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Watch: Someone made a BBC-style documentary clip about the English Bay Barge

"This is the barge of Sunset Beach."
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The English Bay Barge has been stuck for more than six months.

From lizards dashing through the sand to avoid snakes to grizzly bears catching salmon in a river, hearing David Attenborough's voice almost automatically means you're listening to a nature documentary.

So what if you heard it talking about the English Bay Barge?

Someone has made a clip in the style of a BBC documentary, like Planet Earth or Blue Planet, and given it Attenborough narration.

"This is the barge of Sunset Beach," says the narrator. "Stranded here by a freak storm it has all but been forgotten by the rest of its herd."

While it may sound like the famed biologist, it's actually a deep fake, according to the person who posted the video. They used a website that turns text into the speech of famous or stereotypical voices.

The clip ends lamenting that the barge will soon be gone, leaving only memories.