New Burnham-On-Sea pilot boat arrives

Advertising film of the SWATH shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen on ships in SWATH design (2013)

The pilot boat next to the ship after dropping off the Harbour Pilot

In this part two video of the man overboard drill series. In one continuous take and no speed adjustments. You can see once the dummy is launched in the water. How fast the crew can come to a complete stop. The boats captain moves to the stern control station, Deploy the stern scoop and rescue the survivor. All of this happing in less than two minuets. An amazing display of teamwork and skill. Filmed using a DJI Mini 2 If you are interested in purchasing a Mini here is a link to my DJI...

Raw footage of a an offshore Pilot transfer.
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Pilot boat approaches Carnival Splendor off the coast of Victoria, Canada

Tampa Bay Pilot

An entire day caught in a time lapse. Up and down the river twice.
Cool prospective 12000 TEU ship Turing min 2:00. !

In the Inner Harbor, a tugboat captain is teaching Baltimore's inner-city youth about the maritime industry.

On this episode of What's Going On With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - former merchant mariner and maritime historian at Campbell University - we compare and constrast the grounding and salvage of MV Ever Forward (March 13, 2022) with that of MV Ever Given (March 23, 2021).

The Auckland District Court has fined the Ports of Auckland NZD424,000 (USD300,500) for exempting its pilot boats from speed limits in Waitemata Harbour after a swimmer was struck and killed (April 2017).