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Interception and boarding of the Iraqi vessel Tadmur, suspected of flouting trade sanctions against Iraq. A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter is inserting a Royal Marine on a 'fast rope' while the crew of the vessel are under guard on the forecastle.
Image taken in vicinity of the Gulf of Oman, September 1990, showing interception and boarding of the Iraqi vessel 'Tadmur', suspected of flouting trade sanctions against Iraq. A Royal Navy 'Lynx' hel
HMAS DARWIN ALONGSIDE THE IRAQI TANKER AMURIYAH, SUSPECTED OF FLOUTING TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ. THIS WAS A MULTINATIONAL OPERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE UNITED STATES NAVY. T
Photograph taken in vicinity of the GULF OF OMAN, September 1990. INTERCEPTION OF THE IRAQI MOTOR VESSEL TADMUR, SUSPECTED OF FLOUTING TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ. THIS WAS A MULTI NATIONAL OPERATIO
GULF OF OMAN? 1990-10-28. HMAS DARWIN (04) INTERCEPTING THE IRAQI TANKER AMURIYAH, SUSPECTED OF FLOUTING TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ. THE TANKER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BOARDED AND SEARCHED, THEN CLEARED.
THE S-70B SEAHAWK HELICOPTER 874 (N24-005) FROM HMAS ADELAIDE HOVERING OVER THE STERN OF THE IRAQI MERCHANT VESSEL 'AL WASITTI' WHILE THE LYNX HELICOPTER FROM HMS BATTLEAXE HOVERS OVER THE DECK INSERT
CREW OF HMAS ADELAIDE ON THE DECK WATCHING FLYING OPERATIONS FROM USS MIDWAY (OUT OF SIGHT) TAKEN FROM THE BOW LOOKING TOWARDS THE STERN, THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE STANDARD MISSILE LAUNCHER BELOW THE B
