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SWATH@A&R – AN IDEA ON THE RISE
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For thousands of years ships have been firmly anchored in human identity. They have benefited and advanced the human kind in countless ways. And yet all along this amazing journey seafarers have been plagued by seasickness, an incessant and relentless nausea caused by the ship’s rolling and rocking. Many experts have tried to find the remedy for the persistent ailment, but always with moderate success.
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Challenge between SWATH tender "DÖSE" and two 30m mono hull vessels in 2013.

Pilot tender GRODEN on 16.12.2020 on the river Weser at Brake Unterweser to Cuxhaven - 4K VIDEO

Port of Townsville latest Mantaray HM ORC 173, along with all Port of Townsville’s pilot boat fleet is defined by the Pantocarene designed beak bow vessels that are the forefront of pilot vessel desingn worldwide.

Lyttelton Port Company Limited (LPC) are the operators of the largest Port in the South Island of New Zealand, have chosenPFMBlue´s GP16B to be installed.

The pilot boat in Hvasser is going to pick up a pilot from a tank ship.

Unless you were paying attention on your last cruise, you might have missed the pilot boat bringing the pilot out to your cruise ship. Here's the story in 4K. Hey, be sure to subscribe too! Copyright © 2022 Richard L. Sites. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized reuse, copying, duplication, reproduction, or redistribution in part or in whole without written permission is strictly prohibited. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player contact me directly. Find me on:...

The mouth of the Duluth Canal is a dangerous entrance in bad weather. Here the coast guard shows the agility of their boats. What a ride!

The pilot for the port of Cairns jumping off the pilot boat and getting onto the cruise ship. 
Carnival Luminosa December 2024 

Surely, the new invention also reduced the amount of time and hands (manpower) previously required to perform such a task. Now those idling "extra hands" could dedicate the "extra time" that was made available, to take care of other issues important for the community.