Video Palm Beach Pilots Handle Rough Seas in 4K
published on 26 February 2022
Unless you were paying attention on your last cruise, you might have missed the pilot boat bringing the pilot out to your cruise ship. Here's the story in 4K. Hey, be sure to subscribe too! Copyright © 2022 Richard L. Sites. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized reuse, copying, duplication, reproduction, or redistribution in part or in whole without written permission is strictly prohibited. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player contact me directly. Find me on:...
Video Falmouth Pilot Cutter Pellew
published on 1 July 2022
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...
Video Port of Palm Beach: Cruise Ship Arrival from the Pilot's Perspective!
published on 6 May 2024
In this video, watch a cruise ship arrival from the pilot's perspective with Capt. Dane of the Palm Beach Harbor Pilots Association on a windy Sunday morning as he brings in a cruise ship into the Port of Palm Beach, the Margaritaville at Sea Paradise. This is the biggest and only cruise ship currently sailing out of the Port of Palm Beach. If you enjoyed this video, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more videos about Ships! ⚓ Learn More about the Palm Beach Pilots: http://palmbeachpilots.com...
Video Pilot change
published on 25 October 2020
Video Pilot Boat NANIWA (Japan)
published on 15 October 2025
NANIWA (Pilot Vessel) IMO: - MMSI: 431007094 Call Sign: - Flag: Japan [JP] AIS Vessel Type: Other Gross Tonnage: - Deadweight: - Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 18m × 4m Year Built: - Status: Active Voyage Info https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:3738287/mmsi:431007094/vessel:NANIWA
Video Pilot Boat "SEA MASTER"& General Cargo Ship "BBC MONT BLANC"- 12.04.2025
published on 15 April 2025
#PilotVessel "SEA MASTER"/ On board #GeneralCargoShip "BBC MONT BLANC" #JP #Recalada #RioDeLaPlata/ 12th. April 2025 - 07:47 Local Time.- On this video (with original sound), you can watch the moment in which the Pilot Vessel "SEA MASTER" arrived to the Port Side of the General Cargo Ship "BBC MONT BLANC" (Approaching Maneuver) to Disembark the Rio de la Plata Pilots, from that vessel, at the #BoardingStation #JP #Recalada #RioDeLaPlata.- This video was filmed on board the following...
Article Gladding-Hearn Delivers New Launch to Galtex Pilots
published on 13 December 2022
Video Refusing to board due to a pilot ladder not rigged correctly
published on 20 June 2025
This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...
Video The difference between Gross Tonnage and Net Tonnage
published on 14 July 2020
Using pictures and sketches, this video finally explains the difference between gross tonnage (GRT) and net tonnage (NRT); the ship spaces that are included/excluded in their calculation; and the importance of these terms to ship owners.
Contents of this video will benefit mariners preparing for exams (written and oral examinations).