Sport Cruiser Saved from Sinking near Villasimius Sardinia

A fourteen meter Itama sport cruiser with one man onboard was saved from sinking near Geremias, Villasimius, to the South of Sardinia at 16:00 hours of Friday seventeen November 2023.  Two Vigili dell Fuoco rib boats assisted the boater, who called a May Day as the boat was taking water, and heading into the rocks.  The Vigili dell Fuoco crew and divers from Selezione Navale blocked the water entry and emptied the boat with the help of two water pumps. After this the boat was towed to the harbour of Capitana, with the boater assisted by 118 emergency crew who gave him treatement as he arrived at marina.  The cause of water entry was not reported.

The boat in this near sinking is an Itama 45 first version as designed by Mario Amati and produced from 1985 to 1988.   The Itama 45 was modified in a second series version in the fall 1988 and then produced till 1995 for a total of 36 units being build.