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They're not taking pilot because the were 4 ships just recently, all moving towards our port and we only have one pilot. And because of the iced in harbours there's no
small boats to board or unboard the pilot. Once he's on board he can only disembark
on our pier then go to another ship, sometimes 300 miles away. So some of these ships wont wait.
Sorry, hard to explain. Lack of GOOD extra pilots and ice is the reason these Capts are doing it themselves. Not money because the pilot fees are VERY reasonable here.
I was a Ship's Agent for 35 years, and virtually all my ships wanted a pilot, and when I said we had no tugs (they always wanted 2 at least, no matter the $$) they then wanted the pilot even more.
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