So I cannot say I know much about this accident involving a Ferretti 24 meter yacht titled m/y Aldenis and registered under Panamanian flag which crashed into a reef. This photo appeared in my social media feed on Saturday 31 August, in early afternoon, and beyond that I do not know more. This is the second accident of this type in 2019 after we had a Princess 23 meter which had a similar but worse damage in Sifnos, Aegean Greek Islands in early July. By the picture I would say the Ferretti was going at slow displacement speeds. The location appears Eastern med; Croatia, Greece, or Turkey. If anyone knows more please advise by leaving a comment in this post section.
The yacht in this collision is a Ferretti 810 RPH as designed by Zuccon and produced from 2003 to 2005 in four units. The Ferretti 810 RPH was a replacement and soft evolution of the 80 RPH recognizable by the large windows serving the midships owners stateroom and a bit larger extended bathing platform aft, with the model replaced by the 830.
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Interesting case. Situations like this show how important careful navigation is near reefs and rocky areas.
ReplyDeleteMany modern superyachts are also adding inflatable platforms and sea pools to create safer swimming and water-toy areas around the yacht.
We recently shared a few examples of these inflatable yacht systems here:
https://thesuperyachtinflatables.com/