Coastal Navigation

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Navigating the Norwegian coast:

Reefer ship Silver Lake passing Yttre Steinsund south bound on a clear summer night:

"Silver Lake" in Steinsundet in southbound direction.

Hurtigruten M/V Polarlys sailing north bound through Stokksundet in daylight:

Sailing through the narrow Stokksundet, Åfjord, Norwegen

Hurtigruten M/V Kong Harald enter Trollfjorden:

Trollfjord Sailing, Hurtigruten M/S Kong Harald

PS> This was all in good weather. No fun in a blizzard with zero visibility, or on a dark winter night.

[Kennebec_Captain]

Doha Channel. According to the Sailing Directions the pilot gets on at the approach buoy but he told us he’d get on between 1&2. He got on 10 miles later at the breakwater.

The next couple sets of buoys can be seen a little further out.