Unsinkable Boat 1966

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Langston Harbour, Chichester.

People test out a new unsinkable boat designed to improve safety at sea. Various staged shots of a man falling out of a boat and other people pretending to be in difficulties in the sea. Various shots as people test out the new Dory boat made from fibreglass and...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3993
Sort Number:
CP 599
Time in/Out:
01:20:50:00 / 01:22:27:00
Canister:
CP 599
Film ID:
369.05
Issue Date:
16/06/1966

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