Wednesday, July 30, 2014

The Pilot Boat

Seven Seas Mariner cruise ship, IMO 9210139, port of Livorno
The “Seven Seas Mariner” leaving the Porto Mediceo, while a pilot boat is ready to follow her to recover the pilot outside the port.

See also: Seven Seas Mariner
External links: Seven Seas Mariner - Regent Seven Seas Cruises - Chantiers de l'Atlantique (Wikipedia)
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16 comments:

  1. RevrunnerJuly 30, 2014 at 1:28 AM

    Impressive bow.

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  2. KateJuly 30, 2014 at 2:52 AM

    That is a very sleek ship!

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  3. William KendallJuly 30, 2014 at 2:56 AM

    The contrast in size really is remarkable.

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  4. MichelleJuly 30, 2014 at 3:15 AM

    looks quite regal

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  5. RandyJuly 30, 2014 at 3:36 AM

    Bet that little boat feels really small.

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  6. DinaJuly 30, 2014 at 8:11 AM

    A boat so tiny but which carries such an important man.
    This brings back fond memories of the good ship Enotria. When she was about to squeeze through the Straits of Corinth a fellow passenger told me that now the pilot was coming aboard.
    At the tender age of 22 I thought pilots were only for airplanes.
    A week on the Mediterranean taught me much.
    God bless the pilots.

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  7. cieldequimperJuly 30, 2014 at 8:40 AM

    The floating city...

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  8. HalcyonJuly 30, 2014 at 10:35 AM

    I love the pilot boats. The pilots are usually quite friendly as well and will wave at passengers. :)

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  9. Luis GomezJuly 30, 2014 at 12:49 PM

    So cool! Love the tiny boat, works really well giving a sense of size.

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  10. Stefan JanssonJuly 30, 2014 at 4:38 PM

    That is a big one.

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  11. Tanya BreeseJuly 30, 2014 at 5:56 PM

    that's an impressive ship!

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  12. Rob SiemannJuly 30, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    Wish I could go with her... As I'm a curious boyo, I had to check: current position, in the Sea of Marmara, near Gelibolu/Gallipoli. Coming from Istambul, and about to enter the Bosporus

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  13. Rob SiemannJuly 30, 2014 at 7:40 PM

    Sorry, meant the Dardanelles, of course.

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  14. VPJuly 30, 2014 at 8:09 PM

    Rob - You are right: the posted picture was taken on July 7...

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  15. LowellJuly 31, 2014 at 3:00 PM

    This is a postcard, VP. Just superb!

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  16. JackAugust 1, 2014 at 12:22 AM

    Look how big! Look how small!

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