It’s not always calm seas, helicopters and fast speedboats. In the third weekend storm this year, the pilot embarks MV VERA D by fast launch craft of the Pilot Station
Heli hoist operation over PROCYONHeli hoist operation over PROCYON
During high wind conditions it is sometimes required to transfer pilots from the Pilot Station Vessels to incoming ships. In this case the NHV Dauphin Helicopter came to collect a
Ready to disembark the pilot?Ready to disembark the pilot?
When coming alongside with the tender to pick up our colleague from an outbound ship, it appeared the spreader on the pilot ladder was broken. This is an example of
VISTULA MAERSK inbound at daybreakVISTULA MAERSK inbound at daybreak
The inbound container vessel VISTULA MAERSK , 200 m long, was inbound to APMT terminal in the Europahaven, in Port of Rotterdam , assisted by 2 tugs MARS and ADVENTURE.
Inbound tanker RYMAN to port of RotterdamInbound tanker RYMAN to port of Rotterdam
The recent storm Ciara has forced us to use the helicopter for boarding ships for an extended period of time since this weekend. The inbound MT RYMAN , 250 m
Pilot Transfer on a Winter NightPilot Transfer on a Winter Night
The job of the Maritime Pilot involves transferring from the piloted ship to a tender or fast launch vice versa. In the below video the outbound ELBCARRIER is disembarked at