A close view of the spuds on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979) while she is under way approaching a gap in the Musandam Peninsula

A close view of the spuds on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979) while she is under way approaching a gap in the Musandam Peninsula. The photographer is standing on the centre line ahead of the wheelhouse looking forward. The Marco Polo is approaching a gap in the Musandam Peninsula, referred to in the photographer's notes as Fakk Al Asad, or the Gut.

This is Slide 20 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: PCT16090
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