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Titles read: 'Hastings. Another U-boat driven ashore by gale - this Seaside Resort seems to have a fatal attraction for submarines!' East Sussex. Shot of the grounded German sub very near the beach; partly submerged in water; rocking in the waves of the storm. A few children; and women (small ones or else girls) arrive on the windy beach to gawk at the enemy sub. CU submarine rocking side to side - no sign of life. Note: Took place in April 1919. Sub was being towed to France at the time of the storm. Two members of the Hastings coastguard died from gas poisoning. 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)
