Name/Title
Towing Mariel Boatlift VesselEntry/Object ID
2020.01.0901Description
Black and white photograph of Robert J. Norcross, Underwater Demolition Team, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia, keeping watch on a fishing boat being towed by the USS SAIPAN's utility land craft, LCU 1659. The fishing vessel was discovered in the Florida Straits without fuel and with 32 Cuban refugees aboard.Photograph Details
Subject
Mariel BoatliftSubject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa May 1980Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
Very Good