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The crew of the 66-foot ex-Vendee Globe Open NV faces a critical engine failure while sailing the northern coast of Flores, Indonesia, in September.0:19 Persistent gearbox issues, characterized by water contamination in the oil, already limited the vessel's ability to shift into reverse.4:32 A new fuel system failure occurs when a bolt breaks during maintenance, causing a significant diesel leak and rendering the engine inoperable.5:45 Timo repairs the broken bolt and seals the leak using a two-part epoxy putty.7:26 The crew navigates into the Seventeen Islands National Park at sunset, relying on satellite imagery to identify reefs and shallow water in an area where charts are unreliable.10:48 They anchor in a small bay, discovering the proximity to the reef only the following morning.12:29 The crew manages the fuel leak by collecting the spilled diesel in bottles, which they later donate to local residents.13:19 Relying on satellite charts provides necessary confidence when entering poorly charted, reef-heavy anchorages in low light.11:18

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