News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

205

Date Released

1977

Length of issue (in feet)

522

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Underwater: Underwater Parachute
• 2. Underwater: Underwater Welding
• 3. Underwater: WASP
• 4. Underwater: Deep Awake

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: The flow of North Sea oil depends upon the drilling of huge production rigs. But how to protect these partially submerged structures from underwater corrosion? Underwater welding has been possible for some time, but the strength of the wet weld is unsatisfactory. Now a new sub-ocean chamber which encloses the point in need of repair enables a diver to effect a perfect "dry" weld.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Science and technology; Engineering; Design; Marine

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/205

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Maurice Tarling

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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