The following ship traffic on Penobscot Bay occurred from Jan. 10 to 15, as assisted by the Penobscot Bay and River Pilots Association, a pilotage service based in Belfast, and which serves Penobscot Bay, Frenchman Bay and the Penobscot River.

The Pilots are responsible for guiding any vessel required to take a pilot. The pilots board the vessels at offshore pilot stations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, weather permitting, and help the ships navigate to their destinations, and then back out of state waters. Penobscot Bay and River pilot captains are Dave Gelinas, Skip Strong, Jeff Cockburn, David Smith and Adam Philbrook.

Jan. 10, Nor'Easter, carrying fuel oil, bound for Bucksport, from Portsmouth.

Jan. 12, Nor'Easter, empty, bound for Saint John, New Brunswick, departing from Bucksport.

Jan. 14, Tug Stephen Reinauer, Barge RTC-80, carrying ethanol, arriving from Portland, bound for Searsport.

Jan. 15, Tug Stephen Reinauer, Barge RTC-80, empty, bound for New York and New Jersey.

Jan. 15, NCC Amal, carrying caustic soda, bound for Searsport from Rotterdam.