Port Tampa Pilot Gets Picked Up

The new design, is based below the waterline upon our Barracuda deep ‘V’ planning hull, fully proven in service with versions operating as pilot and S.A.R. craft.

This pilot vessel out of water for her first maintenance since launching. Full detail, antifouling and anodes

Pilot boat approaches Carnival Splendor off the coast of Victoria, Canada

Awarded World’s Best RHIB Pilot Boat of 2023, BRIX Marine's 37' NAIAD Pilot is purpose-built with cutting-edge design, advanced technology, and unparalleled performance to excel in its mission as a pilot boat.
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The vulnerability of GNSS in shore-based use is definitely different and to be regarded as much more risky than on the high seas.

Gabon, Baie du Prince, 2012.
Getting that nice fat lady alongside

There are some problems that never seem to go away and one is the perennial difficulties in providing a safe way of getting pilots on and off a ship.

After years of looking, the Port of Grays Harbor has its new pilot boat, the Vega, to replace the 60-year-old Chehalis.