Video Technique Maritime Pilots Use to Board Ships Moving on Polar Ice
published on 22 April 2025
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel and watch with us as ship pilots get onto and off moving vessels. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an incorrigible lover of this mysterious world, our videos are made for you ! We publish 3 videos a week on our YouTube channel and many more articles on our website. Feel free to subscribe to not miss any of our updates and visit our website to discover additional content. Don’t forget to follow...
Video Parking my Ship / Mombasa Kenya / Berthing Process
published on 6 August 2021
Article IcePad, Smart download and view satellite images of sea-ice
by Drift + Noise GmbH - published on 26 July 2019
Video Thomas Levillain, Marine Pilot at Pilotage de la Seine, France
published on 10 December 2021
Opinion Simulators in Marine Pilot Training: AMPI Position Statement
by Australasian Marine Pilots Institute - published on 18 October 2024
Article DanPilot's half-year report reflects transition in a pressured market
by DanPilot - published on 5 October 2021
Video Bob Peacock "Maritime Pilot", Maine / NewBrunswick - Part 2
published on 10 September 2020
Article Work profile of maritime pilots in Germany
published on 27 December 2021
Video Paradip piloat boat along side at ship
published on 7 June 2023
Video North Sea Pilot Boat in choppy Seas
published on 24 November 2025
Early morning in the North Sea, three-metre swells, freezing winds, and a burst of hail hammering the deck - perfect conditions for another day with the Port of Tyne pilotage.
In this video we take two pilots out to the Aquamarine Ace onboard the pilot boat Collingwood, pushing through seriously choppy water on a bitter, stormy morning. You’ll see the full run out to sea, the swell hitting the bow, the hailstorm rolling in, and the precision teamwork that gets the pilots safely across in...