Pilot onboard for Docking to Port of. Klaipeda Lithuania.
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THE PILOT BOAT is coming back in.
ENJOY.

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The 366 m long ultra large container ship ONE EAGLE entered Europoort at deep draft , backing into the Amazonehaven. She finally berthed to ECT DDE terminal, before partially discharging her cargo.

Qualified pilots are usually employed by the local port or maritime administration, and provide their services to ships for a fee, calculated in relation to the ship’s tonnage, draught or other criteria.

Spring is already here and in line with Pilot charts trends, wind and swell are starting to veer towards North East, giving us sunny days.
Perfect temperature with clear sky to go alongside on board a left-handed CPP lady

It was in fact 25 June 1871 when King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy, by Royal Decree 345, established a Pilot Corps in the port of Civitavecchia (60 kilometres north of Rome).

Cadets get a wide variety of experiences at Great Lakes Maritime Academy. Glad this was captured to show the viewer what it is like boarding a vessel from a pilot boat.