An eight meter sport cruiser with two persons onboard exploded while on its berth at Villasimius, Sardinia on the morning of Friday 26 August. Both two persons where injured with a 56 year old woman being in grievous condition and taken to hospital for attention. According to initial reports from the Italian coast guard the explosion started from a short circuit to the water pump, which coming in contact to petrol fumes generated the explosion. The quick start of the fire fighting equipment put off the fire right away, saving the boat from further damage and it expanding more in the marina. The sport cruiser was later in the day taken to a boat yard for further investigation and repairs.
The sport cruiser in this accident is a Regal 270 Commodore as produced from 1991 till 1992. The Regal 270 Commodore debuted as the 265 Commodore in 1990 and was renamed again in 1993 as the 276 Commodore. The Regal 265/270/276 Commodore was replaced by the 292 Commodore.
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