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Ten O'Clock News; Oil tankers in Boston harbor
01/05/1977
Oil tankers and cargo ships in Boston harbor. Sunlight reflects off of oil tanker. Snow on pier. Woman reports that approximately a week prior, the Grand Zenith, a 642 foot tanker disappeared, or perhaps sunk.

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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Oil tankers in Boston harbor
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:15:51
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Ships
- Locations
- Boston Harbor (Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Oil tankers in Boston harbor,” 01/05/1977, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed February 21, 2019, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C9887B8054F246FDA1D9E85AEFE6EF8E.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Oil tankers in Boston harbor.” 01/05/1977. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. February 21, 2019. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C9887B8054F246FDA1D9E85AEFE6EF8E>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Oil tankers in Boston harbor. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C9887B8054F246FDA1D9E85AEFE6EF8E