FIRE AT SEA Disaster Averted By Crew Heroism
FIRE AT SEA Disaster Averted By Crew Heroism
The cruise ship Viking Princess on fire and billowing clouds of smoke is filmed in the waters of Windward Passage, between Haiti and Cuba. Only two deaths and these by heart failure, marked the sea disaster, and the efficient crew managed to keep injuries to 10 during the abandoning of the stricken ship. The survivors are brought to Miami, Florida, from the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the haven to which they were first taken by the rescue ships. Aerial - Billowing vast clouds of smoke pour out from the Viking Princess, she's on fire between Cuba and Haiti. Aerial Shot - 496 souls are evacuated as the ship tilts to one side. Survivors arriving at Miami Airport. Two people died due to the excitement of being transferred to rescue ships. At the Miami airport of family and friends greeting each other. Father and son getting in a van. A ten year old boy yawning, he seems unaffected by the whole episode. High Angle Shot - Faces of the survivors. Elderly couple looking traumatized and walking in a daze.