Service Pilot Boat To Aurora Tankers

Norwegian shipping company Bukser og Berging has placed an order for a new pilot launch to be built by Kewatec Aluboat of Finland.

The transfer of pilots to and from seagoing vessels should not rely solely on mutual trust and good intentions.

ER88 Sea Trials - 16m Pilot Boat: MED-P16

Pilot onboard for Docking to Port of. Klaipeda Lithuania.
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In the Inner Harbor, a tugboat captain is teaching Baltimore's inner-city youth about the maritime industry.

P&O Sahm is the fifth pilot boat to be acquired by P&O Maritime Logistics from the same builder. It will be operated out of Port Rashid in Dubai.

It remains a sad fact that accidents and near misses continue to occur during pilot transfers with frightening regularity. Most of these fortunately do not result in injury, and a surprisingly high number of them are not even recognised for what they are.

Surveys into pilot ladder safety consistently reveal that unacceptably high numbers of pilot transfer arrangements are not compliant with the regulations.

Harbour pilots perform tricky operations boarding big cruise ships from fast pilot boats. Auckland and Malta.