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Nov 27 - The Sea Gypsy

Nov 27 - The Sea Gypsy
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Meet the Bajau Laut – the nomads of the South Pacific. With no land-based home to call their own, these sea gypsies have roamed the treacherous waters north of Australia for centuries; living their entire lives on tiny wooden boats.

The ocean provides their every need, they have even physically adapted to hunt underwater as efficiently as ocean mammals.

But, as exotic as it sounds, 60 Minutes correspondent Allison Langdon soon discovered life on the ocean waves has its hardship and danger, from tropical storms to deadly pirates.

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