Pilot onboard!

May is Maritime Month at the Port of San Diego and we are proud to highlight some of our hardworking men and women of the Working Waterfront. Meet Captain Lyle Donovan, a San Diego Bay pilot with the San Diego Bay Pilots Association. His work consists of guiding ships in and out of San Diego Bay in a safe and efficient manner. A typical day includes guiding a 650-foot car carrying vessel or a 950-foot cruise ship into San Diego Bay. This entails boarding the vessels by climbing up a ladder,...

by "Mallu Sailor" on YouTube
Do you know how difficult to board a ship through pilot ladder.

What do you think about this unusual manoeuvre here?

Many people we know only through the internet and we communicate by mail, chat or via social media. But this is also a way to build stable relationships and a good working relationship.

The new pilot boat "Buran" has been delivered to Poseidon Sea Pilots of Queensland, Australia.

Smooth and beautiful pilot boat in Karachi harbor.. autonomous sensory meridian response, ASMR

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"Angostura Inglesa" is, without a doubt, the most important natural obstacle in navigating the South American channels, as it is a winding step that requires two changes of course close to 90 °, subject to a tidal regime and Considerable currents, which is also affected by the frequent bad times of the Gulf of Penas, forces sailors to face it with caution and take adequate security measures.

ER88 Sea Trials - 16m Pilot Boat: MED-P16