A United States Army Marine Pilot stands on bridge of a tugboat. He has two walkie-talkies. He talks on them, one by one. A freighter approaches the tugboat. A worker is along with the pilot on the tugboat. The Pilot climbs stairs from tugboat to freighter. He greets the Captain of the ship and shakes hands. They converse as they look at the harbor. The pilot talks on walkie-talkie. Training and jobs of a Pilot at Cam Ranh Bay are described. (Vietnam War period).
A United States Army Marine Pilot on a ship speaks on walkie-talkie. The Captain of the ship stands near the Pilot. The Pilot directs tugboats. The ship approaches the pier. The Third Mate looks up. Tugboats push the freighter. Freighter moves slowly closer to the pier. The Captain and the Pilot shake hands. Tugboat pushes freighter closer to pier. The Pilot talks over walkie-talkie. The Third Mate lowers a flag and then raises another. The flags wave in air. (Vietnam War period).
An Army Marine Pilot moves from pier to ship by a ladder. A tugboat near ship. A soldier operates wheel of a freighter. A man drinks from his mug. With sunset, darkness approaches. The Pilot talks on walkie-talkie. A freighter moves towards pier. During Vietnam War.
An Army Marine Pilot walks up a gangway to ship. He moves to the deck of the ship. The pilot talks with Captain of the ship on the bridge. They look at the harbor. The pilot talks over walkie-talkie. A freighter moves away from pier. The Pilot looks at harbor and at the ship. He greets a man and they shake hands. They move out to bridge. The pilot talks on walkie-talkie. A soldier on a tugboat moves towards pier. (Vietnam War period).
Huge ship crane loads containers on tractor trailers. Sea-land is written on the containers. Soldiers assist in proper unloading of containers from the crane to trailers. The tractor trailers drive off after loading. (Vietnam War period).
A freighter with a United States flag approaches pier at Cam Ranh Bay, headquarters of 124th Transportation Command. The flag waves in air. Vietnamese workers secure hawser to pier. Ship rub against tires on the side of the pier. The ship is docked at pier