FOUR Brits have been rescued after their motor yacht caught fire before sinking off the Menorcan capital Mahon.
The blaze broke out in the engine room before spreading rapidly to the rest of the vessel.
Dramatic footage showed coastguards who went to the rescue trying to put out the fire with high-pressure water jets as a huge plume of black smoke rose into the air.
Emergency responders had initially planned to tow the 40-ft boat to Mahon Port so firefighters could tackle the blaze with more sophisticated equipment.
But coastguards eventually decided to take it further out to sea to minimise the risk of explosion before it sank.
The British nationals had already been rescued unharmed and taken ashore on a boat belonging to a sailing club based at Mahon Port.
It was not immediately clear this morning if they were holidaymakers or lived locally.
The drama occurred around 6pm on Sunday when the motor yacht was in an area known as the Mahon Channel.
It sank around two hours later around four nautical miles south-east of Mahon Port.
The nationality of those on board emerged this morning.
