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Article The scariest 15 minutes of my life
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 14 August 2019
Video Losingsforsøk Rekefjord / Maritime pilotage 02 07 2016
published on 26 September 2020
Video Safety by Finnpilot Pilotage Oy
published on 17 December 2019
Video Women Pilots at the Port of Houston with Howard Middleton and the First Woman Pilot Holly Cooper
published on 17 December 2025
By 2001, the Houston Pilots led the way in hiring minorities and women, and a few years later it formed a nonprofit called Anchor Watch, to offer scholarships to maritime students in need and boost opportunities for minority and women candidates. Captain Holly Cooper joined the Houston Pilots in 1994 as the group’s 151st pilot and the first woman to begin training as a deputy.
Article MARS-Report: Paltry PPU position predictor
by The Nautical Insitute - published on 18 August 2023
Video Pilot transfer by helicopter
published on 4 July 2019
Article Board of commissioners of Pilots of the State of New York
published on 22 December 2021
Video Griffiths off Point Lonsdale, for a look over Griffiths see this video https://youtu.be/rAnG87kd9Uw
published on 26 August 2025
Video Watching the Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria, OR
published on 21 February 2022
Watching Bar Pilots navigate the Columbia River in Astoria, OR and learning some history about the old pilot boat “Peacock”. Beautiful sunny day on the river with Sea lions, Gulls, ducks and more. Learn why it’s absolutely necessary for the bar pilots to help the ships get through one of the most treacherous parts of the Columbia.