Two boaters were saved as a twenty meter flybridge motor yacht named The Bridge and under Belgian flag went ablaze between Cap d'Antibes and Lerins at about 1.5 nautical miles offshore to the coast at 09:30 morning time of Wednesday fourth February. The two boaters of 71 and 65 years old alerted the Mediterranean Regional Operational Surveillance and Rescue Centre and after jumping in the water were assisted by a 24 meter motor yacht who was in the vicinity, with the Alpes-Maritimes fire and rescue service SDIS following later to the rescue and to the fight the fire with 25 fire-fighters and twelve men respectively. Ultimately the yacht was wrecked, but was saved from sinking and doing environmental damage, with the wreckage towed to Golfe-Juan for recovery.
The yacht in this fire is an Astondoa 68 GLX as produced from 1992 to 1996. The 68 GLX was replaced by the Astondoa 72 GLX. The yacht which assisted the boaters is a 1997 Falcon Yachts 82S as designed by Stefano Righini and produced from 1994 to 1998.
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