Traveling on Crude Oil Tanker Seaways Yellowstone In The Gulf Of Mexico Open Sea to Port Aransas

The Sabine Pilots who help ships navigate their way up and down our waterways officially have a new place to call home.

The "Brazos Pilot" makes its debut
Brazos Pilot Association President Captain Billy Burns said a good pilot boat is essential to saving lives.
That is the expectation of their newest boat, the "Brazos Pilot": a vessel tailored to fit the job and provide their pilot association with performance dependability and the safety systems integration to fulfill their maritime mission.
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Breaux’s Bay Craft, Loreauville, La., delivered the new 90’x23’x12’4″ aluminum pilot boat Spindletop to the Sabine Pilots on March 6. The Sabine Pilots, Port Arthur, Texas, serve the Texas ports of Orange, Port Arthur and Beaumont. “This is the biggest pilot boat built in the U.S.,” said Roy Breaux, the shipyard’s owner. “There are bigger ones in other parts of the world, but this is the largest in the U.S.”

AURIGA Group on Friday announced it had appointed the first female pilot in its business, as well as the first female leader of a reef pilotage business.

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This video was produced in September 2013 to provide an easy-to-understand introduction to pilotage in Japan.

Look at Life - Icebreakers - Keeping Shipping Routes Open from 1966
Another of the Look at Life Documentaries - Volume One - Transport - Breaking the Ice - from March 1966 - Taking a look at the Icebreakers responsible for keeping shipping routes open.

Documentary from 2019 by "The Sea Lad"