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

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.