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Last Wednesday we said goodbye to a friend and former colleague Terry Russell. Terry served as a pilot from 1952 to 1988 having served as an apprentice during the war years. Terry played a big part in the major reorganisation of pilotage in the 1980s as well as being involved with the inception of the…

On Friday 8th June 2018 Bristol Pilot Tony Anderton presented a cheque to Portbury Seafarer’s Centre for £1420, which was raised in the raffle and auction on the last day of the UKMPA conference.

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30 Apr

Sounding lovely at @bristolport 👏

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Capt. Ed Enos @hicapted·

1 May

Durban marine pilot survives fall off vessel when ladder snaps: http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/durban-marine-pilot-survives-fall-off-vessel-when-ladder-snaps/

Very happy to hear this ended well, with Pilot safe, healthy, injury free, albeit a little wet.

Be safe out there my brothers & sisters!

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Richard Meade @Lloydslisted·

9 Apr

Coronavirus travel and quarantine restrictions are a ticking time bomb for shipping. Make no mistake - fatigue among seafarers will inevitably result in more accidents at sea. This is a safety issue and it’s a mental health issue.
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1131904/The-Lloyds-List-Podcast-How-to-help-shippings-stranded-seafarers

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Gregg Pedder @greggpedder·

11 Apr

@BBCNews should be covering stories like this rather than constant utter drivel about @NHSuk PPE. Yeah, we get the picture, PPE is in short supply, but it's hardly surprising given that demand increased by a factor of 10 almost overnight #Covid19UK https://twitter.com/GoughCJ/status/1248233762737000448

Chris Gough@GoughCJ

In some good news, on our Intensive Care Unit, we are seeing the majority of #COVIDー19 patients survive to discharge.

We all need a silver lining right now.

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