London River - Lifeboat Demonstration

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1312
Date Released
26 Jul 1954
Date submitted
14 Jul 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Lifeboat. DESCRIPTION: This inflatable dinghy here being shown in action has been approved by the Ministry of Transport for Merchant Shipping. SHOTLIST: KS LS of the liner RMS Durban Castle. Dinghy being thrown over side of ship. Inflating. LS of man turning it upright.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Safety devices
Locations
London; King George V Dock
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
61458
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'London River - Lifeboat Demonstration', British Movietone News Issue No. 1312, 26 Jul 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19391 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)