Lifeboats Launched (1920-1929)

Lifeboats launched. Blackpool, Lancashire. Boats and ships. Launching royal navy lifeboats from beach at Blackpool. Crowd gathered on the beach. Boats rolled toward water on top of. Shots of the lifeboats on wheels being pushed toward water; sliding in. Various types of small boats; crews rowing & putting up sails. A small steam boat comes alongside larger ship; sailors practice emergency evacuation techniques. Several men jump from ship into net on the smaller boat. Then they rig up a conical basket on ropes and men ride in the basket from ship to boat. Shots of 2 men swimming from ship toward small lifeboat; being pulled in. Rescue; disaster; safety; 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 ite