Various shots of activity aboard freighters in the seaway, men swabbing decks, officers on bridge, lookouts on the watch, passengers taking the air. CUs of captain, officers on deck, chatting, looking through binoculars. Various shots of parts of ships, decks, lifeboats, stern, funnels, Red Ensign flags, cargo booms, masts, samson posts, crowsnest and radar revolving. Shots of radar, scanner, lifebuoys, winches, chairs, ventilator heads. Including shots of open water, of shores of the seaway, of wakes of ships and other ships in the distance.