Marine Officer/Pilot – Greenock UK

'Balblair' Cromarty Firth's 2nd Safehaven Marine Interceptor 48 pilot boat on sea trials.

According to a report today by www.MaritimeBulletin.net a mooring boat was rammed from a container ship and sunk.

The Port of Townsville, northern Australia’s largest multi-cargo port, is expanding its fleet of pilot boats to four.

The Port has awarded Hart Marine a $3 million contract to build a 17.3m ORC vessel that is due for delivery later in 2020. The new high-tech vessel will be slightly longer but have the same design features as the PV Osprey which was delivered by Hart Marine in late 2017.

Bulk Carrier "Jasmine A" leaving Gladstone lock stern-first with 3 tugs

Other countries, other morals. What do you think about the work of the ship's crew? Do they work carefully in accordance with the regulations?

The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the contact of the Miss Mollye D tow with the Route 182 bridge was a loss of control of the tow by the pilot at the helm of the towing vessel, likely due to impairment by factors such as fatigue or drug use.

It is not often that this blog is used to show bad practice, however in this case some pictures tell a whole story. Ship is compliant by design for rigging a combination. How about the operator(s)?

Bulk Carrier sailing from Seaforth Dock through Gladstone Lock into The River Mersey