What happens during a snapback event?

ChirpMaritime has just released their annual analysis of maritime reports (2022-2023).

Video: Climbing the pilot ladder, the pilot is hit by Pilot Boat.

Pilot of cargo ship Ever Forward, which ran aground in Chesapeake Bay last year, gives up license

We do not put videos of accidents on our website out of voyeurism. We would like to point out that the work of a pilot is always dangerous, especially when embarking and disembarking!
These incidents should be a warning. It can hit anyone out of carelessness.
Dear pilots, please always be mindful and always think of your safety!

The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority has suggested a possible mistake by the captain of the Ever Given could have led to the grounding of the giant container ship in the waterway last month.

The PDF of the second issue is available for download here

With effect from 1 June 2026, Steffen Schmedes has been appointed Managing Director of TRENZ GmbH. He will lead the company with immediate effect alongside Frank Diegel, who previously managed TRENZ alone.

AIMPA has organised a WEBINAR first time ever in India about Indian Pilotage.

The Tampa Bay pilot association has taken delivery of Tampa, a newly refitted Chesapeake Class pilot boat built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in 2003, when the Mass., shipyard introduced the class of mid-size, high-speed launches.