Bantu Wind's Final Stores

Pirates carry crates and bundles of these final stores across the mist-locked Cairo pier and load them aboard the tramp steamer Bantu Wind under a single harsh pool of light. Indy and Marion embrace nearby while Sallah offers a paternal send-off and Captain Simon Katanga watches steadily from the rail, pipe in mouth, as the activity marks the vessel's final preparations.

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Purpose

Provisions and gear loaded for the ship's imminent sea voyage

Significance

Signals the end of a tender farewell on the docks and launches the group into the dangers of the journey ahead, heightening emotional stakes around Indy's quest

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Last Calm on the Bantu Wind

Crates and bundles of final stores are actively being moved by crew across the pier and into the Bantu Wind; they function as practical markers of imminent departure and create a sense of businesslike urgency around the tender farewell.

Before: Stacked and staged on the pier, ready to be hoisted aboard.

After: Partially or fully loaded aboard the Bantu Wind as the crew completes the task and the ship nears readiness to cast off.

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