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Article Safe working with harbour cranes
by American Harbor & Docking Pilots Association - published on 24 August 2022
Video TV Interview Maritime Pilot Devan Pulliah
published on 11 July 2020
Video "Majesty of the Seas" berthing Portsmouth International Port. Tug view
published on 10 August 2020
Video by Andy Mabbett, UK
A lovely morning for the arrival of the Royal Caribbean International Majesty of the Seas into Portsmouth International Port. Apologies for my basic editing but the overlays in each corner provide an idea of what my tugs azimuth thrusters were doing along the way with the sliders showing engine and propeller power. The Damen Shipyards Group ASD 2411 'MARKSMAN' of SMS Towage is an awesome tug with 70t Bollard Pull. This ensures the customer's v/l is handled safely...
Video Day in a Life of a TugBoat Captain in New York Harbor
published on 10 April 2021
Video Ensuring Safety for Maritime Pilots: Addressing the Real Risks | SEA VIEWS - PODCAST
published on 1 July 2025
In this eye-opening episode of Sea Views, host Julia Gosling speaks with Captain Andrew Moll (Chief Inspector, UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch), Ari Palmers (Senior Maritime Pilot, Netherlands), and Adam Parnell (Director, CHIRP Maritime) to confront the serious dangers faced by maritime pilots — especially during pilot transfers, where fatality rates remain alarmingly high.
Opinion The last day of service for Brisbane Marine Pilots
by Brisbane Marine Pilots - published on 31 December 2021
Video Vessel collision with Breakwater in Marseille port, France
published on 21 June 2020
Article CRPPA Seeks 28 Percent Raise Due to Mississippi River Challenges
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 5 August 2020
Video History: Trinity House Buoys (1966)
published on 18 May 2020
Harwich, Essex. Several shots of buoys at a warehouse on the quay. Various shots show the Trinity House Vessel 'Siren' setting out to sea to carry out maintenance on buoys; a naval flag showing the Union Jack and the Trinity House Jack is hoisted; officers are seen using sextants and plotting their course on a chart. Nice M/S of a sailor tying on a life jacket. Sailors drop anchor beside a buoy, hoist weather balloons and ring bells on the ship. The buoy is cleaned of mussels and limpets...