Charleston Harbor Pilot, Christopher Thorton, awarded the Meritorious Public Service Award, for successfully piloting a runaway container ship out to sea through Charleston Harbor

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025dispatch

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https://www.live5news.com/2024/06/27/charleston-harbor-pilot-receives-award-after-ship-stuck-full-throttle/

Charleston Harbor Pilots and Boat Operators Rescue Family on Yacht

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025dispatch

https://www.live5news.com/2025/03/19/charleston-pilots-crew-rescue-family-sinking-yacht/

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https://www.live5news.com/2025/03/19/charleston-pilots-crew-rescue-family-sinking-yacht/

Morning Fog in the Harbor

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025dispatch

Photo by Captain Walters, President

Views From the Channel

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025dispatch

A View from the Bridge

March 31, 2015June 15, 2017Elizabeth Hills

Ever wonder what a transit looks like from the harbor pilot’s perspective on the bridge of a massive containership? Click here to see a time lapse video filmed from the offshore “C” Buoy to the Wando Welch Terminal.