Ocean Weather Ship Record B (1947)

Catalogued from negative on machine that only views in positive so some details unclear. Reel 1 continued. C/U of the ship's telegraph being operated. M/S of jetty as the ship moves away. Friends wave. M/S of some of the crew waving. View of Greenock as the ship moves away. Shot of prow of ship and of various members of the crew. C/U of sailor at the helm and of the ship's telegraph. C/U of man marking out the route on a map. C/U of ship's funnel. Seagulls fly past the boat. Nimbus - the ship's cat - is petted by our narrator. Various shots of the ship and the crew. C/U of a man looking through sextant. Route is marked out. They are close to Iceland. C/U of a map - location of ship is marked. Eight nations have got together to set up a service that covers previously unchartered territories. Location of other proposed floating met stations are shown. L/S of the ship from another ship - choppy sea. M/S of a crew member walking along the deck of the ship - he swerves around as the boat