SALVAGE OPS OF COMMUNIST TRAWLER (CNO BRIEFING) Mekong Delta Area, R.V.N Part 1

Description

1) LS Looking out over water during sunset. VG2) CU Men onboard the PCF-37 leaving the harbor at Cac Lo, R.V.N.; American flag flies from the craft in upper part of scene.3) CU Looking down over wake of PCF-37; PAN up showing the water, shoreline in far BG. G4) MLS Sunrise at the salvage area, showing small craft in area preparing to commence salvage ops on the captured Viet Cong Trawler; Machine gun is in left FG. VG5) HA CU PAN Communist Trawler, salvage ops commencing. F to P6) CU Looking down over part of the deck of the Trawler. F to P7) MS Some of the men onboard the Trawler. F8) CU Looking down over deck of Trawler. F to P9) MS Men standing by ready to commence operations. F to P10) LS Tug-like craft approaching; Coast Guard Cutter is approaching in mid FG; PAN with the small craft; several other small craft is in water in BG. G11) MCU Men working with lines on deck of the Communist Trawler. F12) MS Looking out over weather deck area of the Trawler listing to port and grounded near the BaDong village off Song Con Chang; Trawler was grounded under fire about 100 yards off shore by the Coast Guard Cutters; PAN, showing some personnel onboard the Trawler. G13) MS Looking down over the side of the PCF, showing the Communist Trawler hulk listing to port and grounded; Clearance team *1 under LT JOHN NAQUIN and Harbor Clearance team *2 under LTJG RICHARD GIBNER prepare for salvage effort. G to F14) CU Looking down over hulk of Trawler. G15) LA CU Man standing on deck of the PCF on the phone. GtoF16) LA MS Man standing by a Machine gun during sunrise, men are in partial silhouette.17) CU Battered hulk of the Trawler.18) MS LCVP approaching towards side of Trawler. G19) MS Large group of personnel ohboard the burned out Trawler hulk preparing for the salvage. G20) MS Water squirting out of the hold, as the hold is pumped out; PAN, showing the water spraying over the side. VG21) MS Large group of personnel onboard the Trawler. G22) MS Water being pumped from the Trawler. G23) HA MLS Large group of personnel onboard the LLC-1 and also on the Trawler which is alongside as the operations begin. G24) MS Personnel aboard the LLC-1; a slow PAN to the Trawler, showing personnel working aboard the listing Trawler. G25) CU Looking down over burned out damage on the Trawler.26) MS PBR cruising slowly nearby. VG27) MS Water being pumped from the hold of Trawler, sparying out to the left.28) MCU Men onboard the LLC-1 standing by a Machine gun as they watch the operation continuing.29) MS Men bringing hoses over from the LLC-1 for pumping water from the Trawler.30) MCU Two men carrying a large section of pipe over the deck.31) MLS Personnel onboard the LLC-1. G32) HA MCU Men working on deck. G (SV)33) HA MCU Pump hose with lines attached. F to P34) MCU PBR cruising slowly by watching the operations and acting as protection. VG35) MS Men working aboard the Trawler (SV). G36) CU Looking down into a flooded hold of Trawler (SV). G37) CU Burned hulk of the Trawler; PAN to a PBR. G to F38) MCU PAN Around the stern of damaged burned out Trawler with the LLC-1 alongside pumping water from the hold (SV). VG39) MS LLC-1 along the starb"d side of Trawler hulk while pumping water; scene is taken from an LCM cruising up near the stern of ship.40) CU PAN Along port side of burned out hulk of Trawler; several men are in the forward section of Trawler and up in the bow as the camera PAN"s past the bow. G41) CU Men on deck of the LCM, as the LCM stops along the port bow of Trawler. G42) MCU Men on deck of Trawler; PAN, showing men on deck of the LCM working with lines. G43) CU LCM alongside the Trawler"s port bow. G44) MLS Looking out over deck of Trawler. G45) HA CU Looking down over the damaged deck area of Trawler. G46) MS Men working with a line on weather deck area. G to F47) HA CU Men working with lines.48) MS Trawler"s anchor being winched out. G to F49) CU Looking over

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities