Cargo ship crushes tugboat in Panama Canal

The breakaway and subsequent grounding of oil products tanker CSC Friendship in the Port of Brisbane highlights that port infrastructure and associated shipping can be exposed to dynamic hazards, which includes the inherent uncertainty of extreme weather forecasts.

Kollision mit Holtenauer Hochbrücke / NDR Schleswig Holstein Magazin 19:30

Ramsgate RNLI crews were called in to help a pilot boat beached at Broadstairs last night (December 7).

We do not put videos of accidents on our website out of voyeurism. We would like to point out that the work of a pilot is always dangerous, especially when embarking and disembarking!
These incidents should be a warning. It can hit anyone out of carelessness.
Dear pilots, please always be mindful and always think of your safety!

ChirpMaritime has just released their annual analysis of maritime reports (2022-2023).

Cairns based Pilot Vessel underway outbound 19/9/21

DanPilot, Denmarks state pilot organization have incorporated the information of Pilotladdersafety.com in their e-learning module for pilots.

The pilot boat will be christened Paga after the Paga Hill which overlooks the Fairfax Harbour where PNG Ports operates from in Port Moresby.