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Maritime News
Ladder Truck Saves Six Crewmembers From Sinking Ferry
Last week, Turkish firemen used novel means to save the crew of a stricken ferry at a shipyard in the…
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UK Pilot May Have Had a Fatal Heart Attack While Climbing Pilot Ladder
A British marine pilot who lost his life in a pilot ladder accident in 2023 was not medically fit to…
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Fall From a Pilot Ladder Investigation Highlights Health Concerns
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the death of a pilot while attempting to…
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How a Tragic Pilot Ladder Accident Led to Enhanced Protections
In a milestone for maritime pilots’ safety, on June 26, 2025, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) significantly improved Pilot…
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Belgian Pilot Critically Injured in Fall From Pilot Ladder
[Brief] In the early hours of Monday morning, a marine pilot was seriously injured while boarding a vessel from a…
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Port News
MSC propels West Africa higher up the container ladder
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest containerline, has single-handedly catapulted West Africa into Alphaliner’s list of the 10 trading…
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Marine World
Australia Fines Ship Master and Company Over Serious Pilot Ladder Accident
Australia has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, Hong Kong-based Fu Ye Shipping, following a serious accident involving…
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Master and Shipping Company Convicted Over Pilot Ladder Failure
For the second time in less than a year, the Australia Maritime Safety Authority is reporting the successful conviction…
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1,000 Ways to Rig a Pilot Ladder, and Only One is Right: Part 2
[In Part 1 of this series, we covered five of the most common ways to rig a pilot ladder improperly,…
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Second Sandy Hook Pilot Killed in Pilot Ladder Accident
On Wednesday night, an experienced marine pilot with the Sandy Hook Pilots Association fell from a pilot ladder and was…
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