Video Pilot boarding on Pilot Boat "Virginia"
published on 22 July 2022
Video Rough weather sea trials of ‘Port Láirge’ punching through breakers and offshore in F10
published on 3 November 2021
Here’s a cool little video of the rough weather sea trails of ‘Port Láirge’ The Port of Waterford’s new Interceptor 48 pilot boat ready to be delivered next week. We had two days of rough weather, a Force 8 with 3.5m seas putting up some surf breakers over the Daunt and a second day with winds reaching Force 10 offshore, with 55kts of wind and 5m swells, allowing us to properly test her capabilities ensuring she's fully fit for purpose for the pilots and crew. Doing so we captured some...
Video Volvo Penta IPS Propulsion
published on 6 May 2021
Video Pilot Boat "AHTO 24" from Tallinn (Estonia, EU)
published on 4 October 2022
Article Kiel Pilots Operating on Emergency Basis
published on 3 June 2024
Video Safety training course for German maritime pilots
published on 12 June 2026
Article AIMPA Journal- October 2021 issue XV
by AIMPA - All India Marine Pilots' Association - published on 15 October 2021
Video Florida Harbor Pilots - Who We Are
published on 19 September 2019
Video Riding with the Savannah Pilots
published on 25 October 2020
Over the course of 4 days this August, I was afforded the opportunity and privilege of riding with the Savannah Bar Pilots for an article I was writing for a major maritime magazine. The pilots are given the responsibility of boarding a vessel in the Atlantic Ocean and safely navigating the vessel up the Tybee Road 9 (a name for the shipping lane that leads into the Savannah River), into the Savannah River, and into the Port of Savannah. The same is done in reverse when a ship is outbound...