662A, 13 Apr 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24059 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)