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Harbor Pilots - They park big ships. This is how.


published on 30 September 2022 29 -

Found on YouTube. Created by "John Gochenouer". Originally published on 2022-09-29.
A harbor pilot has the difficult job of bringing ships into port. A candidate for Albay Yacht Club has invited me to document the process. I went with Jud, the harbor pilot.
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