News in Brief: San Francisco, Sunken Ship Blasted.
News in Brief: San Francisco, Sunken Ship Blasted.
Clip: 351668_1_1
Year Shot: 1951
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1566
Original Film: 024-519-02
HD: N/A
Location: San Francisco, California
Timecode: 04:22:57 - 04:23:39
News in Brief: San Francisco, Sunken Ship Blasted. The sunken Navy hospital ship 'Benevolence,' sunk during a collision last year, is blasted by salvage experts as a menace to navigation. Tons of high explosives do the job. VS men at work on smaller boat, handling bags of explosives. MS gloved hands pushing plunger to set off explosives. WS fairly calm-looking sea, then a huge explosion in the distance on the water. VS debris in the water.