Unsinkable Boat (1966)

Langston Harbour, Chichester. People test out a new unsinkable boat designed to improve safety at sea. Various staged shots of a man falling out of a boat and other people pretending to be in difficulties in the sea. Various shots as people test out the new Dory boat made from fibreglass and polystyrene. It fills with water but does not sink, they try to tip it up by standing on the side and rocking but it stays afloat. Various shots of a man water skiing behind it as it speeds through the sea. 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 (1931-195