Diving for Oil

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1322
Date Released
4 Oct 1954
Date submitted
27 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Skin Diving. DESCRIPTION: A converted shrimp boat has been used by scientists in an effort to locate under-sea oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. SHOTLIST: General shot of a converted shrimp boat. Shot of three porpoises swimming along side of the boat. Man in aqua lung equipment under the sea. Prodding an under water creature with his knife. Scooping up sand with his hands. Two divers examining the soil.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Gulf of Mexico
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61923
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Diving for Oil', British Movietone News Issue No. 1322, 4 Oct 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19571 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)