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Another cargo ship leaves the Humber, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

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A surprisingly flat calm day.

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Old gun emplacement, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

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I think this is a WW2 gun emplacement, please let me know if I'm wrong.

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Ship leaving the Humber, Spurn head near Kilnsea

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Spurn head is at the mouth of the Humber estuary, more or less opposite Grimsby, Lincolnshire and is a very busy shipping channel. Vessels heading in from the North Sea pass Spurn on their way to places such as Hull, Immingham and Goole.

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The bridge, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

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The big ships come quite close to shore here, with the zoom lens you get a good look. Note the chap on his phone!

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The Humber pilot, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

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With its' shifting sandbanks, the Humber is a treacherous place to navigate. The pilots do an incredible job guiding the commercial vessels safely to port.

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The jetty, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

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This is where the pilots moor....the lifeboat also uses the jetty.

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The not so old lighthouse, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

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Radar and satellite navigation has made these wonderful buildings a thing of the past. To me it's a shame, they are a part of our national heritage, let's hope a lot of them are preserved.

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