Ghost of the Amoco Cadiz

Episode of Series “Horizon”.
In 40 years three major maritime casualties have changed the way ships are worked. The ghost of the biggest accident, the Amoco Cadiz, haunts the shipping industry, and a great deal of research work has been stimulated by the events of that fateful day.

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Credits

production company

BBC

Duration

00:53:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1979

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Group of items

Horizon

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014468

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Research, Industrial - Great Britain

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Ship-building

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship-building

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1979

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