Video Huge ship crane collapses during tests in the port of Rostock, Germany
published on 3 May 2020
Rostock; 02.05.2020: Actually, the special ship with the giant heavy-lift crane crane, which was designed for over 5,000 tons load capacity, was supposed to be delivered in the next few days. During final tests the crane broke off in the afternoon of May 2. Four people were injured in the accident. This is the second accident with Liebherr cranes this year in the Rostock overseas port. Already in February this year two cranes were reported to have fallen into the water during loading....
Video Self-Righting Test Fast Pilot Launch for Dutch Pilots (2012)
published on 23 April 2020
Video STABLEonboard - Secures maritime drone operations
published on 17 November 2020
Video Denmark Marine Pilots
published on 6 February 2021
Video Pilot boat TEXAS
published on 8 January 2024
Video SWATH Pilottender Groden, good operational experience under all weather conditions
published on 12 March 2021
Video Extreme scale model testing of the T-2000 hull design
published on 1 March 2023
We’re doing another day of testing with the self-propelled scale model of T-2000. Obviously the conditions here do comprehensively exceed the designs operational envelope, as in scale proportion to the model, the waves must be I guess around 10-20 metres in size. However it’s interesting to understand the designs ultimate limits. The model is built to a scale of fourteen to one, and this equals 20 metres in real life size. Later, by slowing down the video, so that it matches the speed of...
Article UK Ports and Pilots take firm stand against Non-compliant Trap Door Boarding arrangements
published on 24 March 2021
Article Vessel Review by Baird Maritime: "DPC Dodder" - Ireland
by Baird Maritime - published on 29 August 2022
Video Another Trip From Pilot boat to Vessel's Bridge
published on 14 February 2022
Continuing with the pilot-boarding series, here it is another day in paradise: Doing my normal routine, climbing towards the bridge, in order to start Master-Pilot Information Exchange for a safer berth operation
If you want to see the second part of this ship (From Vessel's Bridge to Pilot boat), go to https://youtu.be/jNvb6gXRHRc