Greek Shipwreck (1940-1949)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Possibly Greece. VS of boats in harbour. Shots of what may survivors from a shipwreck are being brought ashore in various little boats. Some injured arrive and then some dead bodies. VS of corpses. MS an official check what looks like a pile of bank notes. More shots of corpses. VS of scared women coming alongside in small boat. 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.
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