Giant Catamaran (1966)

Canvey Island, Essex. Two young men pull a lever to propel the world’s biggest Catamaran, the Tsulamaran, up rails ready to be launched. Various shots of the 30 ton twin-hulled boat which has ten cabins and bathrooms, men prepare it for launch by adding life belts and fine tuning the engines. M/S of two men drinking wine in one of the rooms while others propel the boat up the hill. When this is done a woman breaks a champagne bottle on the side and it slides into the sea, various shots of it in the water. Cuts exist please see separate record. 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