Marine Pilot

Local Harbour Pilot boat in choppy sea at Ramsgate Kent England, filmed on 2.4.25

For nearly 150 years, the Bar Pilots have protected our environment by safely guiding ocean-going vessels through our waterways.

This video explores the question of why ships are so difficult to manoeuvre in reverse.

Port Revel is a ship handling training center for pilots, captains and officers. Unique in its kind, it allows to acquire new skills, to improve on different manned models at scale 1 / 25th.

Congratulation to Ahmed Sati for 8,000 moves!

The latest edition of The New Zealand Pilot has been published (link in article).

Mission ended well and disembarked on 13/12/2021. She didn't. Weekes later she caught major fire and sank South of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. Fortunately, the crew abandoned the ship and no casualties were reported.

This operation was carried out as part of a study of the capability of vessels of 142 meters length to enter and leave the seaport of Vyborg in the daylight.