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about 19 years ago

Ship Pulled Off Columbia River Sand Bar

A big cargo ship was freed from a Columbia River sand bar, hours after being grounded there Monday. The ‘Hanjin Beijing’ was on its way from the Port of Portland, headed toward the Pacific Ocean and ultimately Japan, when it apparently ran aground on sand and a soft bottom a few miles downstream, ne

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A big cargo ship was freed from a Columbia River sand bar, hours after being grounded there Monday.

The ‘Hanjin Beijing’ was on its way from the Port of Portland, headed toward the Pacific Ocean and ultimately Japan, when it apparently ran aground on sand and a soft bottom a few miles downstream, near Columbia City and St. Helens.

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