February 23, 2020.
During high seas, smaller ships board Maritime Pilots in the mass entrance to Port of Rotterdam.

1st 24,000 TEU vessel, 1st Containers loaded, 1st Port call Qingdao

On the occasion of the Maritime Safety Week (July 4-10), UK MAIB’s inspector Bill Evans refers to the issue of unsafe pilot ladders, a concern that has been regularly voiced by the industry.

Pilot disembarkation from ship (kakinada)
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The shown protections are very massive in our opinion.
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