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Sandy Hook Pilots
NicknameMaritime pilot or Harbor pilot
Named afterSandy Hook, barrier spit
Formation1694
Founded atNew York City
HeadquartersStaten Island
Location
  • New York/New Jersey, US
OriginsA group of men to ensure safe passage of ships into the New York Harbor
ServicesPiloting
AffiliationsSandy Hook Pilots Association

Sandy Hook Pilots are licensed maritime pilots that are members of the Sandy Hook Pilots Association for the Port of New York and New Jersey, the Hudson River, and Long Island Sound. Sandy Hook pilots guide oceangoing vessels, passenger liners, freighters, and tankers in and out of the harbor.[1] The peninsulas of Sandy Hook, and Rockaway in Lower New York Bay define the southern entrance to the port at the Atlantic Ocean.

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