Pilot boat Le Fret

Editors note: A film of a pilot boat has just been published on YouTube with the title "How Dangerous being in a Pilot Boat..." on YouTube. I'm not sure if this really shows a dangerous maneuver, maybe the experts can comment on it here.
But in principle it is problematic to approach the ship in such a small Pilot Boat in the wake from astern and cross the waves there. I remember an accident from Finland in December 2017 where the boat capsized and people died. Is this situation shown here...

One of our clients in Europe is looking for a small Pilot Boat (35-36 ft.) to buy.

The Halifax Pilot Boat recovering a Pilot from a cruise ship in some rough weather
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22m wavepiercing pilot boat

Look at Life - Signposts of the Sea (1963)
Narrated by Tim Turner

On March 13, 2022, at approximately 1812 Eastern Standard Time (EST), the Hong Kong flagged containership EVER FORWARD departed Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore,

Receiving Harbour Pilot before going alongside- Fujairah UAE

Pilot going bridge to pilot seafers

AURIGA Group on Friday announced it had appointed the first female pilot in its business, as well as the first female leader of a reef pilotage business.