Lowering the inflatable dingy from the motor tug Point Spencer (1973)

Lowering the inflatable dingy from the motor tug Point Spencer (1973). The photographer is standing on the bridge deck looking down at the forecastle deck. A crewman is standing on the forecastle deck watching the dinghy being lowered into the water. According to the autobiography of the photographer, this dinghy was loaded with 3 crewmen who went to inspect the pontoon barge Pontra Maria docked at Arzew, Oran Department, Algeria. This is Slide 17 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.

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ID:	PCT16888
Type:	Colour transparency
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Bird, Henry P.
Vessels:	Point Spencer (1973)
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

Lowering the inflatable dingy from the motor tug Point Spencer (1973)

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