Opinion "Ship's Pilot" - A poem by Gaylen K. Bunker
by Frank Diegel - published on 13 February 2020
Article Port of Waterford receives the "Port Láirge" Pilot Boat
published on 24 November 2021
Video To The Heads with the Port Phillip Sea Pilots - Nepean
published on 6 December 2022
Flying from Shortlands, following the beautiful HM Orc 181 "Nepean" Flying to the very edge of VLOS helped by the elevated position in the carpark, also helped by a good strong coffee from Hesse St! Little known fact, when I was a small child I went out in the Pilot boat from (dad recalls) Gem Pier in Williamstown! I only remember being a bit scared and that's about it. Learn about the Port Phillip Sea Pilots here - https://www.ppsp.com.au/story/ Learn more about the pilot boat here:...
Video Pilot bording in Norway, Hammerfest, Ile de Batz
published on 21 June 2021
Video Baltic Workboats Pilot Ship (2016)
published on 17 June 2021
Video Maritime Voices: Clint Winegar, Presiding Officer, Houston Pilots
published on 10 October 2025
Video Pilot Boat JP Virden Indian River Inlet 2/3/26
published on 9 February 2026
Video Otaru/Sapporo Marine Pilot Disembarkation
published on 6 October 2024
We bid farewell to our Otaru marine pilot just outside Otaru Harbor, Japan. The crew of the pilot tug were particularly fastidious about not marking up the side of the Viking Orion during the operations, spraying the interface with water, even though that might have made the transfer more hazardous for the pilot. From the Viking Orion, October 2024
Article Summer Edition of the BPC Pilotage Quarterly published
published on 15 August 2022
Video Marine pilots steer Ningbo Zhoushan Port's success
published on 16 September 2021
East China is home to the world's biggest port in terms of cargo throughput. Every day, ocean tankers filled with critical resources like iron ore and crude oil pass through the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port as fully-loaded container ships arrive from all over the world. Marine pilots are the first to meet the incoming ships, and the last to see them out. They are tasked to help maneuver the giant vessels through China's busy waterways. Follow CGTN reporter Huang Fei to find out more about our...