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By Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2015
Columbia River Bar Marker (wide view; showing adjacent marker)
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1 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Columbia River Bar —  |
| The Columbia River Bar is considered by professional mariners to be the most dangerous bar crossing on the planet. The Pilot Boat Peacock was built in 1964 based on a German North Sea rescue boat design. Put into service on the . . . — — Map (db m112994) HM | |||
| 2 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Pilot Boat Peacock — |
| The Pilot Boat Peacock was built to meet the challenging conditions at the mouth of the Columbia River. Pilots transferred to and from ships by means of the retrievable daughter boat off the stern. The vessel is based on a North Sea rescue . . . — — Map (db m112995) HM | |||