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The Gisborne Photo News

 
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No 192 : June 17, 1970

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Safe At Sea

An evening film showing safety at sea, and a demonstration of distress signals, rockets and lighting flares, was held for fishermen and boat owners at Midway. The evening was organised by the Gisborne Advisory Committee of the Fishing Industry.

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Tony Rollason fires a distress rocket which climbs to a great height.

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A powerful hand-held flare lights up the immediate area.

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Some of the safety equipment now available to signal distress. At right is Tony Rollason.

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A marine life raft about to inflate automatically

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Demonstrator Peter Stevens with the fully covered and inflated-raft

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