Allied forces underway in the Atlantic Ocean prior to the Allied invasion of France during World War II. Silhouetted Allied sailor aboard a ship underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Sailors on the deck. One of them looks through binoculars. Sailors on the deck of a ship. A British officer on the bridge of a ship. An officer speaks on a loudspeaker. Water gushes as ship sails through the sea. An officer points towards the sea as he talks to other two officers.
Dumping of radioactive material in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy sailors roll a barrel or drum of radioactive nuclear waste material over the side of the U.S. Navy's tank landing ship USS Calhoun County (LST-519). The sailors knock down a 50 gallon drum and roll it over the side of the ship. Drums being rolled over the edge of the ship into the Atlantic Ocean by pairs of sailors. Water splashes.
Belmont-class technical research ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5) underway in the Atlantic Ocean heading towards Little Creek, Virginia. Port bow view of USS Liberty (AGTR-5) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Port beam of the ship. The stern and the starboard side of the ship. Starboard beam of the ship.
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.