The pilot boarding seems a bit improvised and unsafe to me, but that's certainly business as usual, isn't it?
The pilot boarding seems a bit improvised and unsafe to me, but that's certainly business as usual, isn't it?
Video La station de pilotage des ports de Casablanca et Jorf-Lasf
published on 16 July 2020
The pilot station of the ports of Casablanca and Jorf-Lasfar operates in accordance with the 1937 Dahir on the reorganization of the pilot station of the port of Casablanca, which regulates all aspects of the organization and operation of the station, including the recruitment of pilots, as well as the pension and relief fund.
With the advent of Law 15/02 in 2005 on port reform, the station spontaneously adhered to it by creating a commercial company in application of article 13 of the said...
Video Embarque de Práctico - La Fresnais
published on 13 November 2021
Video Entering Rio de Janeiro | Aframax Tanker
published on 13 March 2025
Video Taking the last Pilot off before heading home
published on 5 May 2023
Video Flying into the Graveyard of the Pacific: Ports Unknown with Columbia River Bar Pilot Michael Tolley
published on 15 June 2026
At the mouth of the Columbia River lies "The Graveyard of the Pacific"—the deadliest river bar crossing on earth. To get a massive cargo ship safely through these crushing waves, an elite Bar Pilot has to board a moving ship by climbing a rope ladder and get's hoisted off the ship by helicopter 10 miles off shore in the Pacific Ocean. In this episode of What do you Wanna Cook?: PORTS UNKNOWN, we get you as close to the action as humanly possible. We take you inside the cockpit for an...
Video Columbia River Bar pilot transfer using helicopter
published on 3 May 2021
Video Pilot Boat "Pioneer" at Vlissingen Netherlands (2021)
published on 14 April 2020
Article PTR Holland offers free pilot ladder load test
published on 1 December 2021
Video SWATH-Tender WESER PILOT at Elbcam "Grauerort"
published on 10 June 2026
Ein außergewöhnlicher Anblick an der Festung Grauerort am 1. Juni 2026: Das markante rote Lotsenversetzschiff WESER passierte am späten Vormittag unsere Elbcam. Das Spezialschiff, das in der markanten SWATH-Bauweise (Doppelrumpf) konstruiert ist, befand sich nach einem Werftaufenthalt auf dem Rückweg in sein Stammrevier. Mit rund 12,5 Knoten zog der rote Hingucker elbabwärts an der Kamera vorbei.