Seabed Excavation (1949)

Seabed excavation. Leith Dock, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Various shots of workmen entering an air lock and adjusting the air pressure before going down, they hold their noses to stop the pain. M/S of the men descending six-fathoms deep. Various shots of the workers digging away in seabed clay with pneumatic spades, this scheme is part of the extension to the dock. Another workman readjusts the air pressure accordingly. M/S of the mud being carried in giant caissons. M/S’s huge ladle of mud being lifted from workings and carried away. 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