Newspapers / Carteret County News-Times (Morehead … / Aug. 30, 1960, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Pilot A. T. Piner Brings Ship into Morehead City Harbor News-Times Photos by MeComb A. T. (Teencv ) Pmer stands on the bow of the pilot boat off Beaufort bar as the Esso tanker Annapolis apnroarhes. In a few minutes cap tain Finer will board the tanker and take over as the ship's captain until the vessel Is berthed at the Morehead City port terminal. .... ... -. ? ' ** :1*&r ??**?? 1 Wtfit JEDP&ZTXfc* Xsfe i:: v, ? 11. " I A view of the state port seldom seen by landlubbers is this one taken from aboard the F.sso tanker Annapolis as she is being docked. The ship at the pier is the Coast Guard cutter Thilula. From the pilot boat, captain Ptner climbs the Jacob's ladder to board the tanker. On a calm day, this is easy. But on a rough day, with the pilot boat bonncing and waves 10 feet high, the pilot has to be agile and alert or he stands a good chance of getting dunked or squashed between the two vessels. The big shin hasn't reached the tuRs yet so the crew takes time to buy from a local fisherman a backet of shrimp. Thf tug, A. T. Piner, captiM by Charfc* ItK, Ihrten Maad, wait* for the large skip to maneuver Ike channel onder II* own power. It Is nasally onlv about 46 mhratei from (he Mine the tags tie on, tat the harbor, until the ship Is dmrked. yvm Al the ship nears tile port the tug boats are waiting and tie on to briM( It th# rMt oT (hf May in. Piloting in most harbor*: is a "family affair." father teaches son. Morehead City Irarbor is no exception. Three of the fonr pi lots are Captain Charlie Finer, above, and his two sons, A. T. and Charles Jr. Capt. Ira Willis, though licensed, is no longer ac tive. ftoth tugs are now on (he port side as the tanker Is swung alongside the dock. Dtedging operations in ( Me KM rto&r em tot seen hi fee left baekgroovtf. Dwarfed fcjr tkr hr(f <k#, t tH koat nn Hi I* Mr ? % <kt thif'i kM. Aaatkar litMltt ?H?H? iMc, Ik* Men. < FrMa the rttot hmiftr aboard the tanker raptatn Finer keeps Uw ?Up mi * safe Journey Uiroarfh the channel by telling the navigator wlifcre to steer. From the moment be steps aboard the (My, the pilot Is the ship's captain and solely reap? si We and liable for both the ship and Its car#* Wfcfct Is VMM* at approximately fit million. 9f ??t 6f * MlMMt, MM> Mm mum r#tM ? the tat W?? liMfcMT M UMM* MMrJ Hi Wrth. Orders like-, "6* Or .A. T. Plaer hack *nm MM, ?ft ?r PNkf *M? ttMtMVt" are Iitonmm If Marti ?f Ike tail whistle*. To imit IM tUt* M Oc >Up Wtttr ae fcxri* M*t Ii(km> and Ioombi the llae.
Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 30, 1960, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75