No title - paperwork reads - More safety at sea. New ships life boat, which eliminates use of oars, tried out. London. Two sailors turn handles which swing the lifeboat out from the ship and over the sea. M/S as it is slowly lowered. M/S of the crew sat in it, it has 'Hector' on the side. M/S of the water after it has sailed away. Some men stand around and look at it as it is suspended over the sea, one looks over the side. M/S of men in the boat. M/S of a man standing in the boat holding a rope, he pulls another one as the boat swings across, it is slowly lowered into the sea. Two men pull levers back and forth and the boat sails off. FILM ID: 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 content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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