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To The Heads with the Port Phillip Sea Pilots - Nepean


published on 6 December 2022 -  71 -

Found on YouTube. Created by "Simon Pollock". Originally published on 2022-12-06.
Flying from Shortlands, following the beautiful HM Orc 181 "Nepean"
Flying to the very edge of VLOS helped by the elevated position in the carpark, also helped by a good strong coffee from Hesse St!

Little known fact, when I was a small child I went out in the Pilot boat from (dad recalls) Gem Pier in Williamstown! I only remember being a bit scared and that's about it.

Learn about the Port Phillip Sea Pilots here - https://www.ppsp.com.au/story/


Learn more about the pilot boat here: https://hartmarine.com.au/pages/projects

MODEL: Hart Marine ORC 181
DELIVERY: OCT 2016
LENGTH: 18.55M
PROPULSION: 2 MIKADO 750MM DIAMETER 5 BLADE
ENGINES: 2 X CUMMINS QSK19 597KW@2100RPM
MAX SPEED: 27 KNOTS

Music: Bensound.com
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