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Cornwall England Oil Spill Threatens Sea Birds

Public Domain Stock Footage Cornwall England Oil Spill Threatens Sea Birds

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keywords: cornwall england, environmental disaster, oil tanker spill, oil covered sea birds

Synopsis: A grounded tanker is responsible for thousands of sea birds being covered in crude oil as volunteers race to save the birds by cleaning them with a detergent plus scenes of the Cornwall beaches covered with tar-thick oil...(read more)

  • Date: 1967
  • Duration: 00:00:43
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: England

Cornwall England Oil Spill Threatens Sea Birds

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Cornwall England Oil Spill Threatens Sea Birds

A fight for life, the lives of thousands of birds, continues at Cornwall, England. The birds were contaminated by floating crude oil from a grounded tanker. A Holland bird authority uses a chemical detergent to clean them, saving them from death. Meanwhile, the Cornwall beaches remain black with tar-thick oil.