In Spite of the Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2083
Date Released
5 May 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In Spite of the Strike. DESCRIPTION: The only ship being worked on Merseyside during the May Day Strike was a German cargo vessel being loaded with supplies for Biafra. A Liverpool arrival was the tanker Hamilton Trader, damaged after a collision with a German freighter. Hundreds of tons of oil threatened holiday beaches in North Wales, Cheshire and Lancashire. SHOTLIST: MS docker guides load as it lifts from quayside. LAS good for Biafra loaded on ship. CU crate. MCU man loading carton on ship. GV pan Eduard Schupp German cargo ship at quayside. 2 shots forklift loads goods onto platform. MS platform lifted by crane. TS platform moves to hold of ship. MS men steady load as it is lifted onto ship. 2 shots load into hold. LS tanker Hamilton Trader arriving in Liverpool. MLS pan tanker. MLS bows. LS tanker showing hole in side caused by collision with other ship. MLS, MS, MLS ditto. LS tanker at sea.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Industry and manufacture; Foreign aid; Labour relations; Pollution; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Liverpool; United Kingdom
Card file number
94698
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'In Spite of the Strike', British Movietone News Issue No. 2083, 5 May 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27842 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)