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British Columbia Packers Limited Coal Harbour (Vancouver Island, B.C.)
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Blow the wild whale

Industrial film. BC Packers (Western Canadian Whaling Ltd.) whaling operations, based at Coal Harbour. Whaling ship departs; whale is sighted and harpooned; whale struggles and dies. Flensing and processing of whale carcass at Coal Harbour -- products are frozen ground whale meat and mink feed. Sequence on preparation of harpoons, followed by another whaling trip aboard the "Polar V". Several sequences appear to be in slow motion.

Thar she blows

Industrial film. BC Packers (Western Canadian Whaling Ltd.) whaling operations, based at Coal Harbour in Quatsino Sound. The whaling vessel "Polar V" leaves on a voyage. Preparation of equipment, including harpoons and harpoon gun. A whale is sighted, pursued and harpooned; it struggles, dies, and is flagged. The onboard scenes continue, showing more harpoon preparation, hunting and killing of whales. Whale is towed to Coal Harbour, where the flensing, butchering and processing of the carcass is shown. The "Polar V" sets out again; in very rough seas, another whale is pursued and killed.

[Whaling, ca. 1950]

Footage. Whaling operations of BC Packers (Western Canadian Whaling Ltd.) out of Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island. Scenes aboard whaling ship; sighting of whale; preparation of harpoon; whale struggling; flensing and processing of the whale's carcass at Coal Harbour.