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Article Rosmorport’s icebreakers completed over 2,400 pilotage operations
published on 20 January 2021
Article Australian pilot receives IMO commendation for exceptional bravery at sea
published on 17 September 2021
Video Maiden voyage of HMM Algeciras #3-Busan-loading
published on 10 June 2020
Article Fewer ships and less pilotage: Kiel Canal suffers from corona crisis like many other waterways
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 26 May 2020
Article Southern Ports Pilots Gaining Its ISPO Accreditation
published on 21 December 2021
Article Savannah Pilots take delivery of new pilot boat
published on 23 March 2022
Article A contempt for pilot safety and total disregard for the contents of the SOLAS Convention.
by Captain Kevin Vallance MNI - published on 4 October 2019
Video Riding with the Savannah Pilots
published on 25 October 2020
Over the course of 4 days this August, I was afforded the opportunity and privilege of riding with the Savannah Bar Pilots for an article I was writing for a major maritime magazine. The pilots are given the responsibility of boarding a vessel in the Atlantic Ocean and safely navigating the vessel up the Tybee Road 9 (a name for the shipping lane that leads into the Savannah River), into the Savannah River, and into the Port of Savannah. The same is done in reverse when a ship is outbound...