In the tight-knit world of Mississippi River mariners, few are as well-known as Capt. Mark Delesdernier Jr. During his career as a river pilot that spanned more than 40 years, Delesdernier guided more ...
On the centennial of the Columbia River Bar Pilots’ founding, the Dec. 21, 1947 issues of the Sunday Oregonian and the Oregon Daily Journal ran celebratory features about the piloting history.
A tow pilot’s distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the lower Mississippi River, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.