Explosions and major fire on oil tanker MT. JAG LEELA at Belawan, Indonesia.

A pilot boat caught fire near the entrance of the Port of Recife, on Saturday morning (15 January). The fire would have started around 11h. In a note, the port authority explained that the two people who were in the pilot boat were rescued by another pilot boat "Serrambi".
The causes of the accident had not yet been identified, but would be investigated.

Emergency Fire Drill On Pilot Boat

One person was taken to hospital after a small boat caught fire off Seraya Buoy, located in the waters off Singapore's south-west coast, on Monday (Sept 4) afternoon.

Announcement from www.Marine-Pilots.com:

According to "Buchan Observer": Peterhead Port Authority has introduced remote pilotage for selected vessels entering the harbour as part of a package of measures designed to reduce the risk of staff and users contracting the Covid-19 virus.

The IMPA has published on 30th June 2020 a letter about crew exchange in times of corona. Read the letter here:

OHB subsidiary LuxSpace’s satellite for global ship monitoring has reached its target orbit.

Video: Climbing the pilot ladder, the pilot is hit by Pilot Boat.

Inbound San Juan harbor new pilot boat build by Safehaven marine

The American Pilots’ Association has sent a letter to state pilotage authorities across the United States on behalf of approximately 1,200 American ship pilots to improve safety pilot safety following the death of a New York pilot in December.