Deep diving bathyscaphe (deep Boat) Trieste moves underwater in Atlantic Ocean on September 25, 1963, during photography and recovery mission for the submarine USS Thresher (SS-593) that sunk off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Millions of tiny air bubbles seen as Trieste descends. View of dirt or mud stirred on floor of ocean. View of small sea life, sand, small rocks and pebbles as Trieste moves under water. A small asbestos pipe, believed to be from the USS Thresher, is seen on the ocean floor. An Eel fish moves in front of Trieste.
Opening scene shows view from cockpit of a jet aircraft approaching to land on deck of the U.S.Navy anti-submarine aircraft carrier, USS Bennington (CVS-20). The aircraft lands and then taxis as directed by crewman toward parking place. (Narrator mentions the Atlantic Alliance, involving 15 Nations.) Slate shows "NATO ANTISUBMARINE." Scenes of Atlantic Ocean waters, some breaking on rocks, some showing whitecaps. Montage of World War II scenes dealing with submarine threat. A submarine periscope visible above the surface. View of a surface vessel, from submarine's periscope. Glimpse from fast-moving boat, of World War II Atlantic convoy underway. Aerial view of convoy of ships in formation underway. Periscope in water and below water view of torpedo being fired. Torpedoes exploding as they strike Allied ships. Underwater view of a submarine. A torpedoed ship sinking with bow pointing skyward.
Varied passenger activities aboard the German ocean liner Saint Louis, of the Hamburg American Line, in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship captain with binoculars. Crew men stand near him in a cabin. Passengers with some devices on the deck. They dance and play. Others watch them play. Some passengers in a swimming pool and others near the pool. Steam rises from the steam stack of the ship. Passengers take their meal at the dining table.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill speaks to seamen during the Atlantic Conference aboard HMS Prince of Wales in the Atlantic Ocean. Winston Churchill delivers a speech to the seamen on the deck of the ship. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated beside him. Other dignitaries seated behind. The seamen sing hymns during a church service.
Water skiing stunts in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Amityville, New York. Women water skiing while pulled by a motorboat. Two women fall into the rough ocean. A man climbs up a ladder on water skis being pulled by a motorboat in the foreground. Another man hangs from a trapeze as he performs stunts on water skis. The ladders and trapeze on water skis turns and falls into the ocean.
Italian liner Rex in New York City harbor, New York. A vessel in the Atlantic. Italian liner Rex in the Atlantic Ocean. Smoke emanating from the smoke shaft of the liner. Water gushing at the bow of the liner Rex. The liner reaches the harbor in New York City after crossing the Atlantic in record time. Buildings in the New York City visible on the shore. The liner approaching the harbor. Several flags on strings on the mast of the liner.
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