PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF D. BEEDLE.
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Left to Right, Denis coating anchor cable with gunge oil, 2nd Engineer Mr Melder, 3rd Engineer ?, 4th Engineer Harry Sutton
Fitting Studs.
3rd Officer Bob Oliver, Radio Officer David O’Mahoney.
Police Station at Okha situated in the main street, beneath the concrete façade lay a Sampan which had been donated by local philanthropist Mr Dhotiwalla for patrol in the harbour, when it came to the end of its useful seagoing life it was used as the foundation for the station.
From the left clockwise, Ass. Purser John Malcolm, Radio Officer David Cosmo Gordon Lang, Chief Engineer ?, 3rd Engineer Cyril Taya behind Chief Engineer, Denis Beedle, Bob Oliver, 4th Engineer Trevor Rioden.
P & O’s Chusan at Aden in 1952.
Discharging Pilgrims at Jeddah in 1951, ships possibly called El Moein and Alati and registered in either Saudi Arabia or Pakistan.
Two coastal sailing ships, one at Port Blair the other at Colombo. This type of vessel was used on the Indian coast, around Ceylon, in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
Jimmy Forrest, Chief Officer.
Jock Stewart, Chief Officer.
4th Engineer Ravi
Bob Barker, Apprentice
Cliff Dunling, Apprentice.
Maung Tun Shwe, Apprentice.
Begums Saloon, left to right, Apprentice Cliff Dunling, Ass. Purser John Malcolm, Radio Officer ?, 2nd Officer Dennis Beedle.