Video Kittiwake Mersey Pilot
published on 22 December 2021
Video "Sever": Female pilot disembarking in rough weather
published on 24 May 2022
Video Pilots boarding San Francisco Bar Pilots
published on 5 July 2021
Video Embarking Maneuvering from Argentina
published on 25 October 2021
Video How a pilot gets off a fairly large ship
published on 4 July 2019
Video Tug in Iceland picks up pilot from cruise ship
published on 28 December 2020
The tugboat "Magni" in Reykjavik (Iceland) use as pilot boat to pick up the pilot from the cruise ship "FTI Berlin". "Magni" was built by Damen shipyards in Gorinchem (Netherlands). The tug is a Dana stan tug 2208 operated by Reykjavicurhofn (IMO: 9339727). Under the flag of Iceland. A tugboat (tug) is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that cannot...
Article Marine-Pilots.com celebrates its first anniversary these days!
by Frank Diegel - published on 26 October 2020
Video Ship piloting in pandemic times in Santa Marta, Colombia
published on 5 April 2020
It has been 1 month since the 1st case of coronavirus in the country. All airports were shut down, and mandatory confinement was issued 10 days ago. Nevertheless, Maritime shipping must continue (except for tourist related). The means that us pilots must continue with our duties despite the risks involved with all the ships' crews arriving from different countries. So we need to take all safety measures possible.
This particular maneuver was unberthing a chemical tanker, in loaded...