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Bahamas: Family Rescued after Yacht Runs Aground on Coral Reef

A Canadian couple and their eight-year-old daughter have been rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their yacht was blown off course and foundered on a coral reef near Plana Cays, east of Acklins Island in the Bahamas.

Published 2 days ago

Tony Bryant, Krista Scholl and their eight-year-old daughter, Adelaide had embarked on a dream voyage of working remotely from their sailboat and showing their daughter the world, documenting their journey on Instagram.  The family had spent years saving and personally repairing their vessel to make their live-aboard life possible.
The incident occurred while they were sailing from Acklins Island in the Bahamas, heading for Betsy Bay on Mayaguana Island, with a final destination of the Dominican Republic.  As they cruised south of Plana Cays, their boat was blown off course and quickly went from deep water to very shallow water, eventually running aground.
The yacht was south of the Plana Cays in the Bahamas when it was blown off course. Image from Google Earth.
Their yacht which has a six-foot keel, began taking on water rapidly. The family quickly deployed their life raft and got Adelaide into it. Tony Bryant managed to put down an anchor, tie the raft to the boat and make distress calls on a handheld radio.

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