Ocean of Flame: Jets Bomb Tanker to Save Beaches
Ocean of Flame: Jets Bomb Tanker to Save Beaches
The SS Torrey Canyon causes oil wreckage, spilling 120,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean off the coast of England. The government authorized the Royal Navy and Air Force to destroy it with rockets and napalm bombs to keep the oil afire. Aerial of SS Torrey Canyon stuck on a reef. Panning thick, sludgy, oily waves crashing ashore. People standing & watching the oil cover the beaches. CU Sea bird covered in oil on rocky shore. MCU Oil-covered sea bird being washed by rescue workers (cleanup crew). Aerial shots of oil tanker Torrey Canyon split in half, spilling more crude oil. Oily water washing onto sludgy beach. Panning TLS Uniformed police using hoses to wash the beach. LS Explosion in the far distance, Royal Air Force jets bombing the tanker. Panning LS British (Tornado?) jet fighter in flight. Aerials of thick black smoke rising from burning bombed Torrey Canyon.