A 25 meter Sunseeker super yacht titled m/y Time Out went on fire in Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia at around 1000 hours of 24 October. Time Out burned out for about five hours before it was extinguished, with the fire fighting work hindered by windy weather. The yacht was reported unattended at the time of the fire, with the flames looking to have started from the main deck. The fire was contained to Time Out and did not extend to nearby yachts, with the emergency services working to save the yacht from sinking to avoid further pollution damage. No one was injured in the fire, although some people who went to close to the yacht have suffered minor smoke inhalation.
M/y Time Out is a Sunseeker 82 Yacht as designed by Jon Braithwaite and Don Shead and produced from 2002 till 2007 in twenty units. The 82 Yacht came out as a replacement to the 86 Manhattan and was replaced by the 86 Yacht mark.1.
Unconfirmed news say the fire on Time Out, started from a charging vacuum cleaner.
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