Not that there is anything wrong with Whale Boats, but don’t they go about 7 knots or so?
- my college roomie lost his father to a pilot boat accident
The brandnew Dutch pilot tender MARE arriving in the port of IJmuiden for the first time.
Photo: Machiel Kraaij www.machielkraaijfotografie.com ©
First in Class, Mira:
Photo: Seapower
A different kind of Pilot boat:
The Belgian Pilot cutter 7 passing Breskens. Photo: Henk de Winde (c)
Yeah, on a good day. I think I remember them having a tiny 26 hp westerbeke diesel engine.
While it may not be a pilot boat, it’s still a very effective means of transporting pilots to ships in icy conditions during the winter season.
You could be fired for walking out on deck without proper footwear and sunscreen (and adequate personal time to make sure you have no hurt feelings) but a pilot (asshole) jumping from a heaving deck onto a rope swing between two vessels making 6 kts through 6’ seas is fine.
It’s all about safety until it gets in the way of revenue.
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The PUERTO PRINCESA CITY pilot boat leaving her berth to pickup the pilot from the outbound Seabourn Sojourn
Photo: Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)
Pilot boat KIYI EMNIYETI operating at Canakkale Strait (Turkiye)) 24-03-2024
Photo : Capt Johan Trommel Master Deo Volente ©
The Hibernia, constructed by Holyhead Marine Services, boasts a lightweight, resin-infused hull and a fuel-efficient design, with engines that can run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to help reduce carbon emissions. It is believed to be the first pilot boat on the island of Ireland equipped with a selective catalytic reduction exhaust system, reducing nitrous oxide emissions.
Source: Belfast Harbour Invests £1.5m in New Pilot Boat Equipped with Advanced Environmental Features
Another kind of Pilot boat:
Pilot pick up by the WANDELAAR Tender after safely guiding the HLJV INNOVATION from Vlissingen trough de Westerschelde into open sea.
Photo: Ger Maijntz OCM / MWS Offshore Maritime Consultancy Baku Azerbaijan (c)
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Really Bug, ,?
Do they not have female pilots in Norway, I am pretty sure they do.
Can’t see the video as don’t do faceache but I remember our first female pilot here in the UK 15 years or more ago.
Nothing to see here, please move on.
When I left about 3 years ago we had 3 Brits, an Aussie who had to leave due to serious medical issues, a German who left for another port that had an easier roster for childcare, but was also an ultra large container ship handling port, and a Kiwi who I am sure by now Is an Ultra large handling pilot. How many other females we have now I don’t know but we always recruited on merit
I am on a bit of rant now, and it is not directed at you Bugge , but these women have had to fight much harder than us men to get to the top of our profession and then had to get onto the lowest step of the ladder as pilots, just like us blokes , but then had to deal with the arrogant eastern European coaster captains who see a woman as a chattel, and assert their authority in ship handling. Particularly when handling in a fierce tide that your man has little or no experience
Blimey it was hard enough for me as an extremely confident former North Sea Supply vessel captain let alone these women.
I salute them .
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If you haven’t seen the video, why do you comment?
That the pilot happened to be a female is not the interesting part. It shows disembarkation of a pilot in pretty rough condition, which may be interesting to others here.
BTW; I don’t know where the video was shot, nor the nationality of the pilot. It may very well be one of the (female?) pilots you mentioned. Or she could be a Norwegian for all I know.
That is not what is interesting here IMO.