Harbor pilots are some of the highest-paid municipal employees and represent a crucial part of a shipment's journey.Associated Press Harbor pilots are among the highest-paid city employees but it's a ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Twenty-four hours after a runaway shipping vessel made for a few hectic hours in Charleston Harbor, the MSC Michigan VII vessel is still docked. The Coast Guard is continuing ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston Harbor is home to the eighth-largest container trade in the country. Harbor pilots with the Charleston Branch Association employ two-person boat crews with every ...

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 ...

Charleston's harbor pilots, the people responsible for safely guiding commercial vessels to and from the Port of Charleston, say they plan to evaluate their operations following the March 26 incident ...

A harbor pilot averted disaster in Port of Tampa Bay when the ship narrowly missed making impact with another vessel. The incident took place on Thursday morning, as the harbor pilot Ken Sears climbed ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The United States Coast Guard presented an award to a Mount Pleasant man for his act of maritime heroism earlier this month on Wednesday. Harbor pilot Christopher Thornton ...

In the crucial four minutes between when the container ship Dali lost power and it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the two pilots aboard ordered an anchor dropped, asked for emergency help from ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Four Charleston Harbor Branch Pilots received awards for rescuing a family from a sinking yacht back in March. The recognition came after the four pilots quickly responded to ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Amid the breathtaking beauty of Tampa Bay, there is a constant current of change for the Tampa Bay harbor pilots. In an ocean that can turn from peaceful to perilous, the pilots are ...