Article Port of Grays Harbor takes delivery on new pilot boat, Vega
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 17 September 2020
Video Delaware River Pilot Boat Transfers
published on 19 September 2023
Video Liverpool Pilot Boats Naming Ceremony (2018)
published on 13 July 2022
Video Carnival Luminosa - Cruise ship - pilot boat for the port of Cairns
published on 11 February 2025
Video Pilot boat "Perseus" from The Netherlands
published on 8 June 2023
Opinion Snakes or Ladders
by Ewan Rattray, UK - published on 12 March 2021
Video When a pilot boarding is aborted
published on 27 January 2022
Wind was blowing strong from the NE and the waves were becoming bigger and bigger by the time we reach a new client.
Crew didn't consider the rolling effect about to happen while changing heading in order to give lee when they prepared pilot ladder, so the requested 1.5m above the water was not that good.
I decided to abort and to give the vessel the chance to shorten it. In the next attempt they did it right and I was able to board safe
Article Port of Oakland welcomes biggest ship ever this week
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 19 April 2020
Coronavirus may be hampering global trade but it hasn't broken the supply chain at the Port of Oakland. The latest evidence: the largest ship ever to call in Oakland arrives this week. The container vessel MSC Anna is scheduled to berth at the Port April 16.
The ship will tie up at Oakland International Container Terminal on the Oakland Estuary. The Port said that the 1,312-foot-long vessel is on special assignment from Geneva-based shipping line MSC. It’s collecting a backlog of empty containers in Southern California before arriving in Oakland. It’s scheduled to spend 24 hours here discharging import containers and loading exports.