Unissued / unused material. New inflatable lifeboat, Southampton, Hampshire. Various shots showing traditional lifeboat being lowered over side of ship. A new inflatable type of lifeboat is then lowered over side of ship. A package containing the new lifeboat hits the water and automatically inflates. The crew of ship watch the demonstration from deck of ship, all wear lifejackets. Some of the crew get into the new inflated lifeboat. Date on dope sheet is 09/05/1969. FILM ID:3016.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews co
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