Article Best practice on rigging pilot ladders (UK MAIB)
published on 7 July 2022
Video 13m Pilot Boat Set Sail | Built by Dookyu Crown for the Water Ahead
published on 6 October 2026
Moored in the inner bay with engines warm, this 13m pilot boat is ready for sea. Lines slip away off the berth, the skyline slides past her mast, and out through the harbour mouth she opens up. Built by Dookyu Crown, for the water ahead. Looking for a pilot boat or a custom work boat for your waters? Send us a message.
Article First Cohort Completes Morocco’s New Structured Maritime Pilot Training Programme
by based on original source (Ahmed Tahiri via LinkedIn) - published on 16 September 2026
Video Tug Master (1956)
published on 29 August 2020
Southampton, Hampshire. L/S of the ships and boats in a busy harbour. C/U shot of a nice looking old ship. Camera pans to a couple of little ships - tugs. M/S of one of the tugs "Flying Kestrel" with its Captain Collingwood observing. M/S of "Queen Elizabeth" - the largest passenger liner in the world. "Seven tugs go into action when "Queen Elizabeth" leaves Southampton" - tells a voiceover. M/S of Captain Collingwood giving instructions on the bridge of "Flying Kestrel". M/S of the tug...