The Whitaker family have been trying to circumnavigate their world, but are now held at Minerva Reef, watched by a Tongan patrol boat.
Three sailors who entered the Solomon Islands illegally have been denied bail.
The men - who are American and British - sailed into the country last month, in violation of the country's border closure.
Matthew Carter, James Glenny and Braeton Mitchell sailed their yacht into Solomons waters on the 19th of June, from New Caledonia.
