Pilot boats

The "Gemini" is one of the three pilot boats that are at Vlissingen (Flushing). DAy and night they bring pilots to the big ships that are comming from sea.


Vlissingen itself has a decent harbour with lots of activity, but it's also at the start of the inland trip to the harbour of Antwerp.

The "Pieter Deconinck", is one of the two Belgium pilot boats that are stationed in Vlissingen.

The bring the pilots on board of the ships going to Antwerp.

The "Ravelingen" is the second pilot boat for the belgian pilots.


It is really nice to see how these boats, get themselves next to the way bigger ships.

On the right the picture shows, how a pilot boards a ship in the middle of the water way without any of the boats stopping.