August 17, 2020

Bertram Boat Fire in Newport, Australia

An eleven meter Bertram 35 sportfish cruiser named m/y Assasin was totalled to fire on the morning of 17th August, off the coast of Newport, in Brisbane, Australia.  Assasin was on anchor with two persons onboard at the time of the accident, and was fast assisted by the Redcliffe Coast Guard.  No injuries are reported to the persons onboard.  The fire is being reported as starting from an electrical fault.
The Bertram in this fire is a 1988 35 Convertible as produced from 1974 till 1989 to a project by David Napier. The 35 Convertible is part of the second Bertram Dave Napier generation which started from 1971 for the legendary name which pioneered the Deep-V hull shape to the World in 1960 with the 31 model.

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