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Press Release New Pilot Boat for Port of Townsville
by Port of Townsville - published on 15 March 2021
Video Roger's Craft -- 11.6m manila pilot boats
published on 2 July 2025
Video Pilot launch Nepean seen off Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia.
published on 21 November 2024
Video Pilot disembarkation in Istanbul Strait
published on 30 December 2020
Video Cebu Harbor Pilot Boarding 2GO Maligaya
published on 4 July 2022
Video Pilot boarding Fremantle/Australia
published on 27 June 2022
Article Interactive pilot ladder poster by UKMPA
by United Kingdom Maritime Pilots Association - published on 14 August 2025
Video Wind Impact on Ships Turning Motion
published on 20 January 2021
This video complements the earlier demonstration of wind effect on straight track and shows now wind effect on turning circles. It can be seen that during a turn under strong wind the ship reduces turning when it comes close to equilibrium on straight track - if the Wind-to-ship speed ratio is big enough then the ship even goes straight instead of turning. This is shown for three samples for Head, Stern wind and Beam wind. The turning can be increased if the ratio of Wind speed-to-ship...