Worst Gale Ever Recorded (1922)

Item title reads: “Worst Gale Ever Recorded - Several boats driven ashore in Cornwall where gale obtained record velocity of 108 miles per hour.“ Looe, Cornwall. Panning shot of shipwrecked boat in Devon. Young boy in sailor uniform is seen in foreground. 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.