Winter Edition of the BPC Pilotage Quarterly published

Following in a long line of ever more refined and very seaworthy vessels, this small example of a Safehaven pilot boat has been chosen for operations on and around Scotland’s Cromarty Firth.

Aflevering 3/4 - Regio Amsterdam-IJmond In Over Een Andere Boeg gaat Sven mee met de loodsen van het Loodswezen. En onderzoekt hij wat dit bijzondere beroep inhoudt. We lopen mee met 4 verschillende regio's door heel Nederland. Regio's Scheldemonden, Amsterdam-IJmond, Noord en Rotterdam-Rijnmond. Wat drijft loodsen om elke dag weer het water op te gaan? Een beroep dat doorgaat bij dag... en nacht. Hoe is het om het grootste deel van je werk door te brengen op het water? Wat zijn de...

Here’s a cool little video we made during the sea trials of ‘Belgrano’ a new Interceptor 48 pilot for Montevideo, Uruguay. We captured some really nice drone footage of her offshore in some breaking seas and alongside ship manoeuvres, testing out her pilot boarding ladder and new fender system.

Containership CMA CGM BARRACUDA ran aground near Kruiningen on the Western Scheldt just before 01:00 UCT, Friday the 13th. Halfway between Antwerp and Vlissingen, she was sailing downstream en route from Antwerp to Hamburg. Directly after the grounding, multiple tugs gathered around her.
UPDATE: The tugs were able to refloat the vessel around 04:00 UCT. She is currently anchored at Everingen anchorage for hull inspection, just south of Borssele at Westerschelde River.
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Goodchild Marine have designed an MOB recovery platform system that can be fitted to existing vessels or incorporated into new constructions.

The Swedish Maritime Administration is launching the world's first fully methanol-powered pilot boat today, It is one of the ministry's existing pilot boats, which has now been converted to test the new propellant. The work is part of the Swedish Maritime Administration's transition to a fossil-free fleet.

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Pilot Boat And Crew Speeding To Transport A Local Marine Pilot To Cruise Ship, Ship's Tender.
Editors note:
Who knows where it is?