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Pilot Boarding Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia

published on 24 September 2020 - 1596 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "David Laws".

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Join us as we take a pilot 5 miles out to sea to meet a huge 80,000 ton oil tanker arriving outside Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia!

Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia

Pilot boarding

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