Join the conversation...
Video Incident on 31 January 2020 : A rope of the pilot ladder breaks. Pilot could still reach the vessel
published on 3 February 2020
Video Pilot boat catches fire in Brazil
published on 17 January 2022
A pilot boat caught fire near the entrance of the Port of Recife, on Saturday morning (15 January). The fire would have started around 11h. In a note, the port authority explained that the two people who were in the pilot boat were rescued by another pilot boat "Serrambi".
The causes of the accident had not yet been identified, but would be investigated.
Article Lessons learned: Failure of outboard side combination railing
published on 17 February 2022
Video "Golden Ray" harbor pilot details his harrowing experience when it capsized
published on 19 September 2020
Article USCG Safety Alert on Handhold Stanchions
published on 14 February 2023
Article Winter Edition of "The Master, Mates & Pilot" available
published on 22 December 2021
Article Roberta Coppa (Fedepiloti): "There are still too many gender prejudices in our world".
by ShipMag.it - published on 9 March 2021
Video How to Launch a Pilot Boat–Behind the Scenes at Point Hope Shipyard
published on 20 June 2025
Welcome to Point Hope Shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In this video, I follow the float off of the Pacific Navigator, a hardworking pilot boat that serves the Port of Victoria and Ogden Point. We watch as the vessel is pulled along the marine railway, rotated on the turntable, and positioned onto the cradle. Once secured, the cradle lowers to float-off depth, and the Pacific Navigator fires up her engines for a short harbour spin before returning to duty. Some segments,...