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DetailsOriginal Format: Standard 8 Colour: Colour Sound: Silent Duration: 1 min 53 secs Credits: John Scorer Genre: Home Movie
Subject: Ships
Summary A short amateur film produced by John Scorer of the diving support vessel Oregis which ran around at Black Midden Rock near the mouth of the River Tyne on the 11th March 1974. As well as views of the vessel itself, crowds also gather around to see the site.
Description A short amateur film produced by John Scorer of the diving support vessel Oregis which ran around at Black Midden Rock near the mouth of the River Tyne on the 11th March 1974. As well as views of the vessel itself, crowds also gather around to see the site.
Choppy seas splash around the hull of grounded ship Oregis near Tynemouth. Crowds, many with camera, look over the scene of the stranded vessel at low tide. General views of the ship from a number of locations.
The film ends on a woman works in the front garden of her house.
