Video Pilot tender GRODEN on the river Weser
published on 1 October 2021
Article What is a SWASH pilot boat? What's the difference to the SWATH technology?
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 5 June 2020
Article SWATH & SWASH Technology - Smoother pilot boarding
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 3 July 2020
Video Pilot "DORE" leaves port of Riga [Feb 28 2021]
published on 9 March 2021
Video Haulover inlet boat Pilot and Jack XSV20 Ride in Storm*/haulover vs Boat
published on 12 August 2020
Video North Sea Pilot Boat in choppy Seas
published on 24 November 2025
Early morning in the North Sea, three-metre swells, freezing winds, and a burst of hail hammering the deck - perfect conditions for another day with the Port of Tyne pilotage.
In this video we take two pilots out to the Aquamarine Ace onboard the pilot boat Collingwood, pushing through seriously choppy water on a bitter, stormy morning. You’ll see the full run out to sea, the swell hitting the bow, the hailstorm rolling in, and the precision teamwork that gets the pilots safely across in...
Video SWATH Pilottender Groden, good operational experience under all weather conditions
published on 12 March 2021
Video Launching the “Aldebaran”- a 37’ NAIAD Pilot Boat by BRIX Marine
published on 8 January 2024
Article Unconfirmed reports say a pilot boat collided with the container ship GODSPEED in Taipei, Taiwan.
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 9 March 2020
Opinion New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 by NZMPA
by New Zealand Maritime Pilot's Association - published on 6 November 2020
New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 at NZMPA Conference in Dunedin, NZ. Distinct difference to suggestions in many other countries, is that we challenge operators who have the ladder suspended from the accommodation ladder (gangway) and not secured to the ship. SOLAS states that pilot ladder shall be secured to the ship, and securing strongpoints, shackles and ropes shall be as strong as the sideropes.