Harbour pilot boarding MT STI MIRACLE

A routine station watch turns surreal as a massive container ship slowly emerges from dense fog. We board the pilot, complete the transfer, and watch the vessel disappear back into the mist.

Approche d'un navire gros colis par mauvais temps en 2014. Pilotone Troenn de Lorient

This video briefly describes the special operation of transfer of marine pilots at sea.

Receiving Harbour Pilot before going alongside- Fujairah UAE

Gabon, Baie du Prince, 2012.
Getting that nice fat lady alongside

From Stoneham to St Mary's, discover how Warsash Maritime Academy has evolved over the decades - and how our heritage and values have steered generations of cadets into successful careers.
For more information about Warsash Maritime Academy, visit http://www.warsashacademy.co.uk/home.aspx

Conference Paper (PDF) by ResearchGate: International Seminar on Safety and Security of Autonomous Vessels (ISSAV) and European STAMP Workshop and Conference (ESWC) 2019, At Helsinki, Finland

Look at Life Vol 01 Transport Pilot Aboard 1963
The story of Britain's pilotage services.

Footage of Cosco Thailand, a container ship part of the largest class of vessels able to call at the Port of Melbourne, navigating through Port Phillip Heads en-route to the port.