Watch: Drone Video of Largest Ship to Visit U.S. Entering San Francisco Bay
This is the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin’s entrance into the San Francisco Bay and her docking at the Port of Oakland. She just cleared the Golden Gate Bridge.
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