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The Pilot

The Pilot
Modern pilot boats can be from 7 metres to over 25 metres in length, built to withstand heavy seas and bumping against 100,000 ton tanker ships, they are high powered and hence both very quick and durable, purpose built boats. They are normally painted a highly visible colour such as orange, red or yellow.

The work functions of the maritime pilot go back to Ancient Greece and Roman times, when locally experienced harbour captains, mainly local fishermen, were employed by incoming ships captains to safely bring into port their trading vessels. Eventually, in light of the need to regulate the act of pilotage and ensure pilots had adequate insurance, the harbours themselves licensed pilots for each harbour.

StoneRoad2013, , yokopakumayoko Francesco, and 13 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
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***Thank you for your visits, much appreciated.***

***Merci de vos visites, très apprécié***
9 years ago.
 ctofcsco
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Well done! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for posting your lovely image in the VPU Group
9 years ago.
 ctofcsco
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful image!
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9 years ago.
 Mackedwars
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June, en castellano, en español EL PRÁCTICO, que guia a los grandes buques hasta que atracan en el muelle, ayudados a veces por los remolcadores. Tambien guian a los grandes buques mercantes hasta su salida de puerto, en especial cuando hay mala mar. Son los invenientes de haber nacido y vivir junto a un puerto de mar, el Puerto de Bilbao. Muy cordiales saludos. Eduardo
9 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
A very agreable place, June ! .... and a beautiful photograph !

Wish you a nice week end, my friend.
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
What a beautiful, peaceful scene June. Very nicely captured :)
9 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
you show well!
9 years ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
Beautiful capture and story...well done June.
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
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Terrific shot!

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9 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
excellent**************
9 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
A beautiful scene!
9 years ago.
 yokopakumayoko Francesco
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Excellent shot!

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9 years ago.
 StoneRoad2013
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This one is a "Waveney" class lifeboat, now known as "St Hilda of Whitby"
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ON1004 / 44.005"Margaret Graham" Served at Harwich 1967 - 1980, then spent six years in the relief fleet before going to Amble in 1986. She left there in 1999 and was sold out of Service to Whitby Harbour as their 'new' Pilot boat.
The Whitby Lifeboat station had had a Waveney "White Rose of Yorkshire" (1974 to 1988) which impressed people locally with her behaviour in some very poor sea conditions.
4 years ago.
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club has replied to StoneRoad2013 club
Thanks for the info Sarah
4 years ago.

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