Marine Pilot, Auriga Pilots (Reef)

On 9 February 2019, near the Port of Hamburg, the EVER GIVEN struck the 25-metre HADAG ferry Finkenwerder, moored at the Blankenese jetty, and severely damaged it. Two minutes after the collision, a ban was imposed on sailing on the Elbe due to strong winds.

Harbour pilots perform tricky operations boarding big cruise ships from fast pilot boats. Auckland and Malta.

PILOT BOARDING in STEENBANK PILOT STATION NETHERLANDS
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Pilot boat approaches Carnival Splendor off the coast of Victoria, Canada

Brisbane-based Poseidon Sea Pilots has contracted local Queensland shipbuilder, Norman R.Wrights & Sons to build million of dollars in pilot boats.

Video recording of the Maritime Single Window 2024 Window of opportunities Webinar which took place on 24 October and highlighted the benefits and opportunities for maritime trade arising from the application of the maritime single window (MSW) to electronic ship clearance processes in ports.

In this video, you can take a look at what happened when the Napoli broke her back and was run aground on the south coast of the UK.

The "MTM Potomac" is a 180 meter tanker, without a thruster and a fixed pitch, right handed propeller (like most).
This particular maneuver consisted of backing her about a ship´s length, then swinging to port with the help of 2 ASD tugs.