Blue Horizon · video

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The crew of a steel sailboat arrives at Great Inagua, the southernmost island of the Bahamas, after a 200-mile passage.0:26 The island’s small harbor offers limited supplies, with high prices for basic goods and no alcohol available in the local supermarket.0:49 While diving near the harbor to inspect the seabed, the crew recovers a submerged, discarded generator.8:48 They clean and oil the unit before gifting it to the crew of a Haitian wooden sailing vessel that arrived in the harbor without an engine to collect supplies.10:01 The crew explores the island with a local resident, visiting a historic lighthouse and the interior nature reserve, which hosts a population of approximately 60,000 flamingos.14:16 Great Inagua remains largely protected as a 743-square-kilometer nature sanctuary, restricting public access to most of the island's interior.14:28 The visit highlights the contrast between the isolated local community, the transient Haitian traders, and the presence of regional military patrols.12:53

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