HMS SUTHERLAND SEARCHES MV NISHA [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS SUTHERLAND SEARCHES MV NISHA [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6686
  • Other titles: ROYAL NAVY VIDEOS: 2000s [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Aerial views of the frigate HMS Sutherland approaching the cargo vessel MV Nisha (en route from Mauritius for the Tate and Lyle sugar refinery in East London) in the English Channel some 30 miles off Beachy Head. Royal Marines can be seen in four of Sutherland's assault boats approaching Nisha prior to boarding.
  • Description:
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6686)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2001-12-21
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SX Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 5; Running time: 4 mins 34 secs
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  • Notes: Summary: MV Nisha, was intercepted on Friday, December 21 2001, after an incorrect tip-off that she was carrying terrorist material. The owners Great Eastern Shipping Company, Tate and Lyle and the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate cooperated fully and Nisha was able to continue on her journey. Technical: labelled "SX dub of Mini-DV original". Originally for restricted distribution.
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