Pilot accident while boarding the vessel....#pilotladder #pilotboarding #timingforboarding

from the conversation, they said his leg was crushed and couldn't move. Hope he was okay coz it looked really painful.

I'm a pilot boat skipper in Durban Harbour, our boarding arrangements are very different to this. Our boat has fenders and a narrow cut away on deck, 2.5m long so we are able to come flat against the incoming vessel in such a way that the pilot ladder hangs below our deck line. I dislike the idea of using a platform the way they do in this video. The Also, we assess the conditions and instruct the vessel which course to steer so as to have a good lee. We also instruct the vessel to rig two good man ropes, in most cases where conditions are rough, the pilot can use the ropes to swing onto the ladder. This is an extremely dangerous job, and I hope the pilot has recovered fully

Just watching the large ships bobbing up and down 30' or more really puts perspective on the size of these objects and how much force is in the waves.

I usually board at the top of the wave, stepping to a high rung first then hands close to chest, not extended. This is to enable me to quickly absorb the weight and pull up faster. With leg on high rung as a boost. It helps if you are physically agile. Get on the ladder as your vessel pulls away, not as it goes closer. The highest point that the wave can push you, that is the safe window, and it lasts less than a second. Long enough to step out and up quickly, or in this case step out and onto the hands of standby team.

My dad himself is a captain and now I came to understand why is he refusing me not to join merchant navy 🥺... respect+100

My dad was a Radio Officer on many ships , he had to do this many times to get on and off ships that don't dock , he said that you always get on the the ladder at the top of the rise in the swell so you don't get crushed between the the boat and ship . This is what happens with out proper training , some one gets hurt or dead .

It appears his right lower extremity was crushed/fractured. Good thing he was able to cling on and get onboard. Hopefully there’s been improvements made to this procedure although it’s evident it has its inherent dangers regardless. Hoping the Gent recovered well from the injury

That would have pained like hell. But he was brave enough to climb the rope with such pain. Hats off to his bravery.

As a Pilot myself...there is no way on earth I would be boarding in those conditions without a lee. There is no way I would be stepping on to a low rung in a trough. The Cox on the Pilot boat should know better as should the Pilot. What job is worth your life? Why risk it when you can take 5 mins and ask the Captain to turn the ship for a lee?

Just watching this for 30 seconds at my desk is freaking me out. I can't imagine actually doing this for a living. My complete admiration and respect for these workers.

Mad respect for the Drivers of these large ships in rough water. That dude simply jumped at the wrong time. But also there has to be a safer way this just seems Nuts

Judging by watching it a few times, his right leg seemed to be crushed and he's in very much pain that he is finding it hard to climb up. I don't know what they were thinking by going close to the other vessel. It was already looking like it was going to happen. So dangerously done. The crew members on the other vessel were just like starring and couldn't even help him up, only one managed to grab him. SMH!

In order to avoid a situation like this, boarding a pilot in heavy seas, our big containership was still docked in Rotterdam Holland when the pilot from the next port, Bremerhaven Germany walked up the gangway to ride with us around to his port. He had taken the train down from Germany as he knew that would be far safer than boarding out in the North Sea.

Ive studied BSMT for a year before shifting into other course. Ive heard a lot of stories from my former professors, instructors on their life at sea. Theres one time that one of their crew got caught on a cable wire and his body got cut in half. Keep safe seamens!

I have heard a story from sailor that a boat during strong wave made his friend lost a leg while caught between two ships. The force is tremendous

i am a seafarer and we always did this..its just easy if you stay focus.you have to wait for the timing on the highest crest then grab/hold tight the pilot ladder.

The crews on standby should never pressure someone other than themselves to jump (stupid to state but often happens). Doesn't matter if we're gonna be there for 1 minute or 1 hour. I think the pilot got pressured by everyone around him to jump. Pick your moment and execute without hesitation. Your moment should be an instinct honed in from your experience boarding vessels and waves knowledge. Dictate how your vessel must approach. I just hate the setup of the pilot boat. The railings overhead is a trap that will break heads or slice bodies like sliced ham.

Hard to watch and even harder to imagine the excruciating pain he must have been feeling 💔

We had to do that more than enough times in the Coast Guard and had no problem with ordering the Captain to come to almost a dead stop or change course momentarily and/or re-hang the Jacobs Ladder long enough for one of us to safely board & "call" the rest of boarding from the deck. We also had our own Jacob's for the crew to haul up if we didn't like the looks of theirs. I personally would not have attempted a routine boarding under those conditions shown here. Kudos to the pilot boat for keeping it as steady as he did.

He realizes that he's missed at least 3 safe opportunities. His desperation got the better of him and he went at the wrong time