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Yohelah Struck in Nightime Collision

We’ve heard of successful night fishing, but this catch takes the prize.

Yohelah
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Nights are generally extremely quiet on the Bora Bora lagoon. But not last night. The tranquility aboard Rob and Teresa Sicade’s Seattle-based Baba 40 Yohelah was shattered when a small speedboat crashed into her port side, while apparently trying to flee another hit-and-run. 

At this writing we have few details, except that the powerboat’s driver was badly injured and may lose an arm as a result of his recklessness. Yohelah is one of roughly 100 boats that left the West Coast last spring for French Polynesia. We assume Bora Bora was her last stop in the French Overseas Territory before heading further west.

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