CAUGHT ON CAMERA - COLLISION with WHALE in TONGA - the Damage, the Drama, and the Aftermath (72)
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The week our family is moving to the Ha'apai island group of Tonga. It was all smooth sailing until Machete collided with a whale.
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00:00 Preview of our boat hitting a whale
00:30 48 Hours Earlier - Heading to a New Anchorage
02:09 Daniel works on the water maker
05:34 Hanging out in the Vava'u Island Group one last time
06:13 Daniel cleaning the hull
07:53 Heading to Ha'apai island group of Tonga
08:23 Security Footage of Hitting the whale
08:54 The aftermath of the collision
10:43 Fish on in all the chaos
21:50 Arriving in Ha'apai
23:24 In the water looking for damage
24:28 The damage to the boat
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