Sea Ray Cruiser Saved Near San Vito lo Capo Sicily

An eight meters Sea Ray sport cruiser with five persons onboard was saved from further damage at Al Sabbione, near San Vito lo Capo to the North West of Sicily at around 12:00 of Sunday thirtieth July 2023. The Sea Ray was cruising from Castellammare dell Golfo to Zingaro and San Vito lo Capo, when it hit its running gear with a reef near Al Sabbione, becoming powerless and to mercy of the current and waves. The Sea Ray cruiser was first assisted by a nearby boater, and then by the Guardia Costiera, who were followed by the military squad of the Castellammare dell Golfo district. The operation to save the boaters took only twenty minutes, as the sport cruiser was towed to Castellammare by a friendly boater who assisted the boat early on, with this operation followed and guided by the Port Captaincy boat.

The Sea Ray in this accident collision is a first generation 260 Sundancer as produced from 1999 to 2004.  The 260 Sundancer come out as a replacement to the third generation 270 Sundancer and was replaced by a second generation 260 Sundancer. The assisting sport cruiser is a Mano 32 Sport as produced in the end noughties.