BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
UPDATE: 1:55 p.m. Saturday — Delray Beach Police officials tell BocaNewsNow.com that it’s a 92-foot Viking Sport Fisherman yacht that lost power on Friday. Three occupants were on board at the time of the beaching. Sea Tow is working with the crew to try to salvage the vessel. (Thanks to reader comments, BocaNewsNow.com concurs that this doesn’t quite look like it’s 92 feet long, but we’ll stick with the official version since it’s the official version).
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — No crime and no controversy, but there is a rather sizable yacht beached on Delray Beach Saturday. The beaching is notable as lots of BocaNewsNow.com readers are reaching out for details. Here’s what we know:
The yacht became beached Friday afternoon as winds were exceptionally strong for the region in early November and — it would seem — the captain got him or herself into a situation before her or she could get out of it. As a result, the yacht got stuck on sand and couldn’t break free. It’s been there for nearly 24 hours.
The goal: high tide is just before 4 p.m. on Saturday. We understand that the crew is hoping high tide will be enough to break the yacht free from the sand. If not, it becomes a much bigger deal as a towing vessel may be required to move the vessel.
The Delray Beach Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for information on Saturday, but again, bad luck is not traditionally a crime. There are no injuries that we are aware of. And the weather, overall, isn’t bad for being stuck on a boat in a desirable location.
We thank our readers for sending photos. We’ll update if we receive any additional information.
