Found on YouTube. Created by "dieselduck1". Originally published on 2021-05-02.
Columbia River Bar pilot transfer using helicopter from Articulated Tug and Barge Island Monarch / Island Trader, April 29, 2021 near Astoria, Oregon, USA.
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