Innovative "dry heat" system lifts fog for pilot boat
The Humber Calisto is a 56-ft pilot boat, operating on the Humber estuary on the northeast coast of England. It carries harbor pilots to and from large ocean-going ships. The pilots are local area experts whose job is to help navigate the big ships in and out of port.
The new vessel, which was built by Souter Marine on the Isle of Wight, was equipped with an innovative dehumidification and a/c system to overcome fogged pilothouse windows - a common problem in the cold, damp environment of the North Sea. The Cruisair system was designed and installed by Taylor Made Environmental (Richmond, VA), a manufacturer of marine hvac solutions.