Ship Collision - Liner Cuts Tanker’s Bow (1959)

New York, United States of America (USA). Title reads ’Ship Collision - Liner Cuts Tanker’s Bow’. Various shots showing damaged ships, liner ’Constitution’ and Norwegian tanker after the two ships collided at sea outside New York Harbour. Luckily no person was hurt in the collision. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 12/02/1959. 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. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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