Us Liner Aground Aka American Liner Aground Lner (1938)

Titles read: “U.S. LINER AGROUND“. Formosa. Off the coast of Formosa we see various shots of a liner ship, the ’President Hoover’, that has run aground. The ship ran onto rocks while trying to avoid an area of the China-Japanese war where she was bombed in August. The crews of American and Japanese destroyers arrive in launches to rescue the passengers of the liner; they are seen walking up a gangplank onto one of the warships. Commentator says the crew of the liner are being investigated on charges of insubordination and looting. FILM ID:949.6 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957)