Port Huron Pilot Boat

[Guest]

Private company... Makes sense.

Thanks Guest-

[Guest]

Pilot association is a private company and is not part of any Federal agency like the Coast Guard. Occasionally you'll see other law enforcement at a CG base but not private craft like the pilot boat.

A tour boat is also governed by Coast Guard rules but you wont see them docked there.

[Guest]

Why is the pilot boat docked miles away from the action downstream on the Black River?

Wouldn't it be more cost and time-friendly to keep her at the Coast Guard Station next to the lighthouse?

To me it can't be personnel/home security reasons as the pilots are governed (including pay) by the Coast Guard.