Inside the dredging console on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979) while under way between Singapore and Abu Dhabi

Inside the dredging console on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979) while under way between Singapore and Abu Dhabi. The photographer is standing in the wheel house looking aft. The dredger's cutter head is and cutter lifting gear are in the background. Above the window looking aft there is a barometer on the left, an unknown gauge in the middle and a clock, reading 10:18am, on the right hand side.

This is Slide 8 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: PCT16078
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