Summary: I. Montage of mine countermeasures footage during the Gulf War, set to music; various ships are shown, in addition to footage of RPV being lowered, paravane being prepared etc.
II. Edited ITN News item, narrated by Michael Nicholson, giving details of the mine countermeasures operation, "the biggest since the Second World War". Most of the shots in the report are repeated from the first sequence.
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Colour:Colour
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Object_Number:ADM 6843
Sound:Sound
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Featured Period:1990-2000
Production Date:1991
Production Country: GB
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: U-matic
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 10; Running time: 6 mins (ca)
