A 21 meter Princess motor yacht went on fire while berthed at Perry Hotel and Marina Key West, Stock Island Florida on 00:10 hours of Wednesday July 26. The fire is believed to have left one 51 year old woman and her dog dead, with 59 year old husband and son badly injured. The family was visiting the Florida Keys for the lobster mini season. The yacht was already engulfed in flames when Monroe County Fire Rescue arrived in the scene, taking them three hours to extinguish the fire. According to reports the presumed dead woman returned back to the boat to rescue her dog, with husband and son also following her and getting injured in the process. Husband and son where airlifted for treatment to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami. Another family was on the boat but suffered no injuries. The Princess motor yacht sank, and is a total loss. Some unconfirmed reports are saying that the cause of fire is from Lithium batteries.
The Princess yacht in this fire is a 21M model produced from 2004 to 10. Designed as all Princess from the early eighties till today by Bernard Olesinski the Princess 21M offered a four double cabins interior with a crew cabin for two and is powered by Man 1050hp or optional 1300hp engines. The Princess 21M was replaced by the 72 MY in 2010.
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