Video Flying into the Graveyard of the Pacific: Ports Unknown with Columbia River Bar Pilot Michael Tolley
published on 15 June 2026
At the mouth of the Columbia River lies "The Graveyard of the Pacific"—the deadliest river bar crossing on earth. To get a massive cargo ship safely through these crushing waves, an elite Bar Pilot has to board a moving ship by climbing a rope ladder and get's hoisted off the ship by helicopter 10 miles off shore in the Pacific Ocean. In this episode of What do you Wanna Cook?: PORTS UNKNOWN, we get you as close to the action as humanly possible. We take you inside the cockpit for an...
Video Honningsvåg Pilot Recovery
published on 16 June 2023
Video Pilots board cruise ships in choppy waters. Fast pilot boats. Auckland & Malta
published on 28 May 2020
Video Pilot change
published on 25 October 2020
Video Loud & Clear COMM while berthing vessels
by Nasir Khan - published on 25 April 2022
Video MSC Geneva to Predoehlkai6 Hamburg
published on 19 December 2020
Video 2019 Marine Notice regarding pilot transfer arrangements
published on 3 June 2020
Video Virtual Reality Marine Pilot Transfer Training Demo
published on 4 July 2020
Short demonstration highlighting key features of the VR Marine Pilot training simulation LWA Solutions have delivered for the Ports of Auckland.
Editors Note (4th July 2020):
This video shows the fantastic possibilities of virtual reality technology. Wonderful demo by Ports of Auckland. In respect for doing this amazing experiment. If somebody knows more about this or other interesting similar projects please leave a comment below and help us to complete information about virtual reality...