A containership collided with a Pilot boat inside taipei harbour

off Taipei, bit choppy seas

ChirpMaritime has just released their annual analysis of maritime reports (2022-2023).

In Early 2003 Nasir Khan joined as a Chief Officer of General Cargo Vessel .
Vessel route was UAE to Somalia.
They arrive SE Coast of Somalia to discharge at anchorage.

A Filipino crew member of a Capesize bulk carrier HELLASSHIP fell into water while trying to assist pilot boarding bulk carrier in rough weather, off Gijon, Spain.

Despite clear regulations and regular maintenance requirements, safety often falls by the wayside, as the current example of a bulk carrier vividly demonstrates.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB) has published their latest annual report showing that pilot ladders remain a safety issue for workers.

Operation pilot boat SEA MASTER 98 TO MT. ANSA SEALEADER. Berikut cuplikan olah gerak pilot boat menuju kapal tanker MT. ANSA SEALEADER bermuatan solar di jetty 1 negara brunei Darussalam. Pilot boat mengantar Pilot/Pandu untuk memandu kapal MT. ANSA SEALEADER keluar dari Jetty 1 di perairan Negara Brunei Darussalam. Dimana pilot bertugas memandu kapal tersebut sampai di Pilot station untuk selanjutnya kembali berlayar ke negara tempat tujuan berikutnya.. #bruneidarussalam...

Version from 1st May 2021: Ships that require the services of a pilot need to ensure that the Pilot Transfer Arrangements (PTA) they provide are in compliance with the requirements prescribed under SOLAS V/23 and IMO Resolution A.1045(27) [as amended by IMO Resolution A.1108(29)].

The San Francisco Bar Pilots are one of the important cogs in our supply chain wheel. They are tasked with boarding the vessels eleven miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge via a rope ladder often in rough seas and taking control of the vessels en route to the Port of Stockton. Once on the bridge of the ship, the Pilot oversees navigation and ensures the safe passage of ships into the Bay and through the Delta until it is secured alongside its berth at the Port. Without these Pilots the...