Florida Harbor Pilots Association

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NEWS

July 2015

Did You Know?

CONTACT FHPA
Captain Stuart Lilly
PO Box 38294
Tallahassee, FL 32315
(850) 224-0219 office
(305) 725-2543 cell
kp84@yahoo.com

The Rail hub at Port Everglades can handle more than 400,000
containers per year?
- Sun-Sentinel

CANAVERAL PILOTS
Below is a letter written to Captain Grimison from Roy Crabtree,
Regional Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration at the National Marine Fisheries Service, applauding
Capt. Grimson and the Canaveral Pilots Association on their efforts to
ensure the safety of a right whale and her calf.
Dear Capt. Grimison:
I was extremely pleased to have received a report from staff about your
efforts to prevent a possible collision with right whales off Cape
Canaveral. Notably, during late afternoon of January 24, 2015, Ms. Julie
Albert, Marine Resources Council, received notification that a right
whale and her newborn calf were located just south of Jetty Park and
were swimming north across the Port Canaveral entrance channel. Their
movements were taking them directly into the path of four departing
cruise ships. Ms. Albert immediately notified you as you were piloting
one of the cruise ships and you immediately notified pilots onboard the
other cruise ships and lookouts were posted. As a result, crewmembers
obtained a visual on the whales, the ships took appropriate actions, and
the whales safely crossed the channel.

ON THE HORIZON
Remember, if you have a
newsworthy item to share, please
submit the complete details to:
Kristen Bridges at
kristen@bascomllc.com
or (850) 222-2140.

On behalf of NOAA Fisheries Service, I extend our thanks to you and the
entire Canaveral Pilots team for taking immediate actions to ensure the
safety of the mother and calf pair of North Atlantic right whales. Efforts
like yours are essential to the recovery of the North Atlantic right whale.
Thank you again, and we look forward to continuing our important work
with you and the other pilots in the Canaveral Pilots Association.
Sincerely,
Roy Crabtree, Ph.D.
Regional Administrator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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