Port of Cork Pilots Navigate Big Seas in Interceptor 48 Pilot Boat (VIDEO)
16th February 2021
The Safehaven Marine built Interceptor 48 Pilot Boat ”Failte”
Safehaven Marine captured footage (below) of the Port of Cork Pilots in their Safehaven Built Interceptor 48 Pilot Boat ”Failte” undertaking pilot transfers off Cork Harbour during the recent days of strong south-easterly gales.
Roches Point lighthouse recorded 50 knots of wind on the 13th as the Cosco bulk carrier passes by. The Cork Wave Buoy ( two NM off the harbour entrance) recorded waves of up to 6.7m at the time.
Despite the challenging sea state, the pilot boat coxswain managed to get alongside and safely disembark the pilot.
Port of Waterford to Invest Almost €1m in New Pilot Boat from Safehaven Marine
13th December 2020
Artist’s impression of the new pilot boat for the Port if Waterford
Credit: Safehaven Marine
The Port of Waterford is to invest almost €1 million in a new pilot boat from Safehaven Marine.
Due to come unto use in September 2021, the pilot boat will be named Port Láirge, the Irish for Waterford and a name long associated with a steam-powered dredger that served the city for more than 70 years until the 1980s.
The 15-metre-long boat will provide safer working conditions for pilotage personnel, the port says.