Pilot Boat, change pilot at Quebec

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).

Built by Luke Powell and his working Sail Yard in Truro, Cornwall, launched in February 2020. The lines were taken from the Vincent, a Falmouth Pilot cutter built in 1852 for the Vincent family of St Mawes. She worked for 70 years as a pilot boat, finally retiring in 1922 and ending her days as a houseboat on the Percuil River very close to the yard where she had been built. When the idea to build a new pilot cutter of considerable size was born, the lines of Vincent were seen as the...

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

Hvide Sande Redningsbåd på Nordsøen for at sætte Lods ombord på en Coaster

This video shows us what all takes place during unmooring and pilotage operation in detail. Must watch for all.

Loodswezen, Dutch Pilots Corporation, presents the latest edition Navigator magazine.