Wolf Rock Lighthouse (1952)

Relief of Wolf Rock Lighthouse, Cornwall.



M/S Relief ship. M/S Lowering long boat. M/S Officers on bridge. M/S Officers on light ship. M/S Lightship. M/S Sailors paying out line. M/S Pan down lightship. L/S Men throwing provisions into motor launch. M/S Captain on bridge of relief ship. M/S As relief ship leaves, lightship with line. C/U Cable over bows, pan up to lightship. C/U Longboat drawing up to lightship. C/U Light on top of lightship. C/U Interior of light (3 shots). M/S CU Officer on bridge of relief ship. C/U Officer with sextant. C/U Officer on bridge. C/U Officer on bridge, Wolf Rock in background.



L/S Pan down lighthouse. M/S Crew of relief ship lowering into long boat in barrel. C/U One of crew paying out rope. M/S More provisions into long boat in sacks. C/U Relief lighthouse keeper. C/U One member of crew of Trinity House Satellite. M/S Relief keeper getting into long boat. C/U Crew and keeper in long boat waving to ship. C/U Crew of long boat, Wolf Rock in distance. L/S Lighthouse, top and pan to base. M/S Lighthouse, and long boat approaches. L/S Top of lighthouse. C/U One of crew on longboat hailing lighthouse.



L/S Crew of lighthouse standing on jetty. C/U Crew of relief ship putting mail etc. into can. C/U One of crew pan down to papers going into can. L/S Kite being released from lighthouse. M/S Longboat men hauling kite aboard. M/S Screwing down lid of can. M/S Releasing can attached to kite. L/S Kite being hauled up towards lighthouse. L/S Lighthouse as relief boat pulls away. C/U Pendant flying as masthead of relief boat.
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