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Old 19th June 2017, 08:44
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Soton Docks circa 1964

http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-...on-docks-1964/

Place is unrecognisable now except maybe the Rank Mill, wish I had a time machine I would be back here in an instant
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Old 19th June 2017, 09:43
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How sad. 'Video not authorised for your location.'.
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Same here.
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Old 19th June 2017, 11:21
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It's interesting to have Google Earth open while watching the video and see how the landscape has changed over half a century.
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I get the same message about not suitable for my device. Any Ideas on how I can make it suitable as I would still like to view it?
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Old 20th June 2017, 08:33
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On my machine it is running in Adobe Flash Player. It will not run in Firefox but runs ok in Chrome, Edge and IE.
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I changed to Internet Explorer and Adobe flash Player. That worked and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for posting the link.
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Old 20th June 2017, 13:23
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Excellent film Steve, dare I say it is extremely nost....c!
Just shows you what us guys on container ships put an end to - shame in a way.
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What was that album George Harrison did, 'All Things Must Pass.'

Yes it is a shame. But time is unforgiving.
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The last time I tried, the message I got was something like, "Not copyright in Canada."
But I'll try again, using Bob's suggestions.
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Tried again. Comment is: "This video is not authorized in your location."
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Old 20th June 2017, 16:49
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That doesn't sound like a browser problem Mary, sadly quite a lot of videos have that status when it comes to international viewing. However try it anyway.
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Lovely voice over and some interesting shots of various craft including the Reclamation Plant where the Chief Engineer was usually also the Skipper.
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Did it really take eight men to bring one rope ashore?
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Remember it well. The Safmarine Fruit Reefers used to berth opposite the Ocean Terminal. Went there many times. Usually we were in for 4 or 5 days. The Queen Elizabeth came in one day we were there. Watching in awe was a Junior Engineer, ex SA Railways, 'Do you know' the Mate said to him, ' the level of the dock goes up two feet when she comes in'. 'Wow really' said the young man !!!

Union Castle in the dry dock next door ?

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Remember it well. The Safmarine Fruit Reefers used to berth opposite the Ocean Terminal. Went there many times. Usually we were in for 4 or 5 days. The Queen Elizabeth came in one day we were there. Watching in awe was a Junior Engineer, ex SA Railways, 'Do you know' the Mate said to him, ' the level of the dock goes up two feet when she comes in'. 'Wow really' said the young man !!!

Union Castle in the dry dock next door ?

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Always thought the Safmarine colour scheme was striking.
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Steve,

I cant watch it either. I get the message - Video isn't encoded for you device - I am on W10 using Google chrome.

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Make sure Adobe Flash Player is enabled for your browser. I don't think you can enable it in Firefox, but you should be able to for Chrome, Edge and Internet Explorer.
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I am able to watch it on Adobe Flash Player in Firefox and W10.
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Old 21st June 2017, 13:08
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I can't enable Flash Player on my version of Firefox .. Version 54.0
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I am on Win10 v 1607 OS build 14393.1066, Edge and whatever basic stuff came with it earlier this year. No problem watching the video. I did note that Adobe Flash was not available, but I seem to manage very well without it.

I have watched the whole video this time. My time was 1965-66. Outspan oranges had progressed to cardboard boxes, so progress of sorts. Towards the end of the video it mentions 'valves' as being part of export cargo !! Though this was 'normal' for us oldies, it IS 50 years ago, and my, how things have changed

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Using another computer Firefox 47.0.1 played it no problem, with the ability to activate Adobe Flash, but Version 54 offers no option to activate or use it.
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A fascinating place! I was ten in 1954 and I discovered that if I bunked off Sunday school I could easily enter the Old Docks on my bike. You just waited until a lorry was going in or out and went in on the opposite side to the policemen on the gate who would be talking to the driver. Miles of railway line, ships all over the place, banana van trains being steam heated by USA tank engines, tugs getting up steam, BR ferries sailing in and out, dry docks all over the place, some empty, some full of water and the odd one with a ship in. Nobody seemed to mind me wandering about, except the policemen on the gate - I was usually caught on the way out. The New Docks were somewhat more difficult to enter but I managed it a couple of times. Later I discovered that if you could get hold of a rowing boat you could go practically anywhere were there was water and a trip round the Outer Dock and the Empress Dock was quite common. Little did I know that some years later I'd be running in and out of the Outer Dock on P&Os 'Eagle' and 'Dragon'.
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Video ran perfectly on my iPad - software iOS 10.3.2
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