Sea Serpent - Nylon Oil Transporter (1961)

Unissued / unused material. “Sea Serpent“ - nylon oil transporter, Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. Various shots boat dragging gigantic nylon bag around Sydney harbour. The nylon bag is a new invention for transporting large quantities of oil, it looks like a sea monster - hence its name. Date on dope sheet is 31/01/1961. 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.