September 29, 2024

Cranchi Sport Cruiser Burns Down in Mahon Menorca

A fourteen meter Cranchi sport cruiser with four British citizens onboard went ablaze as it was cruising in the Mahon canal, Balearic Island of Menorca on the late afternoon of 29 September.  The Salvamento Maritimo section of Mahon Yacht Club responded to the fire, rescuing the four boaters first, and then fighting and towing the boat to Cala Figuera out of harms way.  Ultimately the sport cruiser sank at 20:00 time in 92 meters of water, with m/v Salvamar Antares collecting the debris.  No one was injured in the fire, with the cause of the fire not being reported.
The Cranchi sport cruiser in this fire is a 47 Mediterranee HT as produced from 2006 to 2010.  Designed by Aldo Cranchi the 47 Mediterranee came out first as an open version in 2005 and then with the HT hard-top coming a year later.  The 47 Mediterranee was introduced as a line up filler, similar but smaller to the 50 Mediterranee with two cabins and a tender garage.

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