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Here are a few photos from one of my web pages describing a visit to Maputo in 1976, when I was third officer aboard a Dutch freighter on the Europe-Southern Africa run.

A view of the loco servicing area at Maputo docks in November 1976. The right-hand engine is a very much run-down ex-SAR class ...

Being quite new to this forum, I thought it might be a good idea to post a few links to my 1970s films which I published some time ago. I sailed in cargo ships during the 1970s and visited South Africa twice, once in 1974 and once in 1976. The 8mm film was shot in 1976. Except for a few short ...