Salvaging Stranded Ship (1965)

River Elbe, Germany SALVAGING STRANDED SHIP German commentary throughout. V.S. Floodwater caused by high winds that turned the tide. Shots of flood damage. V.S. When the floodwater ebbed it left a small cargo ship “Gertrud Luhrs“ high and dry. Film shows efforts to refloat the ship. High pressure water and cranks and a big pull from a tug and she’s free. It took twelve days. (Comb. Fine Grain.) FILM ID:3200.1 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 Pat