Offshore personnel safety · Corpus Christi, Texas
Built to the spec. Tested before it ships.
Personnel transfer devices, work baskets, rescue nets and Stiffy hands-free tools, designed and built for the offshore industry since 1957.
- Since
- 1957 Designed and built in Corpus Christi
- Quality
- ISO 9001 Certified by ABS Quality Evaluations since 2014
- ABS
- Type approved X-904-4, -6, -8, X-1000-4 and OMB-2, -4
- Testing
- Load tested X-904s proof-load tested in-house before shipping
Products
Full catalog
Personnel TransferCrane-lifted devices that move crews between vessel and platform.
5 products
Work & Cargo BasketsCrane-suspended personnel work baskets and steel cargo baskets.
6 products
Stiffy Safe Hand ToolsPush, pull and guide suspended loads without putting hands on them.
8 products
Rescue & Utility NetsHelicopter rescue, boat rescue, cargo and scramble nets, built to order.
4 products
Lifting DevicesBulk lifting and crew baggage handling.
2 products
Tag Lines & RopesTag lines, knotted ropes and throw lines.
3 products
Specialty ProductsLadders, deck safety and emergency equipment.
10 products
Fiberglass BoxesWeatherproof boxes built in our own fiberglass shop.
3 productsSee it at work
Billy Pugh equipment offshore
Personnel transfer, cargo baskets, the bulk lifter and crew change bag in use on rigs and vessels. Two minutes.
Flagship
X-904 Personnel Transfer Device
The standard for offshore personnel transfer. Riders stand on the outside of an aluminum frame, protected by tensioned stainless steel side ropes, with quick-release lanyards instead of harnesses.
| Model | Persons | WLL | ABS |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-904-4 | 4 | 1,200 lbs | Type approved |
| X-904-6 | 6 | 1,800 lbs | Type approved |
| X-904-8 | 8 | 2,400 lbs | Type approved |
Find a distributor
Billy Pugh products are sold and supported through distributors worldwide. Choose your region and we'll route your request.
How to buy
- Send a request. Product, quantity and delivery location. It takes two minutes.
- Your distributor quotes. We route it to the distributor for your region, usually the same business day.
- Built, tested, shipped. Made and load tested in Corpus Christi, then shipped to your yard or vessel.
Our story
The net that brought crews and astronauts home.
A Corpus Christi deck hand saw crews riding cargo nets onto platforms and built something safer. Billy Pugh nets went on to recover Apollo astronauts after splashdown.
Read our story- 1957Founded in Corpus Christi
- 1960sNASA water-recovery net for Apollo
- 2024Forfend Industries acquires Billy Pugh
- 2025Stiffy Safe Hand Tools joins the line
“In my professional safety opinion, I believe the X-904 personnel basket is the safest and provides the least risk in personnel transfers by basket.”Kim J. Captain, CSP, REM, CESM · Noble Energy Inc.