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Florida Harbor Pilots Association Florida Harbor Pilots Association Florida Harbor Pilots Association NEWS NEWS CONTACT FHPA CONTACT FHPA Captain Stuart Lilly PO Box 38294 Tallahassee, FL 32315 (850) 224-0219 office (305) 725-2543 cell [email protected] FloridaPilots.com | @FLHarborPilots | FB.com/FloridaHarborPilotsAssociation FloridaPilots.com | @FLHarborPilots | FB.com/FloridaHarborPilotsAssociation FloridaPilots.com | @FLHarborPilots | FB.com/FloridaHarborPilotsAssociation ON THE HORIZON ON THE HORIZON Remember, if you have a newsworthy item to share, please submit the complete details to: Kristen Bridges at [email protected] or (850) 222-2140. Did You Know? The Rail hub at Port Everglades can handle more than 400,000 containers per year? July 2015 July 2015 CANAVERAL PILOTS - Sun-Sentinel __________ 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 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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Florida Harbor Pilots AssociationFlorida Harbor Pilots AssociationFlorida Harbor Pilots Association

NEWS NEWS

CONTACT FHPACONTACT FHPA

Captain Stuart Lilly

PO Box 38294

Tallahassee, FL 32315

(850) 224-0219 office

(305) 725-2543 cell

[email protected]

ON THE HORIZONON THE HORIZON

Remember, if you have a

newsworthy item to share, please

submit the complete details to:

Kristen Bridges at

[email protected]

or (850) 222-2140.

Did You Know? The Rail hub at Port Everglades can handle more than 400,000

containers per year?

July 2015July 2015

CANAVERAL PILOTS

- Sun-Sentinel

__________

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 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