A tanker, with the help of tugs, moors on the quay.
A tanker, with the help of tugs, moors on the quay.
Video How to get off the ship with Pilot Siri
published on 31 January 2022
Video How Ship Anchor Works? - Procedure For Anchoring a Ship at Sea
published on 11 July 2020
#Anchor #shipanchor #windlass Anchoring is one of the very frequent operations onboard ships. A number of variables and external factors influence the duration and location of an anchoring operation. While the type of seabed is of utmost importance during anchoring, soft muddy grounds or clay bottoms are best preferred. It should be taken care that the anchoring bottom is free of power lines, submarine cables, pipelines or rocks. Various methods on anchoring include consideration of...
Video How Harbor Pilots Dock Massive Cargo Ships (Full Process)
published on 6 May 2024
In this video we follow along with Capt. Dane of the Palm Beach Harbor Pilots Association on a windy Saturday morning as he brings in a massive bulk carrier cargo ship into the Port of Palm Beach. This vessel which has a draft of 27 ft, and a beam of 99 ft is the maximum allowable size vessel allowed to transit into the port due to the shoaling going on that forces all vessel to have a maximum operating draft of 29 ft. No room for error. Also featured in this video is a regular cargo vessel...
Video Navigating on St Lawrence River towards cargo ship Federal Kumano
published on 8 November 2022
Video Pilots of the Veneto Estuary Port / Venezia
published on 18 February 2021
Video Pilots in Port of Ceuta, Strait of Gibraltar Boat
published on 24 January 2022
Article A Collision that Should Not Have Happened
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 10 April 2025
Article Suez Canal chief hints ‘mistake’ by captain could be linked to Ever Given incident
published on 14 April 2021
Opinion Rituals around shipping. The „Titanic“ never got its name in a christening...
by Bianca Reineke, lutheran Pastor, Germany - published on 23 December 2022
Do you ever leave the harbour to get on a vessel you will guide along without a ritual? Whatever we trust in, whatever the rituals or traditions you Marine Pilots have - when you board your pilot boats, climb the ladders, get the vessels through the harbour - keep them and cherish them, they are good and they are important.