On board the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) in the Vadheimsfjorden, off Sognefjorden, Norway. The photographer is looking forward from the forward end of the promenade deck on the starboard side showing a seaman standing in the chains taking soundings using a lead line. Another seaman is standing by to relay the depth calls. The village of Vadheim is in the background and the mountains are shrouded in low cloud.