Pregnant at Sea with a SEA TURTLE on my SAILBOAT
31 March 2025 · 12 min · 17K views · Barra de Navidad
What this video covers
The crew of the wooden sailboat *Miss Lone Star* departs Barra de Navidad, Mexico, heading south under power before setting the mainsail.1:21 While navigating, the crew identifies a radar and Navionics target marked as a rock that is actually a stationary container ship.2:07 During the passage, the crew encounters a large mass of tangled fishing line, hooks, and debris containing multiple sea turtles, a stingray, and a suspected dolphin carcass.4:17 They use a halyard to hoist the entangled animals onto the deck to safely cut away the lines and hooks.7:29 The crew successfully releases the turtles back into the water after removing the debris and treating a minor facial injury sustained by a crew member during the rescue.7:11 The vessel continues its transit toward Puerto Vallarta.2:35
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