U.S. President and Mrs. Nixon are welcomed by crowd of well wishers after arriving at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, to witness the launch of the Apollo 12 moon mission. The weather is rainy and many in the crowd hold umbrellas. The Nixons mingle with the crowd and the President signs a number of autographs.
People take pictures of President Nixon as he joins a crowd in viewing stand to witness the Apollo 12 moon mission launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The President chats with others in the stands. A light rain is falling. The President converses with an Army Sergeant. Mrs. Pat Nixon and daughter Patricia join the President in the stands. Many umbrellas are held aloft to shield the Nixons. Attention of the crowd is focused as the Saturn V rocket ignites and the Apollo 12 mission is launched. The rocket soon disappears in the clouds. But the crowd remains attentive (presumably as the roar of the rocket continues to reverberate). In a short while, the crowd begins to disperse.
A collision between Royal Australian Navy HMAS Melbourne (R-21) and destroyer USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) while taking part in SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) exercise in the South China Sea. A launch coming up alongside a ship tows a covered raft. Survivors in the launch. The covered raft is tied to the launch with launch up to the gangway of HMAS Melbourne (R-21). The launch and a life raft alongside. Australian personnel fold a raft after deflating it. Another raft being raised and hoisted out of water. The raft is placed on a deck. Australian crew stands around. Several of the Australian crew on the flight deck look down over the side. Debris from USS Frank E. Evans on the deck. Australian personnel work with covered gear on the flight deck. They carry wreckage across the flight deck. The personnel use push brooms and sweep the deck.
A collision between Royal Australian Navy HMAS Melbourne (R-21) and destroyer USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) while taking part in SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) exercise in the South China Sea. SEATO ships grouped out on calm waters. The flight deck of HMAS Melbourne in the foreground. Floating half of USS Frank E. Evans after collision. Small boats around section of USS Frank E. Evans. Portside of USS Everett F Larson (DD-830). Another ship in the background. USS James E. Kyes (DD-787) behind Larson. Australian personnel over the deck of HMAS Melbourne (R-21) look towards Evans. A helicopter on the flight deck. Personnel stand next to the helicopter and prepare to board it. Floating half of USS Frank E. Evans. U.S. Navy SH-3D Seaking helicopter in flight over water. A small craft and a destroyer in water.
A collision between Royal Australian Navy HMAS Melbourne (R-21) and destroyer USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) while taking part in SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) exercise in the South China Sea. A motor whale boat underway and pulls up to the gangway of a ship. Survivors of USS Frank E. Evans DD-754 move up the gangway. The motor boat leaves. HMAS Melbourne (R-21) rests on water. A boat goes towards HMAS Melbourne (R-21). HMAS Melbourne (R-21) in the background. Crewmen on the deck edge elevator and sponsor deck look down over a life line.
A collision between Royal Australian Navy HMAS Melbourne (R-21) and destroyer USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) while taking part in SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) exercise in the South China Sea. HMAS Melbourne (R-21) rests on water. Secured gangway of a carrier. The ship's crane hangs over a utility boat on the deck edge elevator. Crewmen in the elevator. Boat crew in a boat receives a crane hook. The utility boat being lowered into water. It pulls away. The utility boat with survivors approaches rapidly. The utility boat skids on the deck of the ship. Crewmen seen nearby. The boat crew in the boat. Crewmen seen in the foreground on the deck edge elevator. Hospital Corpsmen walk from the elevator to the hangar bay in the background. Tables set up in the hangar bay. Survivors sitting in chairs nearby.
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