When I first saw the pilot boat with the Pilot age SA pilot aboard I though the boat itself was tied to a dock of some sort until the whole thing started coming our way.
When bound for the Port of Zarate, Argentina The Plate River pilot boards at Recalada, the Parana River pilot boards at Zona Comun near Buenos Aires Roads.When we switched pilot I managed to snap a couple of fotos.
If there is ever a contest for photos of the most unusual pilot boats I am entering these pictures.
K.C.
4 comments:
Thanks for posting that. Never seen one like that pilot boat.
By the wAy, I have a possibility of being in Portsmouth, nh next weekend Jan 7. Any chance of meeting up ... I could even drive a bit farther north, as I haven't been in Maine in quite a while ... Let me know via tugster blog. Cheers and happy new year.
i LOVE that negative space bow! do you think it is so this vessel can fit into ships bows so the pilot can scramble up the hawsepipe?
Today, pilot boat Antares is a bit different: wheelhouse is smaller, the deck is not like that (that negative cut, it´s just straight side to side), and it reaches speeds over 21 kts.
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