A pilot who fell to his death from a ro-ro ladder should not have been passed fit for work, an accident investigation found. The unnamed pilot suffered a likely “cardiac event w ...
A Florida harbor pilot died Jan. 12 after falling from a pilot ladder while disembarking the outbound bulk carrier Lowlands ...
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the death of a pilot while attempting to ...
Capt. Phillip Agnew Brady III, 46, spent much of his life in the maritime world. He is survived by his fiancé and two young ...
Pilot transfers are challenging and potentially hazardous," says MAIB's chief inspector of marine accidents, Andrew Moll. His ...
An undeserved fitness certificate and faulty man overboard recovery platform implicated in seafarer’s death after cardiac ...
Francesco Galia 'likely suffered a cardiac event' and was submerged in cold water for 40 minutes, a report has found ...
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Why ships still use pilot ladders, how harbor pilots board at sea and why small mistakes turn deadly
Harbor pilots often board ships miles offshore using a pilot ladder, and the entire transfer depends on weather positioning, proper rigging, and disciplined seamanship. This breakdown explains the ...
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