Found on YouTube. Created by "Harald Polz". Recorded on 2018-11-28. Originally published on 2019-01-15.
A Sydney harbor pilot boat tries to get a pilot off the MS Amsterdam leaving Sydney on November 28, 2018. Due to the rough weather the pilot boat needed several attempts before the pilot was able to disembark the MS Amsterdam safely.
Found on YouTube. Created by "Harald Polz". Recorded on 2018-11-28. Originally published on 2019-01-15.
A Sydney harbor pilot boat tries to get a pilot off the MS Amsterdam leaving Sydney on November 28, 2018. Due to the rough weather the pilot boat needed several attempts before the pilot was able to disembark the MS Amsterdam safely.
Sydney, Australia
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