Tanker Blocks Suez Canal (1955)

Suez Canal, Egypt. SCS. Bridge on bank. GV. Pan, Liberian tanker ’World Piece’ hard up against damaged bridge. STV. Broken end of bridge resting on tanker, & CU. CU. Captain discussing accident with chief engineer. SCS. Official and stranded people. LV. Shipping held up in canal. CS. Mr Gambler and reporters. SCS. Bulldozers clearing sand. STV. Damaged bridge. LV. Men working on bridge, & SCU. GVP ships lining up in canal. (F.G.) (Orig ’B’) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. Al