A classic 23 meter Azimut yacht titled m/y Runaway with four people and two dogs aboard, ran aground on a reef near Ensenada Honda, to the South of the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico on 10:30 of Monday thirtieth December. The Azimut yacht was taking on water, as the US Coast Guard intervened by disembarking two passengers, and bringing a dewatering pump to help control the flooding. Two crew remained onboard the yacht, as its hull was penetrated on the port quarter during the grounding. The flooding was contained, as the Coast Guard reported that it poses no immediate threat to the rest of the vessel. The responders also anchored the yacht fore and aft to prevent movement on the reef and further damage, as a full floating and towing operation is being organized, with this being reviewed by Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources personnel, as the affected reef area is home to three species of endangered coral, along with sea turtles and manatees.
The Azimut in this grounding is a 1988 AZ76 as designed by Bernard Olesinski and produced from 1988 to 1991. The AZ76 was a cockpit extended AZ71 studied for the American market, with the model replaced by the Azimut 78 Ultra.
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