Article New Volvo Penta D16 IMO III solution powers pilot boats
published on 15 November 2022
Video Pilot boarding on Pilot Boat "Virginia"
published on 22 July 2022
Article Docksta shipyard excel at Pilot Boats- secures another contract for Germany
published on 21 December 2022
Video Pilot Boat Waimea II, Port Nelson, New Zealand
published on 22 November 2021
Video Thunder Child II fly past in appreciation of our Front-line workers
published on 25 May 2020
At Safehaven Marine it was great to be able to launch a new pilot boat for the Port of San Ciprian in Spain after nearly 2 months of Lockdown. She was nearly finished at the start of the lockdown. It sure was nice to be on the water again, even with social distancing.
We wanted to do something nice to lift everyone's spirits during these challenging times around the World, so we did a fly past our home Port of Cobh in Thunder Child II (Safehaven’s Transatlantic record attempt vessel) in...
Article Kiel Canal is reopened for shipping after collision (1th Dec 2022)
published on 1 December 2022
Video Maiden voyage of HMM Algeciras #1-Qingdao
published on 5 June 2020
Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020
published on 8 January 2021
Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...