Safehaven´s "Celso Madeira" for Portugal's Sines Port starts sea trials

The transfer of pilots to and from seagoing vessels should not rely solely on mutual trust and good intentions.

Full story at https://www.Burnham-On-Sea.com

Returning the Huron Belle to Port Huron for Winter Lay-up

A pilot boat caught fire near the entrance of the Port of Recife, on Saturday morning (15 January). The fire would have started around 11h. In a note, the port authority explained that the two people who were in the pilot boat were rescued by another pilot boat "Serrambi".
The causes of the accident had not yet been identified, but would be investigated.

Fathom Safety was established as a not for profit organisation dedicated to improving maritime pilot transfer safety. Here is a guide to pilot ladder rigging. We hope you like it!

The European Tugowners Association in collaboration with the European Maritime Pilots Association has produced this informative video on efficient and safe towage operations. These guidelines address the main factors affecting the safety of harbour towage operations such as good communications between pilots, ship captains and tugmasters.

Baird maritime awards: Southerly Designs & Dongara Marine

A video of a fellow captain at my work giving me my very first ride in the companies jet pilot boat. Im impressed.

A Port Otago deckhand was seriously injured in a workplace fall yesterday afternoon.

Port Otago chief executive Kevin Winders said the deckhand on a pilot boat was preparing a ladder to allow a maritime pilot to climb aboard an oil tanker.