harbour master
Britishnoun
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Rotterdam port harbour master René de Vries said 25 mobile homes kitted out with catering and satellite communications would be available for the crew to self-isolate in.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Robert Erskine, a harbour master at Portpatrick, dismissed the scheme as “a nice pipe dream”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2020
An official search operation was called off on 24 January after Guernsey's harbour master said the chances of survival were "extremely remote".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2019
She said her father, a harbour master and a strict Protestant, was "the apple of my eye", although she later fell out with all but one of her siblings.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2015
It was evident that the billet of deputy-assistant harbour master carried no crushingly onerous duties.
From Command by William McFee
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