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A 360-nautical-mile passage from Puerto Rico to Turks and Caicos took four days, one day longer than planned due to dead calm seas that required 30 hours of motoring.2:24 Upon arrival, the crew encountered a series of severe electrical storms, including a lightning strike that hit the water approximately 50 yards from the boat while the anchor chain was being retrieved.7:02 To protect sensitive electronics from potential electromagnetic pulse damage, the crew stored devices in the microwave and oven during the storms.6:14 After four days of inclement weather, conditions cleared, allowing the crew to sail to the lee side of the island near Grace Bay and Little Water Key.13:54 The group also snorkelled at a beached oil tanker wreck that drifted ashore 14 years ago after its anchor chain failed.21:12 The trip concluded with sightings of a local bottlenose dolphin named Jojo and a mother-calf pair near the boat.22:15

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