A group view of 8 crewmen of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) offloading spare cable at a depot in Kalamata, Greece. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the ship looking to port. There is a partial view of a capstan and several lengths of rope in the foreground. 3 crewmen on the left are interacting with the cable, whilst the remaining crewmen are standing on the deck. All but one of the group have their backs to the photographer. 8 people are standing on the balcony of a white building on the quayside. This is Slide 11 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Watchkeeping Officer for the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) owned by Commercial Cable Company of London from 1 June 1975 to 6 July 1975. This series consists of 25 slides.