An eighteen meter Maritimo motor yacht sank during a towing operation at South Bay of Slipper Island, Coromandel, to the East of New Zealand on the later morning of Sunday 21 September. The Maritimo yacht was being towed to Whangārei, and is the same yacht which sank over four months ago on sixteen May near Tauranga and Mototi Island, and of which fourteen persons were rescued. According to Waikato Regional Harbourmaster’s office, the vessel took on water through open engine hatches and went down in around four metres of water. No pollution is reported as the yacht had all its fuels and oil removed from the previous sinking. A salvage operation for the yacht was being organized on Monday. The yacht was reportedly being towed to be taken to a boat yard for a total refit.
The Maritimo yacht in this sinking is an Offshore 60 as designed by its builder Billy Barry-Cotter, and produced from 2004 to 2008. The Offshore 60 was Maritimo first model, which debuted the today famous Australian brand, with the model replaced by the 56 Cruising Motoryacht.
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