Land’s End Wreck Drama (1952)

Off Land’s End, Cornwall. GV Rough seas breaking over rocks. SV Rough seas. LV Waves breaking over rocks. CU Waves pounding over rocks. LV S.S. ’Liberty’ aground, waves breaking over superstructure of shipwreck. SV Wave breaking alongside ship. LV Waves breaking over ship. SV Pathe Cameraman, Ken Gordon taking pictures. SV Huge wave breaking over ship. LV Breeches buoy party preparing for rescue, man fires line, pan with line to bows of ship. SV Men on deck near bow of ship picking up line. Men on land acknowledging signal from ship. SV Man getting into breeches buoy. CU One of the rescue party hauling on line. CU Huge wave breaking over bow of ship, pan to man in breeches buoy completely covered by spray. GV Huge wave breaking over bow of ship, pan to man in breeches buoy completely covered by spray, breeches buoy equipment in foreground. SV Rescue party hauling on ropes. SV Man in buoy leaving bows of ship. SV Rescue party hauling on rope. SV Man in buoy being pulled over rocks and rough sea. SV Man in b
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