Sailing to Sulawesi’s Untouched Gem: Will Nickel Mining Destroy Labengke - S5 Ep 124
Sail with us aboard Our Dreamtime to the island of Pulau Labengke, a remote ecological paradise off the southeast coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, where crystal-clear waters, vibrant coral reefs, heart-shaped bays, and lush rainforests teeming with hornbills, kingfishers, and other exotic bird species await. In this sailing adventure, we explore a pristine, unspoilt island that feels like the very definition of Nirvana—but its future is under threat. Just across the narrow strait, aggressive nickel mining is devastating the Sulawesi mainland, stripping away jungle, leaving barren red hills, and polluting once-thriving marine ecosystems with choking red sediment. Fears expressed by locals and disturbing signs such as survey pegs on Labengke suggest this paradise may soon face the same destructive fate. Join us as we anchor in a stunning fjord-like bay, share our firsthand experience of this natural wonder, and raise awareness of the environmental risks posed by unchecked mining activity in Southeast Asia’s most beautiful and fragile sailing destinations.
Here’s a very concerning report from the BBC – The rush for nickel: ‘They are destroying our future’ – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66131451
Nirwana Labengke Resort – https://labengki.com/
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00:00 Intro
01:17 Anchorage
01:50 Exploring the Bay
02:56 Nirwana Labenke Resort
04:41 Threat of Nickel Mining
06:20 Mooring Failure
08:35 Blue Lagoon
08:48 Heart Bay Anchorage
21:42 Bloopers
24:05 Next & Bloopers
Sail with us aboard Our Dreamtime to the island of Pulau Labengke, a remote ecological paradise off the southeast coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, where crystal-clear waters, vibrant coral reefs, heart-shaped bays, and lush rainforests teeming with hornbills, kingfishers, and other exotic bird species await. In this sailing adventure, we explore a pristine, unspoilt island that feels like the very definition of Nirvana—but its future is under threat. Just across the narrow strait, aggressive nickel mining is devastating the Sulawesi mainland, stripping away jungle, leaving barren red hills, and polluting once-thriving marine ecosystems with choking red sediment. Fears expressed by locals and disturbing signs such as survey pegs on Labengke suggest this paradise may soon face the same destructive fate. Join us as we anchor in a stunning fjord-like bay, share our firsthand experience of this natural wonder, and raise awareness of the environmental risks posed by unchecked mining activity in Southeast Asia’s most beautiful and fragile sailing destinations.
Here’s a very concerning report from the BBC - The rush for nickel: 'They are destroying our future' - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66131451
Nirwana Labengke Resort - https://labengki.com/
Join the Dreamtime Sail Virtual Crew:
If you’d like access to our live-tracker to see where we are in real time, receive almost daily Sit Rep updates when we’re sailing via an exclusive crew Facebook Group, early, add free access to our episodes, free or heavily discounted downloads of all our e-books plus other exclusive benefits, you can become a member of our Dreamtime Sail Virtual Crew through either Ko-fi or Patreon. The funds help us offset the cost of upload data, music and editing software subscriptions, storage hard drives plus camera and audio equipment to improve the quality of our shows.
Thank you so much crew. You’re the guys and girls who float our boat and keep us motivated.
Ko-fi https://www.ko-fi.com/dreamtimesail
(Note: Ko-Fi has become our preferred platform for support as they take no commission from Crew Member’s contributions)
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DreamtimeSail
Our Books and eBooks are available via Payhip
HERE - https://tinyurl.com/DreamtimeSailebooks
This video contains music used under license from Epidemic Sound.
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We’re on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DreamtimeSail
Follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dreamtimesail/
We’ve been blogging since 2011. Check it out at https://www.dreamtimesail.blogspot.com
You can find Karen's recipes and tips from Our Galley at https://dreamtimesail.blogspot.com/p/our-galley.html
00:00 Intro
01:17 Anchorage
01:50 Exploring the Bay
02:56 Nirwana Labenke Resort
04:41 Threat of Nickel Mining
06:20 Mooring Failure
08:35 Blue Lagoon
08:48 Heart Bay Anchorage
21:42 Bloopers
24:05 Next & Bloopers
Sailing to Sulawesi’s Untouched Gem: Will Nickel Mining Destroy Labengke - S5 Ep 124 Locations
- Labengke Island (-3.4622688,122.4353995)
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Come sailing with us. https://www.youtube.com/Dreamtimesail?sub_confirmation+1 Rob & Karen are an ordinary Australian couple who live aboard and sail a Whitby 42 ketch, 'Our Dreamtime'. Cruising fulltime since 2011 we have sailed over 20,000 nautical miles in Australia, SE Asia, the UK and the Mediterranean. We are currently cruising remote areas of Indonesia. We provide a glimpse of our life through our vlogs, blogs, published writings and artwork. We love our nomadic existence and like to share the amazing things we see and experience as we sail to unbelievable destinations. You may already know us through our regular blogging over the past 10 years but now we have joined the video world with this YouTube channel
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