Preparation & Rigging of a Pilot Ladder

Look at Life - City of Sailors - Portsmouth - 1965
Portsmouth is no longer the sea-faring city it once was; this film from the Documentary Series "Look At Life" Volume 5 - Cultural Heritage in 1965 looks at its changing face.

The pilots make docking mega-ships look easy despite the meteorological disturbance.
Great pictures from Morocco

Pilot of cargo ship Ever Forward, which ran aground in Chesapeake Bay last year, gives up license

This episode of What's Going On With Shipping examines the videos showing the Brazilian training ship Cisne Branco striking a bridge in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Take a look at Kewatecs latest self-righting test

Over 90% of the world's trade is carried by sea. Watch and learn how a pilot boards a container ship before entering port.
In this video, a cargo ship bound for Houston, Texas is boarded by a Houston Pilot before entering the Houston Ship Channel.
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