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Kingston 1 & Kingston 2 - Pilot Boats - Naming & Commissioning 2018

published on 29 August 2020 - 60 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "Port Authority of Jamaica".

On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, the #PortAuthorityJa hosted a Naming & Commissioning Service for #Kingston1 and #Kingston2, two new pilot boats for the service of Jamaica. The new boats replace older, undersized and malfunctioning ones, and is part of ongoing meaningful improvements to maritime operations at at our ports island-wide! Here are highlights, courtesy of #WeirzWorldMedia!

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