Another fatality has underscored the risks inherent in the pilotage profession. The U.K. Maritime Pilots’ Association (UKMPA) reports that Francesco Galia, a highly experienced U.K. maritime pilot, died while transferring from a
As Alaska tourism increases so will the demand for trained, licensed maritime personnel, including pilots, for navigation on the Inside Passage. A new University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) scholarship endowment will help
OCTOBER 12, 2017 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report on an October 2016 incident in which a Port of London Authority sea pilot died after falling
JUNE 24, 2016 — Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA, reports that it has won an order from the Alabama Pilot, Inc., in Mobile, AL, for a Chesapeake Class pilot boat. Delivery
MAY 30, 2014 — Investigations by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore showed that human error and poor judgement of the situation was the main cause of three collision incidents resulting
MAY 29, 2014 — In an investigation report (M12L0147) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that fatigue and ineffective communication between the pilot and bridge team contributed to the
JULY 30, 2013 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc. of Seattle, WA, recently delivered the P/V Bering, a 50 ft x 15.5 ft pilot vessel, to the Southwest Alaska Pilots Association (SWAPA). After
