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Pilot Boat Ride Along (St. Andrew Bay Pilots Association)

published on 13 June 2022 - 58 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "Mosquito Bite Mikes". Originally published on 2022-06-13.

Join me as I take a ride along with the St. Andrew Bay Pilots Association. We are going offshore in Panama City to bring back 2 Pilots and two coastguardsmen from a ship leaving port. It's awesome to watch the skill and teamwork it takes to safely transport Pilots and other personnel on and off these large ships.

Special Thanks

St. Andrew Bay Pilots Association
Captain Zach Condon, Chairman
Captain Phillip Brady III

US Coast Guard ATON Team
Chief Tom Ball
Petty Officer Brendon Blackwell

Captain Marc Buller
M/V St. Andrew Bay
Panama City, Fl

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