Ordeal of Seafarer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1938A
Date Released
28 Jul 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ordeal of Seafarer. DESCRIPTION: With her back broken, three hundred yards from entrance to Table Bay, the South African Seafarer. In spite of high winds and heavy seas helicopters carry out their amazing rescue of seventy six passengers and crew. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV the Seafarer aground at entrance to Table Bay. GV helicopter flies out to wreck. GV of wreck. GV helicopter winches man off wreck. LS ditto. LS crowds on shore. LS helicopter lands man ashore. MS pan Lawrence Richardson with daughter Joanna. MS ditto. MCU ditto. MS other survivors arriving on shore. MS ditto. GV ships cargo lying on ashore. GV pan of ship broken in two. Ditto.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
South Africa
Footage sources
France
Card file number
91402
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ordeal of Seafarer', British Movietone News Issue No. 1938A, 28 Jul 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26526 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)