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Opinion Five questions for Olli Taipale, Chief Pilot at Finnpilot
published on 2 December 2020
Article Salt water runs deep in veins of Esperance marine pilot
by Carwyn Monck - published on 14 February 2024
Video A day at work of Marine Pilot Evan Simkus, Port of London Authority
published on 8 March 2022
Video 2006 Port of London Pilot Capt. Tom Miller - Hebridean Princess
published on 22 November 2023
In 2006 I was invited to join Port of London Pilot Capt. Tom Miller on one of his last few voyages before his retirement. A pilot cutter ferried us from the Gravesend Port office to the Port of London Terminal where the Hebridean Spirit waited for us to board. Once aboard, the ship's captain manoeuvred the vessel off its moorings and into the channel. After handing the vessel over to Capt. Miller, the Captain joined the ship's company for dinner, and the first offer and a helmsman remained...
Video Safety by Finnpilot Pilotage Oy
published on 17 December 2019
Video HURON SPIRIT - PILOT BOAT - Upbound Port Huron, Michigan 8-25-2020
published on 26 August 2020
Video Cebu Harbor Pilot Boarding 2GO Maligaya
published on 4 July 2022
Video Pilot Boat "Puffin" at Yarmouth
published on 9 June 2021
Vos Pace is a Dutch registered ship being seen out by Puffin Pilot vessel at Great Yarmouth 8th June 2021. Vos Pace is 83m long and 18m wide and made in 2015. Puffin is as long as Vos Pace is wide at 18m and 4m wide itself
I run over and managed to grab some nove shots even though the sun was facing into camera some of the time. As Puffin came back it looked even better I thought.
Music by me.
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Video What happens during a snapback event?
published on 18 February 2022
Case Study Video:
BHP - a global mining company and port owner – asked us to develop a test set-up to see what happens during a snapback event and evaluate their safety protection fence. The test data helped in the development of a safer protection fence and gave real insight into snapback behaviour.
Collaboration with BHP, Geobrugg and Wilhelmsen.