Six Saved as Sport Cruiser Sinks at Javea Near Valenca

Six boaters were saved as a swing moored eight meter sport cruiser partly sank at Cala de Portixol near Javea to the South of Valencia in Spain on the later morning of Saturday 25 July.  Maritime Rescue crews responded to the sinking, saving the boaters, and then starting a floating operation of the boat.  The cause of the sinking is not reported, with the boat being swing moored at the time of sinking.

The boat in this accident is a second generation Maxum 2700 SCR as produced from 1994 to 1996.  The 2700 SCR second generation was a replacement to the original 2700 SRC and was replaced by the Maxum 2800 SCR.