Unità documentaria 327 - Shipwreck of the 'Angel Gabriel'

1 digital surrogate of a mounted transparency (35 mm standard slide)

The Greek tanker 'Angel Gabriel' had been anchored for three days off 'Il-Gzira' point at Marsascala, waiting to enter the dockyard for repairs. On 23 September 1969, due to the strong gregale, the ship was dragged from its anchorage and crashed on the first reef. Thousands had descended on the then-quiet fishing village to see the wreck first-hand.

A photograph taken that day by the Times of Malta's Frank Attard was acclaimed internationally as one of the ten remarkable photos of 1969. It showed a human chain clutching a rope with one hand and holding a descending crew member with the other and guiding him onto dry land.

Technical Identification of the original slide: Colour; positive. Dimensions: 35 x 22 mm; slide mount: 2"x2"; Transparency. Condition of the original: Good. Size and dimensions of the digital image: Size TIFF: 85.5 MB (89,689,804 bytes); Size JPEG: 895 KB (917,193 bytes); Dimensins: 7180 x 4160 pixels; Bit Depth: 24; Resolution: 4800 DPI

Original found at Maurice Mifsud Bonnici

Internal relationship: Related to Maurice Mifsud Bonnici interview and ephemera

Photographer: Maurice Mifsud Bonnici; Location: Marsaskala; Site: Gzira Point

The digital copy was created on 31/10/2019. Reproduction: scanning; Capture software: Canon 9000F Mark II

General keywords: Internees, Shelters, Black market, Refugees, Victory Kitchens, Hunger, Air raids, Fascism, Umberto Primo school, Fascist songs, Fear, Sanitation, Prisoners of war (POWs), Diseases, George Cross

Date of cataloguing: 20/02/2020