A couple are stranded in the Bahamas after their boat is destroyed by lightening

British couple stranded in Bahamas after lightning strikes, destroys boat: ‘All mighty bang’ Couple spent life savings to buy a sailboat and enjoy their retirement at sea. The duo are in a race against time to fix the boat before the hurricane season starts.

Brit couple stranded in Bahamas after boat hit by lightening in hurricane zone. Mike Beech and his wife Helen, from East Suffolk, are currently trapped in the Bahamas. Lightning wrecked navigation system on their yacht in a hurricane zone, leaving navigation system inoperative. Mike and Helen Beech are currently stranded in the country's Bahamas.