World largest and strongest nuclear Icebreaker

...in freezing seaports of Russia this season. In total, FSUE "Rosmorport" operates in 15 freezing seaports of the country.

Waiting for Queen Anne in Visby. 👑⚓️ With a few minutes to spare, the pilot boat stretches her legs and has a little fun while waiting. After all… A Queen is never late. Nor is she early. She departs precisely when she means to. 😄 Which would you rather be aboard—the pilot boat or Queen Anne? 👇 #QueenAnne #PilotBoat #MaritimePilot #PilotLife #Visby #Gotland #Cmport #Maritime #shipspotting

According to various reports, the motor vessel "Else" damaged the gate of the Kiel-Holtenau lock at 5:00 a.m. on 29 August when it entered the closed gate without a pilot.

For days, the container freighter "Ever Given" had blocked the Suez Canal. Now Egypt and the shipping company are apparently arguing about compensation. For safety's sake, the canal authorities had the ship chained up.

The container ship "Mumbai Maersk" ran aground off the island of Wangerooge. A first rescue attempt failed.

The new pilot boat "Buran" has been delivered to Poseidon Sea Pilots of Queensland, Australia.

The European Maritime Pilots' Association (EMPA) has compiled a very good overview of current (and also country-specific) documents concerning the COVID-19 pandemic on its website. This page is updated regularly.

It is not often that this blog is used to show bad practice, however in this case some pictures tell a whole story. Ship is compliant by design for rigging a combination. How about the operator(s)?