PLAYA DEL CARMEN MEXICO-2015: Sailing Ship Pulled By A Tug
About this clip
A vintage home movie clip from Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in 2015, showing a sailing ship being towed by a tugboat across the ocean. The scene captures maritime transportation with a nostalgic, amateur film aesthetic. The footage offers a rare glimpse of traditional sailing vessels interacting with modern tug support, set against the backdrop of the Caribbean Sea. Ideal for documentaries, travel content, or historical reenactments.
Clip Intelligence
- Production use
- Travel editors, documentary producers, and agency reels can use this 2015 Playa del Carmen shot for a Caribbean maritime moment with a dark sailing ship being pulled across open water.
- Edit role
- The six-second clip works as a short cutaway, transition beat, or insert between beach, boat, and arrival scenes when a timeline needs a clear vessel-on-water detail.
- Visual details
- A dark, pirate-style sailing ship sits on blue-green sea under pale daylight, with tall masts, rigging, a tow line leading forward, a small tugboat visible in early frames, and no visible people.
Shot slate
- Resolution
- 3840 × 2160
- Frame rate
- 29.97 fps
- Duration
- 6s
- Codec
- H.264 MP4
- File size
- 43 MB
- Location
- Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
- Year filmed
- 2015
- Published
- Mar 2015
Still Frames From This Clip
2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.
License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.