Coast Guard, local, federal agencies monitor refloating efforts for aground motor yacht off Culebra, Puerto Rico

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Coast Guard, local, federal agencies monitor refloating efforts for aground motor yacht off Culebra, Puerto Rico
01/14/2025 01:56 PM EST

Coast Guard Incident Management Division personnel from Sector San Juan, working alongside federal and local agencies, continue to monitor removal efforts, Tuesday, for the motor yacht Runaway, after the vessel ran aground on a reef in waters west of Ensenada Honda in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Dec. 30, 2024. The owner of the motor yacht Runaway, who is coordinating efforts to refloat the vessel, completed the removal of approximately 160 gallons of petroleum products from the vessel, Friday.  The fuel and oil removed were comprised of diesel fuel from the vessel’s fuel tanks and oil from the vessel’s engine. 
Coast Guard and contract vessels during the fuel removal operations for the aground motor yacht Runaway off Culebra, Puerto Rico, Jan. 10, 2025. Contractors removed approximately 160 gallons of petroleum products from the fuel tanks and the vessel’s engine. Coast Guard Incident Management Division personnel from Sector San Juan are monitoring vessel removal efforts by the owner, after the vessel ran aground on a reef in waters west of Ensenada Honda in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Dec. 30, 2024. (Courtesy photo)

 

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