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Oil and Water: A Day in the Life of a VLCC Harbor Pilot: “A cool, calm courage that no peril can shake”

Emad Talhah is a Chief Harbor Pilot and Mooring Master at Saudi Aramco. He is based in Ras Tanura. 6:45: Pilot Boarding Area Next to our tiny craft, the supertanker looms like a skyscraper rising from the deep. Mini-metropolis may be more like it: stre…

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