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1940 DEFENCE: French trawler sinks German U-Boat
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1:49Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1940
Location: NORTH SEA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Gen. view of Trawler (which sunk U-Boat) at sea showing gun mounted on bow.
Cu. of bouy hanging on side of ship.
Cu. of bouy in water marking spot.
Cu. of knife cutting rope.
Shot from aboard ship of bouy thrown overside of ship to Long view of bouy in distance. Shot from ship of salvage boat.
Semi view of sailors on deck throwing line & pan. to rope in air landing on salvage ship. Cu. back view of sailors looking over-side.
Cu. of skipper of trawler, salvage-ship in background.
Semi view of Deep - sea Diver being prepared for diving operations.
Cu. man fixing arms of deep sea Diving suit.
Semi view and cu. of diver breathing oxygen getting into deep-sea diving suit.
Semi cu. lid of deep sea diving suit being lowered onto suit and made fast.
Cu. showing diver inside deep-sea diving suit breathing oxygen.
Cu. view of hand working apparatus.
Semi view of seamen on deck letting out rope and life-line.
Cu. view of deep-sea diver lowered by ropes into sea, diver floats on surface.
Cu. of man letting out rope and air-pipe to submerged diver.
Cu. of gadget held by crane.
Cu. of gadget in water held by ropes.
Semi view of row-boat alongside ship.
Semi view of air bubbles floating on surface of sea where deep sea diver is submerged. Cu. of deep-sea diver being hoisted to surface of sea by ropes.
Cu. of man taking in rope and air-line.
Semi view of deep sea diver being hoisted out of water.
Semi view of men on board ship pulling in rope.
Cu. of man undoing helmet of deep sea diving suit.
Cu. lid being removed from deep-sea diving suit.
World War Two (Second World War; WWII); Deep sea diving
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