On 30 March 2023, a fatal accident occurred in the North Sea near IJmuiden during a pilot transfer from the pilot boat to a seagoing vessel. A crew member of the pilot boat became trapped between the pilot boat and the vessel when the pilot boat came alongside the seagoing vessel. The Dutch Safety Board has started an investigation.
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Article IMPA Safety Campaign Results 2022 published
published on 15 December 2022
Article Death of Pilot Dennis Sherwood: IMPA President statement to IMO. New photos of Maersk Kensington.
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 23 January 2020
Opinion A deliberately sabotaged Pilot Ladder
by Arie Palmers - published on 16 March 2022
Article An Analysis of Pilotage Marine Accidents in Korea (2019)
published on 18 August 2020
Article Annual Digest 2020 published by CHIRP Maritime
published on 31 March 2021
Video How a pilot gets off a fairly large ship
published on 4 July 2019
Video Pilot Boat STEINBURG at Brunsbuttel, Kiel Canal Passage
published on 17 January 2022
Video Safety with HamiltonJet (Waterjet)
published on 1 July 2020
Waterjets are the safest choice for Pilot Boat applications. Our waterjets are engineered with safety in mind, precise steering control and efficient manoeuvrability result in effective and quick reaction to a man-overboard situation, and with no exposed propeller, waterjets provide ultimate safety around people in the water.
Video 2013: 3D "Jolly Nero" accident simulation in Genoa
published on 5 August 2020
Video Pilot Boat Ride in Port Huron, Freighter Captain
published on 8 July 2024
We had an amazing opportunity to go on a pilot boat with Captain Erick Gallagher and Captain Danny Gallagher, where we got a peek into their exciting jobs! Pilot boats transport maritime pilots between land and inbound or outbound ships. Video by bluewater.org, Blue Water Area Convention & Visitors Bureau