The port side spud on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979) which is under way bewteen Singapore and Abu Dhabi.

The port side spud on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979) which is under way bewteen Singapore and Abu Dhabi. The photographer is standing on the centre line ahead of the superstructure looking forward and to port. A pile of wood planks is on the right hand side of the spud on deck.

This is Slide 7 of a lecture given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Navigator on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979) owned by Jan De Nul from 11 February 1981 to 3 March 1981. The lecture consists of 23 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16077
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Marco Polo (1979)
Date made: February 1981
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm