Pilot boat manoeuvring towards mega cargo ship

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.

The pilot boat will be christened Paga after the Paga Hill which overlooks the Fairfax Harbour where PNG Ports operates from in Port Moresby.

M/V PILOT 62 (CHEOY LEE shipyards 17m Self-righting Pilot Boat)

Hvide Sande Redningsbåd på Nordsøen for at sætte Lods ombord på en Coaster

Check this out! Superyacht’s use pilot boats and maritime pilots to safety navigate the ship into port or to take her out to sea. The pilot has local knowledge of the port and immense details of those local waterways.
Here’s how the pilot climbs aboard!
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For the safety of maritime pilots

For nearly 150 years, the Bar Pilots have protected our environment by safely guiding ocean-going vessels through our waterways.