A view looking aft of the foredeck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing just aft of the bow looking aft. There are 2 red and white buoys fastened to the starboard side of the foredeck in the foreground. A third red and white buoy is fastened to the foredeck, next to the deckhouse on the starboard side in the middle ground. A partial view of the bow sheaves, gantry and a davit are in the foreground. The bridge and superstructure are in the background. This is Slide 4 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Watchkeeping Officer on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) owned by the Commercial Cable Company of London from 22 January 1973 to 26 April 1973. The series consists of 62 slides.