A local man controlling the loading of iron ore on board the ore/bulk/oil carrier Irfon (1971) while alongside the main loading terminal at Tubarao, Vitoria, Brazil.
A local man using a hand-held radio to control the loading of iron ore while on board the ore-bulk-oil carrier Irfon (1971) alongside the main loading terminal at Tubarao, Vitoria, Brazil. The photographer is looking aft from the centreline in way of number 6 hatch showing ore being loaded into number 8 hold with the ship's superstructure in the background. A vertical format image. The Irfon arrived in port at Vitoria on 6 July and sailed fully loaded on 7 July 1974. Transparencies numbers PCT792 to PCT807 and PCT814 to PCT951 were taken during the same stay in port.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT937 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Irfon (1971) |
| Date made: | 6 July 1974 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 40 mm x 35 mm |