Found on YouTube. Created by "Readysteadyshoot photography". Originally published on 2025-11-19.
Early morning in the North Sea, three-metre swells, freezing winds, and a burst of hail hammering the deck - perfect conditions for another day with the Port of Tyne pilotage.
In this video we take two pilots out to the Aquamarine Ace onboard the pilot boat Collingwood, pushing through seriously choppy water on a bitter, stormy morning. You’ll see the full run out to sea, the swell hitting the bow, the hailstorm rolling in, and the precision teamwork that gets the pilots safely across in rough conditions.
If you love life at sea, rough-weather footage, and a close look at real pilotage work on the North East coast, this one’s a cracker.
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