PORT ANTONIO, Portland Two men -- a United States citizen and a British Virgin Islands (BVI) national -- are now in the custody of the Port Antonio police after they were found in the Portland waters on-board a yacht that was allegedly stolen in the BVI.

The 37-foot luxury yacht, named Ruby and which was built in 2008, was allegedly chartered on July 1 for a seven-day cruise around the the coastline of Tortola, BVI's capital.

However, the renters allegedly failed to return the vessel on schedule and a tracking device alerted its owner that it had left BVI waters.

Local police said they intercepted the vessel two miles south-east of the Folly Lighthouse at about 12:30 pm on Saturday and detained the two male occupants. The yacht has been seized by Jamaica's Customs Department.

The owner of the yacht arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday from Tortola to assist in the investigations, the police said.