Handling a mid size container ship

Interesing film about the work of the Laurentian Pilotage Authority (Canada).

Bulk Carrier "CSSC He Mei" docking in Gladstone Lock Liverpool with the assistance of 3 Svitzer tugs

Congratulation to Ahmed Sati for 8,000 moves!

It will replace the "Coatham" pilot vessel which will now find a new home at the Port of Tyne after racking up 800,000 miles servicing the River Tees over a 20-year period.

SeaBridge v1.00 now runs entirely inside Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 no external program needed anymore! In this showcase, I take a pilot boat across the North Sea, travelling between offshore platforms and demonstrating some of the bridge instruments along the way. Everything shown runs directly within the simulator More instrument showcases and development updates to come. Let me know what you’d like to see next! Discord: https://discord.gg/8VnP3d4Tga #MSFS2024 #SeaBridge #ShipSimulation

Montrose Port Authority's new pilot boat was welcomed by water cannons as it arrived at its new home at the port of Montrose on Thursday 22nd December, making its journey from Ireland where the boat was constructed.
Read more about the pilot boat arrival on the Montrose Port Authority website: https://montroseport.co.uk/2022/12/23/pilot-boat-new/

The hazards of Pilot boarding
Throughout 2016, the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) held a safety campaign focused upon the standard of pilot ladders and associated equipment. CHIRP supported this campaign and received many reports on the subject.
This first report describes issues concerning pilot access near
the non-parallel ends of a ship, and use of a retractable platform.

Port Everglades Pilots 54’ Pilot Boat No7
With 2x Humphree H750 Interceptors w/Active Ride Control