Boarding via Tug Boat - Is this safe?!

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Caught at Cuxhaven, Germany

Cateamaran boat approaches for pilot boarding

How do our pilots board a moving vessel? Get the full experience and look around in the 360-degree environment from arriving to the vessel by boat, climbing the ladder to the side door and finally climbing down again - all while the container vessel is in motion.
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