HMS BULWARK AIDS BURNING TANKERS IN THE GULF OF OMAN, SEPTEMBER 1958 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS BULWARK AIDS BURNING TANKERS IN THE GULF OF OMAN, SEPTEMBER 1958 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1669
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  • Summary: The aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark comes to the assistance of two tankers which were on fire in the Gulf of Oman. The two vessels, SS Melika and SS Fernand Gilabert, had collided on 13 September 1958, with the loss of 21 lives.
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  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: ADM 1669
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1958-09
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Footage: 1065 ft
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