A pilot guiding the ship headed out of Baltimore ordered its rudder turned hard to the left and an anchor dropped in an effort to steady and slow the vessel.

The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore's port must often maneuver with just 2 feet (0.6 meter) of clearance from the channel floor and memorize charts, currents and ...

A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay is faulting the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway. Skip to main content.

Every day, Columbia River Bar Pilots guide massive cargo ships and tankers between the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River, negotiating the Astoria bridge.

River pilots manage to drive ships down the river with 2 feet of clearance from the bottom of the channel. Most pilot groups operate with 10 percent clearance.

BALTIMORE -- The pilot of the cargo ship Ever Forward, which ran around in the Chesapeake Bay last year, has given up his license, WJZ has learned. Steven Germac, the ship's pilot, also agreed to ...

The ship’s classification number, a white 95, loomed above. “Karen, you can stop and let them drag you along,” came Warren’s voice over the radio. “Stopped,” Fant promptly responded.

For over 40 years, Capt. Efraín Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the rise of U.S. interest in retaking the waterway.