San Juan Bay Pilot Boat

According to a report today by www.MaritimeBulletin.net a mooring boat was rammed from a container ship and sunk.

Editors note:
Pilot Boat "Döse" built by A&R

Baltic Workboat Pilot Shop, American Workboats Shipyard

Challenge between SWATH tender "DÖSE" and two 30m mono hull vessels in 2013.

On the first day of the "IMPA safety ladder campaign 2020", Joris Stuip, Vice President PTR Holland is rightly upset about obviously fake and manipulated certificates at Pilot Ladders. They are playing with the safety of the pilots.

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The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 05-21, to notify mariners to a potentially dangerous situation involving corrosion of the turntable pin on accommodation ladders.

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As we all know there is a new regulation established since July 2012, this new regulation refers to pilot transfer arrangements. There are other yearly safety campaigns such as IMPA that include SOLAS V.23 and IMO Resolution A 1045 and Resolution A.1108(29). Unfortunately, in this annual overview there were some accidents reported that could have been avoided.