Piloting a 190 meter Bulker with 2 tugs

A pilot boat is a type of boat used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting.

Video by Capt.Harold Janda

The pilots say that Port Tampa Bay leadership is leaning on them to change policies in ways they say would be less safe.

This video shows us what all takes place during unmooring and pilotage operation in detail. Must watch for all.

Documentary from 2019 by "The Sea Lad"

Maneuvering ship at Singapore arrive, pick up the pilot and alongside, cargo operation, and then departure.

Following a competitive, international selection process, the Port of London Authority (PLA) has signed a contract with British family-run company, Goodchild Marine Services Ltd, to build a new pilot vessel.

We bid farewell to our Otaru marine pilot just outside Otaru Harbor, Japan. The crew of the pilot tug were particularly fastidious about not marking up the side of the Viking Orion during the operations, spraying the interface with water, even though that might have made the transfer more hazardous for the pilot. From the Viking Orion, October 2024