Swift Arrow, a 45' launch that delivers Puget Sound pilots to ships that require pilots for docking, has visited Bell Harbor Marina several times in the past few days. No idea why she's here. We often see the pilot launches on the far (south) side of Elliott Bay, near Harbor Island. They rarely visit Bell Harbor.
For some enlightening photos of Swift Arrow delivering a Puget Sound pilot to a China Shipping Line container vessel in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, see http://www.aluminumalloyboats.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2667.
Port Angeles is the designated pilot station for all vessels en route to or from the sea. If you're interested in information about Puget Sound Pilots, the umbrella organization under which the pilots operate, visit http://www.pspilots.org/about.html. The section on a pilot's typical workload (http://www.pspilots.org/pilots_workload.html) is especially informative.
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