José Martins Ribeiro Nunes (5 January 1927 – 26 April 2012), also known as Zé Peixe or Joe Fish, was a

maritime pilot A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who maneuvers ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbors or river mouths. Maritime pilots are regarded as skilled professionals ...

. Unusually, rather than meeting and departing from the ships out at sea using a pilot boat, he would swim to and from the ships, jumping heights of more than 40 meters (130 ft) and swimming about a day. José was a native from Aracaju,

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, where he practiced his profession from 1947.

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"An article in Portuguese about José Nunes"
April, 2007 ''Vida Simples'' *

June, 2003 ''Fish has to swim'' 1927 births 2012 deaths People from Aracaju Brazilian sailors {{Brazil-bio-stub