A ten meter motor cruiser with thirteen persons onboard caught fire while being on charter on the morning of twelfth June, as it was cruising near Trapani, to the West of Sicily. The ten meter cruiser was on charter duty navigating in Sicily to the South West of Trapani, near the island of Formica when fire started coming out of the engine room. A call for assistance was made, with military and the Guardia Costiera responding immediately and taking to safety the thirteen passengers including of which where three kids. With the fire alarm on, the Italian Finance Police and Fire Fighters Squad went to the rescue of the motor cruiser, with little success and the boat succumbing to the flames and ultimately sinking. The ten meter cruiser was chartered for an excursion to the popular Egadi islands, which never happened.
The boat in the fire is an Ars Mare RS 31, as designed by Fulvio de Simoni and produced from 1995 till 1990. The Ars Mare RS 31 was available in Flybridge or Sport version and was replaced by the more sportfish focused RS 33 ST in 1991. Ars Mare was located in Livorno, and was co-founded by Luigi Prosperi, who is also known for having managed Mochi Craft from 1990 to 1996, and founded Cayman Yachts in 1990. Ars Mare was sold to the Monaco Marine Group in the late nineties, changing the name to Ars Monaco after the sale.
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