Closing Dyke - Lauwer Sea (1969)

Holland (Netherlands). Various air and sea shots of the Dutch putting the final two caissons into position to complete the dyke that will close off the Lauwer Sea in Northern Holland. Small ships gathered around to watch the closing of dyke. More shots of the men working on closing the dyke. This will eliminate repeats of flooding which has always threatened the areas of Groningen and Friesland. (F/G) Date found in the old record - 02/06/1969. 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 1