Safari yacht wrecks off the coast of Dharavandhoo

A safari yacht travelling with 27 onboard has wrecked on the rocks off the coast of B. Dharavandhoo.

The yacht, Blue Lagoon, was travelling with 13 tourists and 14 crew members when it wrecked on the rocks off the coast of Dharavandhoo.

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) says the incident was reported to the authority at 12:45 this Tuesday morning.

A team from the Northern Area Coastguard Squadron was immediately dispatched to the area on a harbor craft speedboat, reports MNDF.

MNDF also reports that no one was harmed in the incident.

The owner of Blue Lagoon, assisted by a team of Coastguard divers, is working on towing the yacht off the rocks.