Radio Lifeboat

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
201
Date Released
3 Nov 1958
Date recorded
26 Sep 1958
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: A new way of decreasing the annual toll of people drowned while on holiday, is demonstrated at Herne Bay, in Kent, by Colonel HJ Taplin, whose hobby is making radio-controlled boats. One of his models, a five-foot launch powered by a 34 cc engine, is seen towing an inflatable raft to the victim, who clambers aboard and is rushed back to safety - without risk to would-be rescuers.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Safety devices
Locations
Herne Bay; Kent; England
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
237
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Radio Lifeboat', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 201, 3 Nov 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120634 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)