COLLISION BETWEEN TWO TANKERS Newport R. I.(SS GULFOIL AND SS GRAHAM) Part 2

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1) CU Rear view: Navy fire tugs; fire fighting parties pouring water onto one of the burning oil tankers which is smoking very badly.2) MLS The general area, with tugs spraying water onto the burning oil tanker; two motor launchers pass in front of the camera. G3) CU Rear view: Fire fighting tug sprays water onto the tanker; PAN right: Small tug sprays water onto the tanker and two other on strbd. side, spray water as small craft move about in FG. F4) LS Side view: Navy tug sprays water ahead of bow; PAN right of an LCM lying to in FG. G5) CU Navy tug spraying water onto the burning tanker. F to P6) MS Tugs along strbd. side of the tanker spraying water onto the mid-section.7) MCU LCM next to a Navy motor launch backs down in water in FG.8) CU Side view: Two naval officers on fos"cle of Navy tug looking toward the fire.9) MS Fishing boat, blying to, watching the fire of the grounded tanker (the SS GULFOIL), off Fort Adams. G10) CU LCM underway moving toward the Navy tugs fighting the fire, PAN right. F to P11) MS Group of tugs alongside the tanker, pouring water onto the fire. G12) CU Stern view: Tugs spraying water onto the blaze; black smoke fills the air from the burning oil aboard the GULFOIL. F13) MLS The fire fighting tugs alongside the GULFOIL spray streams of water on the mid-section of the tanker. G14) CU Same; side view of an undt. vessel, lying to. G to P15) MS Fire fighting tugs alongside the tanker sprays water onto the blaze. F to P16) MCU Group of Navy fire fighting tugs alongside the SS GULFOIL spray streams of water. P17) ECU 3/4 stern view: Two tugs spray water onto the ship. F to P18) CU Side view: The tanker with the water pouring off the decks and down over the side (F); Navy fire fighting party in a motor launch passing by camera. F to P19) MS General view of the fire fighting scene; PAN right: fire fighting equipment along the strbd. side of the GULFOIL. G20) CU Side view: Motor launch filled with fire fighting crews (SV); two of the fire fighting tugs (front view). G

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General Records of the Department of the Navy

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities