A sport yacht of about sixteen meters in length caught fire in Gouvia Marina on the Greek island of Corfu, on the evening of thirteen July. Fire fighters from both the pier and the sea tried to turn off and slow the fire, with moderate success. The sixteen meter sport yacht eventually partially sank, with no injuries reported from the fire since the boat was unattended at the moment of the fire. The sport yacht was later fully floated.
The sport yacht in this fire is a Prinz 54 Coupe which debuted in 2006. A Belgium boat builder, Prinz was founded in 2001 offering 31 to 40 open and fly models, with the company closing its doors in 2008. Eventually one of the employees in its Croatian factory bought the moulds and re-branded the company as Pearlsea Yachts and restored production.
Prinz was a Belgian brand but built in Croatia. They collapsed several years after they were founded, even before the crisis in 2008. But several years ago one of the employees bought the moulds and continued production as Pearlsea Yachts (www.pearlseayachts.com), where 54 can be found as a 56 Coupe nowadays, redesigned and improved, together with several smaller models.
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