Here’s a series of photos from the Port of London Authority showing a rather typical occurrence on the River Thames: bringing a ship into port. In these pictures, PLA pilot, Peter Flanagan, boards and maneuvers the Hamburg Sud container ship, Rio Blanco, into the London Container Terminal. Just another day on the Thames!
A great story about Port of London Authority pilots can be downloaded HERE.
Photos courtesy Port of London Authority via Twitter
Updated: February 14, 2014 (Originally published February 12, 2014)
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