Wow, it's not only charter groups in the BVIs that can screw up on occasion...

Again, details sketchy, but sounds like she piled up on a reef at night, possibly while making about 18 knots... Crew is reported to be taking to life rafts... Yikes...

At 1510 UTC, Saturday, November 29, Team Vestas Wind informed Race Control that their boat was grounded on the Cargados Carajos Shoals, Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. Fortunately, no one has been injured.

We are in contact with the boat to establish the extent of the damage and ensure the crew is given the support needed to enable it to deal with the situation.

The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Reunion Island is aware of the problem.

The crew has informed us that it is currently grounded on a reef but nobody is injured. Volvo Ocean Race and Team Vestas Wind’s top priority is to make sure the crew is safe.

The crew has informed Race organisers that it now plans to abandon the boat as soon as possible after daybreak.

Team Alvimedica and two other vessels are in contact with Team Vestas Wind to assist.

We will give you more information as it becomes available.

To follow the story, this thread over on Sailing Anarchy probably has the latest...

http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=161668&p=4753346