A containership collided with a Pilot boat inside taipei harbour

off Taipei, bit choppy seas

Captain Jonathan Tennant has been called a hero for his decision to intentionally ground the Golden Ray, keeping it out of the main shipping channel.

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

Container ship SHAHRAZ and bulk carrier SAMUDRA SAKTI I are reported to run aground in Singapore Strait south of St John Island at around 1900 UTC May 10, close to each other, while proceeding in the same direction, probably trying to avoid collision. As of 0700 UTC May 11, both ships remain in the same positions, coordinates don’t change. SHAHRAZ is en route from Port Klang to Yangshan China, SAMUDRA SAKTI I is en route from Belawan to Bayah, southwest Java.

Kollision mit Holtenauer Hochbrücke / NDR Schleswig Holstein Magazin 19:30

The transfer of pilots to and from seagoing vessels should not rely solely on mutual trust and good intentions.

After years of looking, the Port of Grays Harbor has its new pilot boat, the Vega, to replace the 60-year-old Chehalis.

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PILOTTENDER GRODEN (MMSI: 211545300). Build by Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany