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27 Jul Taking the pilot

Posted at 02:54h in media, news by andrew herman

Taking the Pilot, July 27, 1881, wood engraving. State Library of Victoria, image No: mp004608

Boarding an incoming ship outside the Heads was, and still is, perhaps the most dangerous part of a sea pilot’s life.

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