New Lifeboat

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2137
Date Released
18 May 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lifeboat. DESCRIPTION: The first of four new rescue boats for the Royal Lifeboat Institute makes its debut. They’re the first to be commissioned for the service with glass reinforced plastic hulls. SHOTLIST: SV man aboard lifeboat. SCU motors pan up to crew at helm. LV lifeboat underway. SV pan lifeboat at sea. GV 3 shots ditto. Glass reinforced plastic hulls.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Somerset; Weston-super-Mare
Card file number
95922
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Lifeboat', British Movietone News Issue No. 2137, 18 May 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28307 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)