A distant port quarter view of the pusher tug Emperi pushing the barge Willebroek (1979) up the River Rhone in Port Saint Louis Du Rhone, Marseille, France

A distant port quarter view of the pusher tug Emperi pushing the barge Willebroek (1979) up the River Rhone in Port Saint Louis Du Rhone, Marseille, France. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the tug Point Spencer looking foward and to starboard. The wheelhouse of Emperi is raised to see over the top of Willebroek. A unidentified tug is pulling Willebroek from the bow in the middle ground.

This is Slide 13 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Master for the motor tug Point Spencer (1973) owned by Smit & Cory International Port Towage Ltd, London from 22 December 1980 to 30 January 1981. This series consists of 23 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16883
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Vessels: Point Spencer (1973); Emperi (1975) Willebroek (1979)
Date made: Between 22 December 1980 and 30 January 1981
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm