Pilot boat goes out, Pilot Boat comes in. The saltie Cape comes in. Busy Sunday in Duluth!

The "Sea Bear", (ex "Narrows") was built in 1959 in Massachusetts for use as a pilot boat in New York. Ed Montgomery, at Sea Service, LLC, bought her and brought her to the Twin Ports in September, 2002.

The mouth of the Duluth Canal is a dangerous entrance in bad weather. Here the coast guard shows the agility of their boats. What a ride!

Live Stream for Duluthharborcam.com

Loodswezen Instructie Embarkeren Debarkeren.
Unfortunately only in Dutch without subtitles.

Great film about sailing on Kiel Canal (NOK) in Germany.

Program, Speakers & Booking here

When a vessel navigates in confined waters, such as in a harbour or narrow channel, it is well known among experienced pilots that the ship handling is greatly affected by the hydrodynamic forces and moments acting between ship and bank or sidewall of the channel.

A fierce debate of the future of the tanker ban off the northwest coast of British Columbia is escalating and now includes a demand from the Assembly of First Nations the Ottawa withdraw from its new MOU with Alberta to build a pipeline to the coast. Ben Mulroney speaks with Capt. Steve Kennedy, president of the British Columbia Coast Pilots about the rising tensions. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-west-block Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE:...

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