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Article CHIRP: Analysis of Maritime Safety Reports Received 2023-2024
published on 11 April 2024
Article Dutch Safety Board: Stricter instructions for transfer of pilots
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 12 August 2024
Video Allision Between Containership Maersk Shekou & Tall Ship Leeuwin II | ATSB Released Interim Report
published on 22 April 2025
Details on Fremantle Incident: MV Maersk Sheoku Collides with STS Leeuwin II and actions of Crew and Pilots April 21, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the Australian Transport Safety Bureau Interim Report on the Collision between Maersk Shekou and tall ship STS Leeuwin II. #leeuwinII #Fremantle #collision 00:00 Background 09:57 Arrival at Fremantle 17:22 Entrance into Channel 27:27...
Article Master and Shipping Company Convicted Over Pilot Ladder Failure
published on 4 April 2024
Article Humber Maritime Pilot (UK) dies in river incident
published on 9 January 2023
Article NHV Group Wins Contract Extension With Dutch Maritime Pilots’ Association
published on 18 March 2024
Article Norway’s Seas Become Home for a Young Woman - Norway´s First Female Maritime Pilot
by Mauri Moore Shuler - published on 4 August 2022
Video Safehaven Marine: Rough weather sea trials of Svitzer Oued Martil.
published on 17 March 2021
Video Belfast Pilot Boat Ben Madigan
published on 17 May 2022
This is the Ben Madigan pilot boat, one of the hard working fleet of Belfast Harbout pilot boats. ( I'm not sure but I believe this might be a Redbay Stormforce, built by Redbay boat builders at Cushendll. )
These fast, sturdy, boats have to ferry Belfast pilots out to large vessels coming in to Belfast harbour. Piloted vessels range from large tankers, bulk carriers, container ships, ferries and cruise liners, right down to barges and fishing boats. Not only this, Belfast Harbour pilots...