A close port quarter view of the forepart of the general cargo ship Eskdalegate (1969) alongside a quay at Ostend, Belgium, with a full deck cargo of lorry chassis. The photographer is on the quayside abreast the aft superstructure looking forward showing 28 red Volvo chassis that had been loaded at Gothenburg and 61 grey Mercedes chassis that had just been loaded. All of the chassis on number two hatch have been securely lashed down with wire rope and stevedores are lashing down the chassis on number one hatch. The lorries were destined for Ṭarṭūs in Syria. This is Slide 5 of Captain Henry P. Bird's lecture titled "Lumber, Lorries and Luck", about his service as Second Officer on board the Eskdalegate from 13 November 1976 to May 1977. The lecture consists of 44 out of 45 slides (Slide 1 is missing).