Video Kiel Canal: Collision with Holtenau High Bridge (Holtenauer Hochbrücke)
published on 1 December 2022
Article Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Annual Report 2021 published
published on 10 June 2022
Article MAIB releases report into grounding and recovery of Thea II in Humber Estuary
published on 21 August 2020
Opinion A year ago, pilot Capt. Dennis Sherwood died in the line of duty
by Frank Diegel - published on 30 December 2020
Article More details and an analysis of the Ever Given accident
published on 6 October 2021
Video Pilot disembarkation in Istanbul Strait
published on 30 December 2020
Video The world's first 100% electric pilot boat
published on 15 April 2022
Built in 1980, the Maguelonne pilot boat, historical ship of the pilots of Sète, is getting a new look and swapping its thermal engine for a 100% electric propulsion. It is within the framework of the Green Pilot project, led by the MGH company, supported by its partners, the Occitanie Region and the Port of Sète-Frontignan, and with the participation of the pilot stations of Sète and Marseille-Fos, that the e-Maguelonne is born.
The maritime pilots lead the ships to the entrance of the...
Video Pilot boats & ship boarding in rough weather
published on 10 November 2022
We we’re out on sea trials with the two newly launched Interceptor 48 pilot boats when the Port of Cork pilot boat ‘Failte’ passed by to undertake a pilot transfer from an outbound ship. It was a nice opportunity to capture some cool video of the action as the boats ran alongside before the ship turned to create a lee for the pilot to disembark. Although the seas weren’t very big, it was blowing hard at the time with gusts of over 50kts recorded at Roches PT lighthouse as we passed.