Cargo ship crushes tugboat in Panama Canal

It has been exactly one year ago that a pilot from Sandy Hook (New York), Dennis Sherwood, died in the line of duty while attempting to board the container vessel Maersk Kensington.
What has happened since then? Has safety been improved for the pilots?

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

Two Carnival cruise ships collided in Cozumel, Mexico on December 20th 2019, causing damage to both ships.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB) has published their latest annual report showing that pilot ladders remain a safety issue for workers.

A marine pilot who sadly died after a ‘fall from a pilot ladder’ in the Humber Estuary has now been named. Video credit: BBC Look North/BBC News Hub

Explore working hours with Pilot 130 at Bangkok port, Thailand.

Opening the building to unveil the Pilotboat "Columbia". Preparing for launchday.

Training video V on the correct use of the pilot ladder

The vessel "ELSE" didn't stopped at the pilot station and tried to enter the closed lock without a pilot.
Following the crash on 29.08.2020, the official investigations into the accident are now beginning on site.