A view of a cliff edge in the Musandan Peninsula taken from on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979)

A view of a cliff edge in the Musandam Peninsula taken from on board the suction dredger Marco Polo (1979). The photographer is standing on the port side of the dredger looking to port. The vessel is entering a gap in the Musandam Peninsula, referred to in the photographer's notes as Fakk Al Asad, or the Gut.

This is Slide 21 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: PCT16091
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