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 ...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has successfully prosecuted a ship's master and shipping company after a pilot was injured while embarking on a Panama-flagged general cargo ship. The ...

Managers of the two vessels involved in a fatal crew transfer accident off Brisbane, Australia, had not ensured personnel had a common and complete understanding of how the transfer would be conducted ...