Tugs Haul In Vain 1936

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Full title reads: "Tugs hail in vain at stranded windjammer".

Off Devon coast.

Windjammer (tall ship with 3 masts), the Herzogin Cecilie, has been grounded on rocks for 2 months. Her owners decide to try to salvage her using tugboats. Various shots of salvage attempts, a group of...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
12996
Sort Number:
36/048
Time in/Out:
01:39:34:00 / 01:40:41:00
Canister:
36/48
Film ID:
883.21
Issue Date:
15/06/1936

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