The story of Britain's pilotage services.
The story of Britain's pilotage services.
Thames, UK
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Video Maritime Piloting in the 17th-Century
published on 25 June 2022
Video Look at Life - City of Sailors - Portsmouth - 1965, UK
published on 18 March 2021
Article A journey back in time: films of pilotage from 1940 to 1975 (USA, UK and Germany)
by Frank Diegel - published on 18 May 2020
Video A day at work of Marine Pilot Evan Simkus, Port of London Authority
published on 8 March 2022
Video Pilot services at Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia.
published on 14 August 2024
Video A day in the life of a PLA Pilot (London): 20 August 2025
published on 9 December 2025
Article Hymn to the Pilot: A poem written by a harbour pilot
by Mohammed Rida El Mariky - published on 26 February 2022
Video Pilot on Board Documentary Movie
published on 23 February 2023
Pilot on Board - Documentary Movie ⚓️ The documentary Pilot on Board shows us the highly responsible work of Finnish pilots and pilot boat operators, through all seasons, in different circumstances, ships and ports. In spring we go onboard in Örregrund, Kotka, to guide the cargo ship M/S Arabian Breeze to port. In summer we see how the 290 metres long cruise ship M/S Emerald Princess is piloted from Harmaja to the West Harbour in Helsinki. The pilotage of a Dutch ship in Lake Saimaa was...