Salvaging Of HMS Breconshire (1950)

Unissued, unused material. Salvaging of HMS Breconshire which sank off Malta in March 1942. M, S diver fixing rubber mask on face and into water. M, S diver out of water and removes mask. Control panel for air pipes. Pan of salvage operation in progress. Pan shot air lines to wreck. 2 pan shots of men standing on bottom of salvaged ship which is just showing above water. Various shots of bottom of Breconshire above water, showing seas breaking over hull and men working. M, S salvage ship. Elevated pan from air pump along pipes to wreck. Various shots of wreck being raised. C, U Maltese worker on wreck. M, S diver in helmet, he comes up and takes helmet off. Elevated shot of wreck. M, S workers with acetylene torch on wreck. M, S workers removing trap door in wreck. M, S Maltese worker in trapdoor and equipment lowered in after him. L, S wreck with part of screw showing. Note: poor quality print, may have been transferred at wrong speed. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPL