A fifteen meter Prestige sport yacht with two person onboard struck rocks near Motukorure Island, and then sank to the near about of Mercury Bay, to the East of Auckland, in New Zealand at around 15:45 hours of Wednesday fourth October. The yacht sank fairly quickly in about twenty meters of water, with the two passengers coming out unscathed from the sinking. Regional Council Officers inspected the scene before the sport yacht fully sank in deep water. The yacht was reported as being a new purchase by the current owner, and was carrying 1300 litres of fuel. A salvage operation is being organized by the owner, although this is taken some time for it to get going, with the risk of fuel pollution to the area increasing by the hour.
The Prestige yacht in this sinking is a ten year old 500S as designed by Garroni with naval architecture by JandJ and produced from 2010 till 2017. The 500S was a replacement to the Prestige 50S, and was replaced by the 520S.
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