What do Bar Pilots do?
The Mississippi River is one of the most dangerous and heavily trafficked waterways on earth. Bar Pilots are necessary to safely guide ships entering the mouth of the Mississippi River, because one accident could bring the flow of a multibillion-dollar industry to a sudden and prolonged stop. Bar Pilots spend their entire careers on very specific portions of the river, so they’re “local” knowledge becomes invaluable to ships entering the mouth of the Mississippi river from all over the world.
