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A day in the life of the Briggs Marine Pilot Launch Vessels


published on 21 February 2020 1225 -

Briggs Marine invited High Impact Media (https://media.hi-impact.co.uk/) to spend a few hours on one of our Pilot Launch Vessels to help us demonstrate the day to day efforts of our crew in Liverpool.
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Dennis Robinson Trinity House, United Kingdom
on 21 September 2020, 10:09 UTC

Yet another Pilot wearing a back pack!"
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