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Pilot Boat "Pioneer" at Vlissingen Netherlands (2021)

published on 14 April 2020 - 224 -

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Name: Pioneer Pilots ; Type: Pilot Boat ; Callsign: PCGX
MMSI: 245711000 ; Flag: Netherlands ; LengthXBeam: 21m X 6m.

A Pilot Boat is the type of vessel that render services to incoming and outgoing ships in a designated or charted Pilot Station by transporting the Marine Pilot to and from the vessel. The Marine Pilot is the one who guides the commercial ships in and out of the Seaport.

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Loodswezen - NEDERLANDSE LOODSENCORPORATIE

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