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Various fishing vessels, including a brightly painted Pilot boat moored at Fisherman's Wharf.
(A pilot boat is a type of boat used to transport maritime pilots (Captains) between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting)
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Pilots cottages on Llanddwyn. The pilots also manned the lifeboat station which was later run by the RNLI. A small light was established in 1823 by the Caernarfon Harbour Trustees as a navigational aid for entering the Menai Straits and Caernarfon harbour.
After some heavy slogging breaking trail on the Redearth trail, it was nice to catch a glimpse of Pilot Mountain on the return trip. Taken in Banff National Park.
The row of four small cottages on Llanddwyn Island was built for the pilots who helped boats navigate into the ports along the Menai Strait. This narrow channel dividing Anglesey from the Welsh mainland posed a threat of grounding on sand banks to the boats calling mainly at the ports of Caernarfon, Y Felinheli and Bangor to collect the fine roofing slate produced in the hills of North Wales. As well as guiding commercial shipping, the pilots crewed the Llanddwyn lifeboat until its wathdrawal from service in 1903.
Pilot boat in Marstrand.
Marstrand is a seaside locality on the Swedish west-coast.y, Sweden. It had 1,319 inhabitants in 2010 and has held city privileges since 1200. The most striking feature about Marstrand is the 17th-century fortress Carlsten, named after King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. The town got its name from its location on the island Marstrandsön.
During the last quarter of the 18th century Marstrand had the free port status, granted by the King Gustav III. Marstrand is a popular sailing resort in summer time. It is also the venue of the annual Match Cup Sweden, a match race sailing competition.
This is a DH.89 Dragon Rapide, an airliner from the 1930s. Seating 8 passengers, hundreds were built, and around 40 were obtained by the newly formed British European Airways in 1947. Rapides continued in regional airline service around the world for several decades, and many are still used for pleasure flights - they are certainly on offer at both Duxford and Old Warden.
If you've read this far, you may be wondering who Jemma Meeson is - turns out, she's the daughter of plane's owner, who also owns a well-known airline, Jet2. They don't fly Rapides, but if push comes to shove, they've always got this one in the back pocket....
Nice clear view of the pilot, who gave us an excellent display, but I think he ought to be wearing a peaked cap for that authentic period look.
A pilot takes a walk while the plane is refueled. A black and white film shot from the 1950's - 60's. It's an U.S. Army Douglas C-54. Another of pop's pics from the shoebox.
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A pilot boat leaves the cruise ship Carnival Breeze after having dropped off a port pilot to guide the ship into the Port of Progreso, Mexico.
Pilot Mouintain as seen from the Bow Valley Parkway, early morning on a frigid day in Banff National Park.
As the sun rises over the horizon, the pilot & co-pilot of the Commemorative Air Force's B-29, "Fifi", enjoy a quiet, contemplative moment with a good cup of coffee before the day's flight schedule commences. _DSC5732
On Llanddwyn Island. Anglesey.
The pilots resided here and met sailing ships that were heading up the Menai Straits.
Great in the Summer, but a nightmare in the Winter months I would have thought if you personally know the Menai Straits.
Nice storm brewing over our rented cottage in the far distance...good move coming here l'd say. :-)
Convoglio composto da E.464 e carrozze a piano ribassato di Trenitalia in transito sul ponte di Grizzana (BO) in servizio con il R 11630 da Prato Centrale a Bologna Centrale.
Convoy composed by E.464 and low floor coaches of Trenitalia in transit on the bridge of Grizzana (BO) in service with the R 11630 from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale.
What an adventurous way to get to work! A harbor pilot is working his way around the deck of a pilot boat to, literally, jump onboard this cruise ship. The harbor pilot can assist the captain in bringing the ship to and from port, or they could take control of the ship and bring it in and out of port on their own.
I totally messed up on this one! With a very quick grab of my camera, I just didn't think to check my shutter speed, as it was a little too slow for action like this!
At port in Italy. Pentax.