A starboard bow view of the motor coasting vessel Sea Avon (1977), taken from fine off the bow, berthed at a quayside in Busan (previously known as Pusan), South Korea

A starboard bow view of the motor coasting vessel Sea Avon (1977), taken from fine off the bow, berthed at a quayside in Busan (previously known as Pusan), South Korea. The photographer is standing on the quayside just forward of the bow looking aft and to port. Two mooring ropes are connected to a bollard through the roller fairleads on the bow and the port anchor is deployed. The words 'Sea Avon' are painted on the starboard bow.

This is Slide 6 of a lecture titled "World Wide Ship Delivery" given by Captain Henry P. Bird detailing his service as Chief Officer on board the motor coaster Sea Avon (1977) owned by Freight Express Seacon Ltd of London from 11 July 1977 to 9 September 1977. The lecture consists of 22 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16147
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Sea Avon (1977)
Date made: July 1977
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm