Pilot Boat "KAPITÄN JÜRS" / Brunsbüttel

The ship could not slow down and sailed against the Old North Lock - “Alte Schleuse Nord”.

Auch die Baustelle der neuen Schleuse ist zu sehen.
The construction site of the new lock can also be seen.
Pilotage Service in this Area by:

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.

Estonian boatbuilder Baltic Workboats has delivered a new pilot boat ordered by German vessel operator Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Hamburg Port Authority.

It's on the Tees, vessel is the Saltholme.

According to a report today by www.MaritimeBulletin.net a mooring boat was rammed from a container ship and sunk.

Oct. 13, 2022
Harbor pilot departing the NCL Prima in rough seas.

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It has been exactly one year ago that a pilot from Sandy Hook (New York), Dennis Sherwood, died in the line of duty while attempting to board the container vessel Maersk Kensington.
What has happened since then? Has safety been improved for the pilots?

Load Testing of Accommodation Ladder Set. The Test was carried out under Class Surveyor's supervision at Roads.