Two crew were injured as the classic 41 meter super yacht m/y Sea Lady II under Valletta, Malta flag went ablaze in a high peak St. Tropez marina, in the South of France at 20:00 of Thursday tenth July. The fire started at the raised pilot house on the top deck, and then spread to the yachts main deck, as the VAR fire department intervened to fight the blaze. The fire fighting course of action was to remove nearby yachts, with St. Tropez being one of the Mediterranean's most busy marina's, and then fight the fire. The blaze was extinguished by midnight, although fire fighters still had problems boarding the yacht, with this listing to its port side and taking on water. The two crew suffered smoke inhalation, with no other injuries reported. The cause of the fire, as the number of people onboard at the time of the fire was not reported.
M/y Sea Lady II previously named D'Angleterre II is a W.A. Souter and Sons 41 meter, build in 1986 at Cowes on the Isle of Wight to a design of Don Shead. Sea Lady II was refitted last year in 2024, and is the largest of four Souter super yachts, all build between 1984 to 1986. W.A. Souter and Sons was founded 1961 and closed its door in 1987.
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