UK: Salvage started in Pacific Glory

Record ID: 584743

  • Title: UK: Salvage started in Pacific Glory
  • Date: 29th October 1970
  • Summary: ROLL NUMBER 1 Shots on board Dutch Salvage ??? on his way to grounded tanker Pacific Glory Salvage pumps on deck arrival at Pacific Glory and crew brings Salvage material at Pacific Glory several shots on deck of Pacific Glory shots of Tanks Halia wanting to get along side Salvage people working on deck 100 ft ROLL NUMBER 2 Several aerial shots of Pacific Glory with tanker Halia Longside 50 ft Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 13th November 1970 13:00
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  • Location: South of Island Wight
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA2XGOUXVBIUU42NJDDKBYAUANC
  • Story Text: Today the Dutch Salvage Company Smit em Co started their salvage work, to get the grounded tanker Pacific Glory, still loaded with 75,000 ton oil away from the Isle Wight. The Pacific Glory collided Last friday, was burning and came aground 6 mile south of the Island Wight the stern of the Tanker's is 6 mtrs in the ground (sand) Today, the brought the tanker Helia longside to start pumping 20,000 tons oil over to be able to tow the P. Glory away.
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