India-1946: Rescue Boat Approaching Large Ship

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Rescue Boat Approaching Large Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic maritime rescue scene off the coast of India. A small boat approaches a large cruise ship in choppy waters, with a rescue team aboard. Passengers in period clothing, including hats and coats, gather on the deck, watching the operation. The footage shows the ship's dark hull against a gray sky, with visible film grain and scratches that enhance its authentic archival quality. The scene conveys urgency and historical significance, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century maritime safety efforts.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124755832

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1725 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 1
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india
Date: 1946 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s India maritime rescue or sea-travel sequences in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions needing real 8mm home-movie evidence.
Period detail: Passenger clothing, hats, small craft, and the dark-hulled ship may show mid-1940s maritime travel details consistent with the supplied 1946 India metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a bystander home-movie viewpoint, catching people watching from close range as a small boat and larger ship move in rough water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include choppy sea, a large ship hull, a smaller boat, passengers in coats and hats, gray sky, and heavy 8mm frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, scratches, and handheld framing give the short scene a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or cutaway for maritime danger, passenger evacuation, sea travel, or rescue-at-sea context.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests a passenger or crew response near a large vessel in rough water, but the exact cause of the rescue is not identifiable from the frames alone.
Research note: People and faces are visible at low detail, so likeness review may be needed; copyright status and any vessel or location rights should be checked separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1946 India 8mm rescue boat, vintage ship passenger rescue, home movie rough sea, and mid-century maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel ship or passenger footage, then other 1946 India maritime scenes, then broader vintage rescue, sea travel, or ocean-weather material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 India 8mm frame showing people gathered by choppy water as a large dark-hulled ship sits in the background. — Passengers or bystanders watch near the water with the ship visible behind them.

Soft 8mm frame of rough gray water, with film borders and scratches visible during the maritime scene. — Rough water and film texture dominate this brief in-between frame.

1946 India 8mm frame showing rough water and a small distant dark shape near the bottom of the shot. — The camera holds on rough water during the short rescue sequence.

1946 India 8mm frame with the bow of a dark vessel entering the shot over choppy gray water. — A vessel bow appears at the edge of the frame as rough water continues around it.

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