The 30.5-metre Wally sailing yacht Wally Love has run aground following a storm on the Spanish island of Formentera. Footage taken by a bystander shows the yacht out of the water and listing on her starboard side close to shore. Several other sailing yachts have run aground alongside her.
The State Meteorological Agency informed the public of a "strong destabilisation of the atmosphere" yesterday (13 August).
The latest weather update was published an hour ago and warned of hail "exceeding two centimetres in diameter" and very strong gusts of winds in excess of 100km per hour.
A number of other 24-metre-plus builds are in the direct vicinity according to BOATPro, including the 35-metre Benetti Sea Belle and the 29.1-metre Sanlorenzo yacht Francamarina.
At the time of writing, local news outlets have claimed that more than a dozen sailing boats are aground. Several injuries have also been reported but are unconfirmed.
Wally Love was delivered in 2007 to a design by Luca Bassani. She is equipped for bluewater cruising and has a family friendly layout which includes a line-free cockpit, a versatile foredeck for entertaining and a swim platform that lowers into the water.
BOAT International will update the story as it develops.