News Scene: Violent Storms Tear an American Naval Cargo Ship from Her Moorings and the Drifting Vessel Crashes Through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. One Section of the Bridge Missing - The Ship Hardly Damaged.

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2122
Date Released
2 Feb 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
News Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chesapeake Bridge. SHOTLIST: Aerial shots of gap in bridge & ship that smashed through bridge. Bridge. GV shots of twisted ironwork, etc. on bridge.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Virginia
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
95581
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:

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'News Scene: Violent Storms Tear an American Naval Cargo Ship from Her Moorings and the Drifting Vessel Crashes Through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. One Section of the Bridge Missing - The Ship Hardly Damaged.', British Movietone News Issue No. 2122, 2 Feb 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28168 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)