World's PILOT BOATS

[Oistein]

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Danish Pilot boat outside Copenhagen.
No number or name visible to identify the wessel.

[Oistein]

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Finnish Pilot vessel, L239 outside Helsinki, Finland

[janihudi]

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''aquila'' back from sea,



and in a hurry

[Seagull]

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Southampton pilot boat 3 arriving to escort Fram into Portsmouth harbour, 2nd May 2013.

[Seagull]

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Pegasus – the St Mary’s harbour pilot boat, Isles of Scilly.
The pilot boarding Fram, 3rd May 2013.



Here is a link to an interesting article giving further details, and also explaining the choice of this vessel for the particular combination of roles required of her in these islands.

[janihudi]

the pilotvessels ''aquila'' and ''orion'' in a rush to come in,picking up more pilots?

[janihudi]

the '' K.R.V.E.. 61'' batteling against the waves.

[janihudi]

''mercury''

[Seagull]

Failte – the Cork pilot boat, leaving Cobh, 4^th May 2013.

[Seagull]

Camac – the Dublin Port pilot boat.
The pilot arriving to board Fram on the morning of the 5th May 2013



Here is a link to some interesting and well-illustrated information about the boat.

[antias]

Pilot boats of IJmuiden







And from Newcastle the Collingwood.



Matthias

[janihudi]

''pioneer'' full speed out.
with in the background the ''transhelf'' (i believe)

[Jack Mulder]

Wulp left Den Helder to deliver a pilot.

[Germen]

Photo: ms Explorer (Pilotage) Harlingen 24-5-2014

Regards Germen

[pakarang]

Did you all see the pilot-boat video on Internet recently, which was pulled under during pilot boarding?

Can't seem to find it again.