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7 Die As Liner Olympic Sinks Lightship In Fog Off Nantucket Shoals

Reel Number: 221248-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1934

Country: USA

Location: New York,NYC

TC Begins: 06:00:03

TC Ends: 06:01:45

Duration: 00:01:42

7 Die As Liner Olympic Sinks Lightship In Fog Off Nantucket Shoals Four stack liner in dusk, three men pose - one bandaged. Walk out of ship’s door w/o coats, put blanket over shoulders. Bandaged man shakes hands w/ Captain of liner. 06:00:50 Sunshine & SS Olympic in Hudson River seen from Manhattan; CU name on bow. View from ship looking over bow to Manhattan from lower harbor. Stern of ship seen from lower level w/ British flag at half-staff. Ship at dock w/ man pointing up at heavy scraped area above waterline. Flag draped body carried off ship. A second one. 06:01:27 View of two lightships at dock. Loading food supplies in crates & bags from dock, steam out of stack & whistle blowing (MOS). Steaming out of port. RELIEF lettered on side. Transportation; Ocean Liner; Weather Disaster; Passenger Ship; 1934;

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