The high cost of bringing the biggest boats to port
Harbor pilot Joseph Shary ticks off some hazards of his profession as he rides out to climb aboard a tanker bigger than the tallest building in the Tampa Bay area.
Harbor Pilots Help Guide Ships
Harbor pilots ensure the safe passage of ships into and out of Port Canaveral.
Harbor pilots in rough water
PORT CANAVERAL – Grabbing the shifting rope ladder to scramble five stories up the side of a berthed freighter, harbor pilot Capt. David Callan risked his life for the first time of the day.
Florida Pilots: A friend to those who cruise
If you have been on a cruise and watched carefully as the ship either leaves or comes back to shore, you will have seen what looks like a small speedboat with the word “PILOT” on it. That pilot is one of a select few individuals with a skill necessary to get your large ship in […]
A few words about ports, politics and Florida’s Harbor Pilots
Who wants a discount pilot with limited experience docking your overloaded cruise ship in a torrential gale with a litigious bunch of blue hairs on board?
Harbor pilots group criticizes study
The Florida Harbor Pilots Association (FHPA) rejected the outcome of a study that calls the state’s pilot system a monopoly that limits pilot numbers and inflates pilots average salaries to $368,000 per year.
Florida harbor pilots getting ready for world’s largest cruise ship
(PORT EVERGLADES, Fla.) — Capt. Andrew Edelstein, of the Florida Harbor Pilots Association, wrote a guest commentary that appeared in the Sun-Sentinel newspaper of Fort Lauderdale. Edelstein said the pilots are working with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to ensure safety when the world’s largest cruise ship begins calling at Port Everglades.
Would you want this job? Harbor Pilot
Would you would this job? explores out-of-the ordinary career. In this episode, Sarah Bitterman, student at St Thomas University, meets with a Harbor Pilot to learn more about his profession.
Harbor pilots ready to meet needs of port
We agree with the Sun Sentinel article that piloting the world’s largest cruise ship is no job for amateurs. A lot of planning has gone into ensuring the home of the world’s largest ship is ready for this caliber of a vessel.
NOAA to cut buoy info program, Harbor pilots concerned about safe navigation
Key West harbor pilot Capt. Bob McGuire accesses information from the Sand Key Lighthouse monitoring station via computer numerous times a day. However, that monitoring station and six others throughout the Florida Keys and South Florida could be shut down as soon as September.
