Scuttling of the Essberger Chemist
Scuttling of the Essberger Chemist
Scuttling of the Essberger Chemist "A German tanker, crippled off the Azores, is abandoned by its owners who request the Royal Navy to sink her. Homing torpedoes from a nuclear sub do a quick, efficient job of removing the dangerous hazard to Atlantic shipping. " Aerial shot of crippled German tanker Essberger Chemist leaning to one side, starting to capsize in ocean. Aerial shot of British battleship in ocean. Aerial shot of British nuclear submarine HMS Dreadnought (Dreadnaught) sailing, breaking surface. Aerial shot of wake of two torpedoes fired at tanker. Aerial shot flying over crippled, sinking tanker Essberger Chemist. Aerial shots of explosions aboard tanker (explosive chemical chain reaction). Aerial shot of three massive plumes of smoke rising from submerged wreckage of Essberger Chemist.