Champagne on the ship Koonya

CreatorWIN Television (Television station : Illawarra, N.S.W.)ContributorMitchellHill, DavidDate15 August 1967DescriptionFor most sailors, breakfast is a hasty affair. But on board a cargo vessel in Port Kembla this morning, a group of sailors enjoyed what was their first ever champagne breakfast. If the name of the ship, the Koonya, is familiar, it's not surprising, because this is the vessel that rescued two young Americans adrift in a small boat. The two, a 21 year old journalist and his wife, had been drifting helplessly in high seas for 2 1/2 days, when the sharp eyes of an officer on the bridge of the Koonya noticed their distress signal. And to thank the crew members, two cases of champagne arrived at Port Kembla yesterday. Video with no sound and script.Extent00:01:14SubjectTelevision broadcastingWIN TV CollectionWIN4 Collection : NewsRights

Item IDd75_N31_2_67-08-14_67-08-18_01Links tod75_1967-08-15 NSVideo GroupWIN NEWS 1967 08Video Sort196708001GeoTagnot specified

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