Pilot boat run December 1st 2020, Block Island Sound

A collection of action from the St Johns Bar Pilot Association In the early 1800′s as the commercial ports along the St Johns River began to develop, a select group of brave and skilled seafarers would row to sea to meet arriving cargo sailing ships. These daring individuals would use their extensive local knowledge to safely guide the sailing ships across the treacherous sand bars that guarded the river entrance. This was the origin of the St. Johns Bar Pilots. Initially it was a bit of a...

On board Pilot One during boarding maneuvers to one of the regular ferries that connects Tarifa with Tangier city.

SeaSafe - Marine pilot falling off a ships ladder with his integrated life jacket coat

Pilot boat L243

Delaware River Pilot Boat Transfers Pilot to Moving Ship - Delaware River - Philadelphia - August 23, 2023

In this video, you can take a look at what happened when the Napoli broke her back and was run aground on the south coast of the UK.

Surely, the new invention also reduced the amount of time and hands (manpower) previously required to perform such a task. Now those idling "extra hands" could dedicate the "extra time" that was made available, to take care of other issues important for the community.

"Mariners may receive financial compensation for current and future medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, present and future lost wages, and pain and suffering."

Harbour pilots perform tricky operations boarding big cruise ships from fast pilot boats. Auckland and Malta.

PSA Marine has awarded a contract to Lita Ocean to build 2 units of a new-generation, heavy-duty and high-speed pilot launch.