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Video Collision with Holtenau high bridge (Video in German)
published on 2 December 2022
Video Evergreen containership aground near Baltimore
published on 15 March 2022
A container ship is reported to be stranded off the coast of Gibson Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Marine Tracker lists the ship as the Ever Forward and that it is aground. It appears there are several tugboats out of Baltimore trying to assist. The company that operates the ship, Evergreen, is the same one that was responsible for the ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal a year ago.
Article Incident in Port Tampa Bay, harbor pilot guides to safety
by WFLA - published on 9 September 2024
Article Latest AMSA Notice Emphasises The Need For Safe Pilot Transfer Arrangements
published on 18 February 2022
Article Man dies after falling from pilot boat (Canada)
published on 28 September 2022
Article Results online survey into the securing methods of pilot ladders
by Herman Broers - published on 5 March 2021
It has been shown that a majority (51%) of pilot ladders is secured by means of D-shackles, when secured at intermediate length. Previous research (Evans, 2020) has proven that this method has only about 50% of the strength of the pilot ladder when secured at full length (“double ended ladder”), or by means of the “endless-sling” method.