August 20, 2024

Sunseeker Sport Cruiser Fire in Delimara Malta

An unattended thirteen meter Sunseeker sport cruiser titled m/y Jean Marie under Malta flag had an onboard fire when berthed at Delimara, to the South East of the island of Malta, at 11:34 morning time of Tuesday twentieth August.  Civil Protection Malta responded to the fire, with the fire fighting boat m/v Manucca and Fire Stations 10, 1, and 5.  The fire was reported extinguished with the use of 50,000 liters of fresh water and 3000 liters of fluoro-protein foam.  The cause of the fire has not been reported.
The Sunseeker sport cruiser in this fire is a 44 Camargue as produced from 1998 to 2002 to a design of Don Shead and John Braithwaithe.  The 44 Camargue came out as a replacement to the 47 Camargue, and was replaced by the 46 Portofino.

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