19/11/2025
Around 55 holidaymakers had been taking part in a sailing activity as part of their cruise holiday on Saturday in the Dominican Republic.
The 40ft catamaran they had been travelling on, named Boca de Yuma I, sprang a leak and quickly began sinking in the bay of Samana.
The yacht filled with water and images from the scene shows dozens of tourists bobbing in the sea wearing lifejackets.
The Navy, civil defence authorities, and first responders launched a rescue mission to save the 55 passengers who had been left stranded in open waters.
Rescue workers were eventually able to pull all the holidaymakers from the sea unharmed.
