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Columbia River Bar Pilots

Bar pilots brave weather & dangerous seas on the treacherous Columbia bar.

10/13/2016 | Rating TV-G

Oregon Field Guide

Columbia River Bar Pilots

Clip: Season 28 Episode 2803 | 16m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Bar pilots brave weather & dangerous seas on the treacherous Columbia bar.

Field Guide follows bar pilots as they encounter crashing surf, unpredictable currents and fierce winds of the infamous Columbia River Bar—a gauntlet that has killed nearly 2,000 men and sunk 700 vessels since record-keeping began.

10/13/2016 | Rating TV-G

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