Harbor Pilot

Le Saint-Laurent n’est pas un long fleuve tranquille: il faut des compétences spécifiques pour l’apprivoiser. Rencontre avec Simon Lebrun, pilote maritime, qui guide les navires étrangers et canadiens dans des sections difficiles du Saint-Laurent entre Montréal et Trois-Rivières. Pour ne rien manquer de nos prochaines capsules vidéo, abonnez-vous à notre chaîne. Activez les notifications pour être avisé lorsque de nouvelles vidéos sont publiées. Pour nous suivre sur les réseaux sociaux :...

Video by Andy Mabbett, UK
A lovely morning for the arrival of the Royal Caribbean International Majesty of the Seas into Portsmouth International Port. Apologies for my basic editing but the overlays in each corner provide an idea of what my tugs azimuth thrusters were doing along the way with the sliders showing engine and propeller power. The Damen Shipyards Group ASD 2411 'MARKSMAN' of SMS Towage is an awesome tug with 70t Bollard Pull. This ensures the customer's v/l is handled safely...

The Los Angeles Pilot Service ordered two customized 56′ Camarc Design pilot boats (P/B) built by Vigor Industrial at their Vancouver, WA facility, located on the northern side of the Columbia River. The LA Pilot Service took delivery of the P/B Angels Pilot and Angels Navigator at Vigor’s shipyard on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon in early October.

#GaltexPilots #pilotboatgalveston #gladdinghearn #goprohero11 #rammounts #galvestonpilots #viewfromthepilotboat @RoyalCaribbean #harmonyoftheseas #royalcaribbean #oasis #cruiseship #timeforavacation #vacation

Brief snapshot of a day in the life of a Humber marine Pilot.
This was filmed a few years ago, 2019 I think.
Some standards and best practices have changed since then, for instance I would not have my bag on my back while using the pilot ladder now, I would send it down using a heaving line.
#MarinePilot #shiphandling #pilotage #ships #timelapse #humber

The Associated Federal Pilots in Metairie, LA, has ordered a Chesapeake Class pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The pilots’ first launch, built by the Mass.-based shipyard, is scheduled for delivery in July 2021.

Time Lapse Video of a Ship Entering Harbor

The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority has suggested a possible mistake by the captain of the Ever Given could have led to the grounding of the giant container ship in the waterway last month.

#cargoship #seaferer #norway