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RSS FeedsHarbour pilot sacked after boat he was supposed to be on smashes into building
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21 january 2018 04:02:44

 
Harbour pilot sacked after boat he was supposed to be on smashes into building
(WorldNews Business)
 


A harbour pilot in Gisborne was sacked after his boss discovered he was not on board large ships he was supposed to be on. One was the cruise liner Emerald Princess carrying some 3000 passengers and 1200 crew, which anchored in Poverty Bay on March 30 last year. Things came to a head when a large fishing boat he was supposed to be on, but wasn`t, smashed into a building at the port and sent people running for their lives. The pilot, Captain Paul Hines claimed he could adequately provide `remote pilotage` of the fishing boat from land. Not only is this contrary to regulations, but CCTV footage revealed he was not at the vantage point he claimed to have been at when the boat came in. READ...


 
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