Hamburg Pilot Boats: "Lotse 1" and "Lotse 2"

Delivering the pilot to the Aurora Tanker in Brunei Darussalam.

Original article published on Baird Maritime

Irish builder Safehaven Marine has delivered a new pilot boat ordered by the Port of Sines in southwestern Portugal near the country’s capital of Lisbon.

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