Split Ship (1952)

Unissued / Unused material. American ship ’Grommet Reefer’ splits in half. Leghorn (Livorno). Italy. MS split ship in rough sea, pan to dock. MS rough seas breaking over one half of ship. MS bow end of ship in rough seas. LS breeches-buoy going over rough water. MS men pulling it in. MS people on dockside, pan up to rigging of training ship where men are attending to breeches-buoy. MS of it at masthead. CU people looking on, pan to half ship in rough seas. Pan breeches-buoy en route for shore. MS ambulance backing into dockyard. MS’s survivors being helped to ambulance. Various shots wreckage on Leghorn sea front after gales. Cataloguer’s note: Italian commentary. 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 i