Port of Townsville latest Mantaray HM ORC 173, along with all Port of Townsville’s pilot boat fleet is defined by the Pantocarene designed beak bow vessels that are the forefront of pilot vessel desingn worldwide.

The pilot leaps to his boat accompanied by claps and exclamations of; "Bravo!".

Video by Andy Mabbett, UK
A lovely morning for the arrival of the Royal Caribbean International Majesty of the Seas into Portsmouth International Port. Apologies for my basic editing but the overlays in each corner provide an idea of what my tugs azimuth thrusters were doing along the way with the sliders showing engine and propeller power. The Damen Shipyards Group ASD 2411 'MARKSMAN' of SMS Towage is an awesome tug with 70t Bollard Pull. This ensures the customer's v/l is handled safely...

Briggs Marine announced its is adding a new pilot vessel to its fleet in response to demand for pilot services within the U.K.

Southwest Alaska Pilots Association’s new Gladding and Hearn built, C Raymond Hunt designed pilot boat disembarks Capt. Ron Ward at Bligh Reef Pilot Station in Prince William Sound, Alaska March 2020

Willemstad, Curacao- Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge.

Boarding M/V ETERNAL HAKATA

Pilot Boats assisting Holland America Line cruise ship MS Maasdam on Australia - New Zealand cruise December 19 2017 - January 5 2018.