piloting

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A second man, Afghan national Tajik Mohammed, was given a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to piloting a vessel across the Channel during poor weather conditions in January.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Two men have become the first to be jailed under a new law targeting people who risk the safety of others by piloting small boats across the Channel.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The company committed $115 million to the program this year, piloting it in Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, and Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But that hardly deterred the executives piloting the relationship in Cupertino, Calif., from spending nearly a decade deepening their ties to international motor racing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Ahmad was a ship captain, had been for thirty years, piloting tankers and ocean liners in every conceivable body of water, and he knew as much as anyone about storms, their trajectories and power.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers