Princess Yacht Saved from Sinking Near Marinella Olbia

A 21 meter Princess sport yacht was saved from sinking as it hit some reefs during navigation near Cala Sabina and the beach of Marinella, to the North of Olbia on the morning of fourteen August.  Italian Military and Guardia Costiera personnel rushed to the scene of the accident, saving the passengers first, and then investigating that no pollution from the yacht is coming out.  The Princess Yacht was reported to breaching its hull at the back, and was kept from sinking with big floating bags, with a towing to a yard for investigation and subsequent repairs being organized.  No injuries to the boaters was reported from the collision. 

The Princess yacht in this near sinking is a V70 as produced from 2004 to 2010 to a design of Bernard Olesinski.  When released the V70, was the largest Princess V series yet produced, with the model replaced by the V72 in 2011.