Video Carnival Cruise - Pilot Boat coming along side Carnival Luminosa for Cairns, Australia
published on 27 February 2025
Video Pilot Transfer - New Zealand (Auckland) & Australia (Melbourne/Fremantle)
published on 21 October 2021
Article AMSA has published the first marine incident annual report
published on 20 October 2020
Video CoastGuard Mooloolaba visit Poseidon Sea Pilots
published on 7 April 2022
Video US Barracuda SV125 rough weather sea trials.
published on 13 May 2021
Here’s a cool little video of the 12.5m Barracuda SV we have just launched out on her rough weather sea trials recently, with some great Arial drone footage of her going through some fairly big breaking seas offshore.
Built for ‘Future Defence’ in the USA she is designed for search & rescue and coastal patrol duties. She is fully self-righting, able to recover if capsized by a large breaking sea and capable of all-weather operations. Powered by a pair of Caterpillar C8.7 650hp engines, ZF...
Opinion Sea Trials in Stroms at the Entrance to Cork Habour
by Safehaven Marine - published on 3 March 2020
The entrance to Cork Harbour situated on the South coast of Ireland can produce some pretty extreme sea states during the winter storm months. There are two main factors that influence the sea state at the entrance, the first being the ebbing tide, the second being shoaling waters over the Harbour Rock, this is situated at the entrance to the Harbour off Roches Point lighthouse, right in the middle between the Western and Eastern channel entrances.
Video New Design 2021- XLW Class Pilot Boat
published on 14 March 2021
Video 18 meter pilot boat built by Hart Marine, with ZF Marine Transmission
published on 28 February 2020
Article The Future of Harbour and Sea Pilots: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Age
by Sven Stemmler - published on 18 November 2025
Video Technique Maritime Pilots Use to Board Ships Moving on Polar Ice
published on 22 April 2025
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