Harbour Pilot boarding on ship with Pilot ladder

KITTIWAKE ( MMSI 232008570) is a Pilot and currently sailing under the flag of United Kingdom (UK) Here she is speeding down the River this morning.

Vessel name: Polaris ; Year built: 2012 ; Flag: Netherlands ; Homeport: Rotterdam Length: 81.2m X 13.3m ; GRT: 2501 ; Callsign: PBZN ; MMSI:245142000 ; IMO: 9496915 Type: Special Vessel / Pilot Ship A "Pilot Ship / Pilot Vessel" is a "special type" of ship in which it accommodates a certain and limited Marine Pilots (Sea, River, Harbor Pilots), it also carries small boats/crafts that are used to tender services to and from the Pilot ship. In a Pilot Vessel, the Pilots can take their time...

The crew of a pilot boat rescued a 47-year-old colleague from the North Sea during a severe storm and darkness. The pilot fell overboard early on Sunday morning.

This Marine Notice reminds shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers of the obligation to provide safe pilot transfer arrangements.

An in depth look at the history of the tugboat, from 1803 to present times.

A short intro to the work of the United Kingdom Maritime Pilots. #supportingpilots #protectingtrade #ukpilots #maritime
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Recently Capt. Troy Evans did a research into the breaking strength of various securing methods. To quantify the problem of unsafe practices, now is time to have a survey into the number of the various securing methods used worldwide.

For viewers not familiar with the Swire name, the company is a big conglomerate group with businesses in trading, property and aviation (Cathay Pacific) 00:00 SUVA CHIEF, new ship from Swire Shipping, outbound Hong Kong 太古船務的新船 00:20 the ship is running on the North Asia Express (NAX) routing. 新船負責在北亞快運（NAX）航線 01:15 MSC Venice asking why Suva Chief is slow, and the pilot boat still waiting 後面的船 MSC Venice 問為什麼 Suva Chief 在減速 04:15 Pilot finally leaves the bridge tower 領航員終於離開了橋塔 06:...

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.