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Ships Crash, Burn In Delaware Bay 1949
Description
Delaware Bay towards Anchorage, USA.
MS. The tanker 'Pennsylvania Sun' groping through fog to anchorage after midnight collision with a victory ship. MS. The 'Pennsylvania Sun'. MS. Crew battling fire with hoses on ship. MS. & LS. Damaged part of ship. LS. Bows of burning ship. A 90 foot hole...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Agnew
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 67353
- Sort Number:
- UN 2100 1
- Time in/Out:
- 01:00:25:00 / 01:00:57:00
- Canister:
- UN 2100 I
- Film ID:
- 2473.02
- Issue Date:
- 1949
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