Torrey Canyon Disaster 1969

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South West Cornwall.

Air shot from plane flying over Sevenstones lightship at South West Cornwall. Various air shots over the Torrey Canyon oil tanker with its back broken over the Sevenstones Reef - the ship is almost totally sunk. Air shot of army frigate at sea. More shots of the shipwrecked...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
91611
Sort Number:
UN 4471 B
Time in/Out:
01:12:41:00 / 01:14:58:00
Canister:
UN 4471 B
Film ID:
3322.03
Issue Date:
1969

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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