Bernie, the 2nd engineer, attempting to repair the Munck Transporter on board the cargo ship Eskdalegate (1969) while the ship is alongside a bulk carrier, which is anchored in the Gabon River off Owendo, Gabon.
A back view of Bernie, the 2nd engineer, attempting to repair the Munck Transporter on board the cargo ship Eskdalegate (1969) while the ship is alongside a bulk carrier, which is anchored in the Gabon River off Owendo, Gabon. He has a bucket, spanners and other tools by his side and appears to be using a welding torch on a Radicon fitting at the base of the transporter. The ship was being used to lighter a cargo of cement coke from the bulker to a cement factory at Owendo. This is Slide 45 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).
Object Details
| ID: | PCT15908 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Eskdalegate (1969) |
| Date made: | 26 - 31 May 1977 |
| People: | Bernie, Bernie |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 28 mm x 28 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |