The Slave Ship at the event, to see it and be moved to increase British anti-slavery efforts. Placed next to the painting were lines from Turner's own untitled poem, written in 1812: The first impression that the painting creates is of an enormous deep-red sunset over a stormy sea, an indication of an approaching typhoon. Upon closer inspection one can discern a ship sailing off into the distance. The masts of the ship are red, matching the blood-red colour of the sky and the sickly copper colour of the water, which serves to blur the lines between various objects in the painting. The
Ayesha (ship) time the crew consisted of one captain and five men. Because of the operation of a steamer connection in the area, the ship was no longer used and was dismantled in the port of Port Refuge, Direction Island. On 9 November 1914, a landing party of the German Imperial Navy's light cruiser "Emden" was on the island to attack the local cable and radio station. At this time their ship was attacked by the Australian light cruiser HMAS "Sydney". During the battle, "Emden" was beached and set on fire. The remainder of the crew, not already onshore, was captured or