Kieran Turner's photos with the keyword: ship

Scene of the crime

15 Dec 2010 54
It's been reported elsewhere, and I don't want to write too much here until legal proceedings against the owner and captan are completed, but in short, a group from our humanitarian aid convoy, including myself, were kidnapped! Here we see one of the lifeboats of the vessel on which we were held. Photo also published elsewhere, and taken with Anwar's camera (hence the EXIF data) but please note, always © Kieran Turner. All proceeds from use will go to Aid Convoy.

Lifeboat!

15 Dec 2010 60
It's been reported elsewhere, and I don't want to write too much here until legal proceedings against the owner and captan are completed, but in short, a group from our humanitarian aid convoy, including myself, were kidnapped! Here we see one of the lifeboats of the vessel on which we were held. Photo also published elsewhere, and taken with Anwar's camera (hence the EXIF data) but please note, always © Kieran Turner. All proceeds from use will go to Aid Convoy.

Commandos approach

15 Dec 2010 58
The Greek "MIA" commandos. These guys were brilliant. Because, of course, they didn't immediately understand what was going on, they treated us and the crew (the kidnappers) equally. This was reassuring and just what we wanted. And in marked contrast to the mostly (though not entirely) rather unpleasant Greek police who hugged the captain, wore no uniforms, and told us they didn't have to (and should not!) show us any identification.

Ukrainian crew members

The crew preventing us following the orders from t…

15 Dec 2010 61
The commandos had shouted to us to let down a rope ladder to their Zodiac, so that they could board safely. The captain shouted to the crew to stop us, which they did with some violence. About half an hour later, presumably either realising the severity of his position, or attempting to appear co-operative, he ordered the crew to let down the very same ladder! Also published elsewhere, and taken with Anwar's camera (hence the EXIF data) but please note, always © Kieran Turner. All proceeds from use will go to Aid Convoy.

Commandos boarding

15 Dec 2010 70
Also published elsewhere, and taken with Anwar's camera (hence the EXIF data) but please note, always © Kieran Turner. All proceeds from use will go to Aid Convoy.

Libyan port authority

"Captain Bonkers"

15 Dec 2010 63
As he has been dubbed by some of my friends.

Our communications relay, OOCL Oakland

15 Dec 2010 84
The Oakland, no doubt at considerable cost, stayed within range of our portable VHF radio so that he could relay the communications which ensued from our distress call after the kidnapping. A truly professional captain to whom we are extremely grateful!

"This is NATO warship..."

15 Dec 2010 75
It's been reported elsewhere, and I don't want to write too much here until legal proceedings against the owner and captan are completed, but in short, a group from our humanitarian aid convoy, including myself, were kidnapped! Here we see the VHF radio we managed to find, with which we sent out our SOS! Photo also published elsewhere, and taken with Anwar's camera (hence the EXIF data) but please note, always © Kieran Turner. All proceeds from use will go to Aid Convoy.

Mayday, mayday, mayday!

15 Dec 2010 82
It's been reported elsewhere, and I don't want to write too much here until legal proceedings against the owner and captan are completed, but in short, a group from our humanitarian aid convoy, including myself, were kidnapped! Here we see the VHF radio we managed to find, with which we sent out our SOS! Photo also published elsewhere, and taken with Anwar's camera (hence the EXIF data) but please note, always © Kieran Turner. All proceeds from use will go to Aid Convoy.

Eyes of Ken

15 Dec 2010 63
Also published elsewhere, and taken with Anwar's camera (hence the EXIF data, not to mention the fact that it's a JPEG not RAW, so I've been unable to fix the chromatic abberation properly!) but please note, always © Kieran Turner. All proceeds from use will go to Aid Convoy.