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GUARDIANS OF A
crowded North Sea
WHETHER YOU LOOK AT TODAY’S NAUTICAL CHART OR THAT OF TOMORROW: THE NORTH SEA APPEARS CROWDED AND IS ONLY SET TO BECOME BUSIER AND BUSIER. OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION, FISHING, RECREATION AND THE RAPID PROLIFERATION OF WIND FARMS ARE ALL VYING FOR SPACE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ANCHORAGE AREAS AND VESSELS LAYING CABLES AND PIPES. SJACO PAS EXPLAINS HOW THE NETHERLANDS COASTGUARD APPROACHES THIS COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE WHILE MARTIJN VAN DER VLIET DISCUSSES HOW SO-CALLED NORTH SEA PILOTS HELP CAPTAINS TO SAFELY NAVIGATE.
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