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Keiko leaves on his longest voyage, from Oregon to Iceland | KGW Vault
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On Sept. 9, 1998, crews loaded up Keiko the orca — the titular star of the movie "Free Willy" — from his erstwhile home at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport for a trip back to his native waters in Iceland. KGW cameras were there to capture the whole process.
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