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Pilot boat Virginia
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Back in August 2022, we received an offer to accompany the Port Colborne Pilot boat to make a video about the process of putting Pilots on board ships sailing on the Great Lakes. Port Colborne is the upbound terminus of the Welland Canal, and opens onto Lake Erie.

Short presentation of the steamship S/S Orion

16mt HSLC CLASS ALUMINIUM PILOT BOAT engineered & build by LYNX.

WESTDIEP PILOT (IMO: 9568988) is a Pilot Ship that was built in 2011 (10 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Belgium.

The Indian Register of Shipping has published a Technical Circular on pilot boarding arrangements this week. Here you can download and read the document.

This is a video designed to educate people about pilots and their work. It consists of an animated version and a live action version.