Pilot Boats Series: PILOT63 17m Self-righting Pilot Boat | Sea Trial

KITTIWAKE ( MMSI 232008570) is a Pilot and currently sailing under the flag of United Kingdom (UK) Here she is speeding down the River this morning.

Spotted some Pilot Boats in the Port of Auckland, New Zealand and Melbourne & Fremantle Australia (Port codes: Auckland:NZ AKL ; Melbourne:AU MEL ; Fremantle:AU FRE).

After years of looking, the Port of Grays Harbor has its new pilot boat, the Vega, to replace the 60-year-old Chehalis.

pilot boat is a type of boat used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting. Pilot boats were once sailing boats that had to be fast because the first pilot to reach the incoming ship 

Short video from Brixham (UK)

From deck 13, we can see the harbor pilot jump from the ship to his little boat after navigating us out of Lyttleton

The Port of Cork company has ordered a new pilot vessel from boat builders, Safehaven Marine based in Youghal.

Simulation of pilots and tugs in the Port of Brownsville from the inlet to the berth

The Finnish special vessel "Meri" collided with Holtenau High Bridge (Holtenauer Hochbrücke) over the Kiel Canal early on 30 Nov 2022 morning at around 4.37 am.