harbour master
Britishnoun
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New characters include scientist and inventor Ava Potts, played by Danielle Jam, local vet Dr Ollie, played by Carl Spencer, and the harbour master, played by William Andrews.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
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
They had also traced the doctor who wrote the autopsy, who was now in his 90s, as well as the harbour master from Belize, who had corresponded with Penny's father.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2018
It was evident that the billet of deputy-assistant harbour master carried no crushingly onerous duties.
From Command by McFee, William
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