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A close view of the port bow of the motor tug Trinkitat (1980) and the starboard side of the bow of the motor tug Halaib (1980) during their naming ceremonies at Leer, Germany (Colour transparency)
A bow view, taken from fine off the port bow, of the motor tugs Halaib (1980 and Trinkitat (1980) berthed in the corner of a jetty in Port Sudan, Sudan (Colour transparency)
Looking forward from the port side of the bridge on board the motor tug Halaib (1980) while under way at sea on her delivery voyage from Germany to Sudan (Colour transparency)
A close view of the mast of the motor tug Halaib (1980), taken from the forecastle, while the vessel is under way in the Suez Canal area. (Colour transparency)
On board the motor tug Halaib (1980) under way in the Suez Canal (Colour transparency)
A starboard bow view of the motor tug Halaib (1980) alongside a quay during its naming ceremony at Leer, Germany (Colour transparency)
A stern view, taken from fine off the starboard quarter, of the motor tugs Halaib (1980) and Trinkitat (1980) berthed at Borkum, Germany (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the motor tug Halaib (1980) underway during trials in Port Sudan (Colour transparency)
Looking forward from the starboard side of the bridge on board the motor tug Halaib (1980) while under way at sea on her delivery voyage from Germany to Sudan. (Colour transparency)
A three-quarter length portrait of Captain Henry Bird standing on the quayside in front of the motor tugs Halaib (1980) and Trinkitat (1980) berthed at Borkum, Germany (Colour transparency)
A port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the motor tugs Halaib (1980) and Trinkitat (1980) berthed at Borkum, Germany (Colour transparency)
A close view of a bottle of camel's milk suspended in front of the bow of the motor tug Halaib (1980) during her naming ceremony at Leer, Germany (Colour transparency)
Looking forward over the starboard bulwark from abaft the wheelhouse on board the motor tug Halaib (1980) at sea on her delivery voyage from Germany to Sudan. (Colour transparency)
Looking aft on board the motor tug Halaib (1980) while under way in rough weather (Colour transparency)
A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the motor tugs Halaib (1980) and Trinkitat (1980) berthed at Borkum, Germany (Colour transparency)
Looking forward from the stern of the motor tug Halaib (1980) while under way at sea on her delivery voyage from Germany to Sudan (Colour transparency)
Four Suez Canal pilot boat crewmen on board the motor tug Halaib (1980) heading south in the Suez Canal. (Colour transparency)
A close view of the Sudanese flag flying from the ensign staff of the motor tug Halaib (1980) while moored to bollards at Ballah Loop in the Suez Canal. (Colour transparency)
Looking aft from the monkey island on board the motor tug Halaib (1980) at sea (Colour transparency)
A full length portrait of an able seaman named 'Frank' taken on board the motor tug Halaib (1980) at sea (Colour transparency)
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