Title:EXERCISE BRIGHT STAR, EGYPT, NOVEMBER 1995 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 6563
Other titles:ROYAL NAVY VIDEOS: 1990s [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Unedited coverage showing activities of the Type 42 destroyer HMS Cardiff (D108) during Exercise Bright Star 1995.
Description: (Tape 1) Scenes on board HMS Cardiff, including shots of her Lynx helicopter. Extensive aerial and ground shots in and around Cairo West Air Base, Egypt, where the multinational forces are assembling. Shots of routine (swabbing decks etc) on board Cardiff.
(Tape 2) (Described as "Split Tape 1A".) Night sequence showing Cardiff coming to the assistance of the cargo vessel Helena, which has a split hull due to a collision with another vessel. Second sequence on tape shows Beirut harbour from on board Cardiff.
(Tape 3 to 7) Further activities of HMS Cardiff and her crew, including extended coverage of the goodwill visit to Beirut and the Lebanon after the end of Exercise Bright Star.
Alternative Title:ROYAL NAVY VIDEOS: 1990s [Allocated Series Title]