On board a British India Steam Navigation Company heavy-lift cargo liner of the Manora class cargo liner in an unknown port. The photographer is looking forward, up and to port from the starboard side close alongside the base of the 11 ton cranes aft of number 4 hold showing the starboard crane aft of number 4 hold and the jibs of the pair of 11 ton cranes between numbers 3 and 4 holds. There are four vessels in the class: Manora (1970), Merkara (1971), Morvada (1971) and Mulbera (1971). It is not known which of these is depicted.