Tanker Drama

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2055A
Date Released
24 Oct 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tanker Drama. DESCRIPTION: Torn by explosions, the blazing Norwegian tanker, Sitakund, is beached less than a mile offshore at Eastbourne. Residents protest at the hazards to safety, while firemen risk their lives to quench the flames, facing certain death in the event of another explosion. SHOTLIST: MCU man looking through binoculars, pan to LS tanker burning. MLS tanker with fire fighting boats. 2 shots tanker. MS boats hosing water onto ship. Various ditto. MS pan burning tanker. MS pan ditto. MLS stern of tanker. MS prow of tanker. MS tanker. LS ditto. MLS tanker being hosed. MS man with binoculars. LS pan tanker. MS hole in tanker. MS MLS ditto.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Eastbourne; United Kingdom
Card file number
94059
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Roy Page
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tanker Drama', British Movietone News Issue No. 2055A, 24 Oct 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27603 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)