AWM Collection Record: ART91782
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ID Number: | ART91782 |
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| Title: | Towing the smuggling ship | ||
| Maker: | Churcher, Peter | ||
| Object type: | Drawing | ||
| Place made: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Date made: | 13 February 2002 | ||
| Physical description: | charcoal on cream paper | ||
| Measurements: | 18.4 x 38 cm | ||
| Summary: | Four sailors on the deck of the Navy ship HMAS Kanimbla watching the apprehended smuggling ship being towed towards their vessel. This drawing was done a little later than 91783. The Kanimbla has started to move and the smuggling ship is being towed behind. Some of the crew have remained on the back deck and are surveying the movements of the towed ship to check that everything is in order.' Peter Churcher, interview with Betty Snowden, April 2002. The ship under tow is MV Zakaat (PALAMOS written on the bow). The vessel is being towed towards Abu Dabi and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coastguard will intercept' (information supplied by Corporal Steve Trood, Ship's Army Department, HMAS Kanimbla, 9.12.2002). | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related unit: | Royal Australian Navy | ||
| Related place: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Related conflict: | Afghanistan, 2001- |
Last-Modified: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:56:54 GMT
