Ocean Drill Is Tested (1969)

Ocean drill is tested. Gairloch, Scotland. L/S of offshore Mercury oil rig. C/U ’OFFSHORE MERCURY LONDON’. L/S on the rig showing deck. C/U of the superstructure. M/S of pilot in control room. C/U of the pilot. C/U radar controls. Pan across to man looking in equipment. L/S interior panel for controlling and jacking the legs. C/U panel. L/S of engine room. L/S of exterior of rig. 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.