Sport Cruiser Goes Ablaze in Cecina, Tuscany

A not attended sport cruiser of nine meters in length went ablaze as it was berthed in Marina di Cecina, Tuscany at about mid-day of Monday fourteen August, 2023.  The fire alarm for the blaze was given by a passer-by, with the Port Captaincy immediately activating itself to tow the boat outside of the marina, and were assisted by the Vigili del Fuoco fire fighters. who managed to save the boat from sinking.  Following the accident the wreck of the boat was then towed to a boat yard and dry-docked.   No injuries are reported from the accident, with the cause of the fire being under investigation.

Two Boaters Escape Azimut Sport Cruiser Fire in Miami Beach, Florida

Two boaters escaped a fire on a thirteen meter Azimut sports cruiser as it was cruising just before the Julia Tuttle Causeway before Alton Road in Miami Beach, Florida on the evening of Friday fifteen May. The boaters were first helped by a nearby boater, with Miami Beach Fire and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responding to the blaze and controlling it to the super structure of the boat. The two boaters were not injured, with one jumping to a concrete pillar, and another in the water and then picked by a nearby boater. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown and under investigation.

The boat in this fire is an Azimut Atlantis 43 as designed by Salvetti and produced from 2014 to 2020 in 140 units. The Atlantis 43 was a replacement to the Atlantis 44, and was replaced by the Azimut Atlantis 45.

Eleven Injured as Sea Ray Cruiser Explodes in Haulover, Florida

Eleven boaters were injured as a twelve meter Sea Ray cruiser titled Nauti Nabors exploded at Bal Harbour in Haulover, Florida at around 12:50 of Saturday ninth May.  Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the accident, with a helicopter brought in to take the injured persons to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.  A man and a child reported important fire burns.  The cause of the explosion is not reported as the boat was later towed to Haulover Marine Center for inspection by the authorities.

The boat in this accident is a Sea Ray 400 Express Cruiser as produced from 1992 to 1999.  The 400 Express Cruiser was a replacement to the 390 Express Cruiser, and was replaced by the Sea Ray 410 Express Cruiser.

One Woman Injured in Four Boat Fire at Cervia, Ravenna

One woman boater was injured as four boats went ablaze at pier three of Marina di Cervia, Ravenna, in the Adriatic side of Italy after 05:30 morning time of Friday first May.  Vigili del Fuoco fire fighters from Cesenatico and Ravenna responded to the blaze, and were helped by the Port Captaincy of the area and the marina crew.  The fire started on the sailing boat to the right of the picture, and then jumped to the boats on its starboard side.  One woman was injured, as she hurt her shoulder while she was escaping the blaze, while her dog who alerted the woman lost its life.  The cause of the fire is under investigation, but is reported to have started from a short circuit.

The motor boats wrecked in this fire are a Raffaelli Levante, and a Cranchi Zaffiro 36.

Two Persons Saved as Boat Goes Ablaze Near Marzamemi, Sicily

A seven meter Bayliner sportfish cruiser with two persons onboard went ablaze about one nautical offshore to Sanlorenzo near Marzamemi, to the East of Sicily just after 12:30 of Saturday 25 April.  Seeing the fire the two persons onboard jumped in the water and were saved by a beach-guard who came to the rescue with a paddle boat as he saw the blaze from the beach.  The Guardia di Finanza and Guardia Costiera followed to the assistance later with the V854 and CP 763 boats respectively.  Ultimately the boat was wrecked from the blaze and sunk.  The two persons were assisted by the 118 emergency crew who were taken to the Di Maria hospital of Avola for a check.  The cause of the fire is not reported.

The boat in this fire is a first generation Bayliner Trophy 2352 Walkaround as produced from 1991 to 1995.  The Trophy 2352 was replaced by the Bayliner 2509 Trophy Walkaround.  Bayliner Trophy line debuted in 1983 with the 2160 Trophy Cuddy, with the line stopped in 2010, and then returned in 2020 with the T20CC.

Two Boats Wrecked by Fire in Scoglitti, Sicily

Two sports cruisers of ten and nine meters in length respectively went ablaze at Club Nautico marina in Scoglitti harbour, province of Ragusa to the South of the island of Sicily on the early hours of Wednesday 22 April.  The fire started on the bigger ten meter boat and then jumped on the nine meters sports cruiser to its starboard side, as Vigili del Fuoco fire fighters of Ragusa and Santa Croce Camarina tended to the blaze.  The fire also had lesser impact as staff from Club Nautico, along with help from personnel of nearby piers towed the boats away from the pontoon and nearby boats.  No injuries are reported from the fire, with the cause of the accident being under investigation but reported to be of malicious activity.

The boats in this accident are a first generation Jeanneau Merry Fisher 1095, and a Salpa Laver 32.5.

Four Saved as Sport Cruiser Goes Ablaze Off Dublin, Ireland

Four boaters were rescued as an eleven meter sport cruiser went ablaze just over one nautical miles offshore to Dún Laoghaire harbour in Dublin Bay, Dublin, Ireland on 15:31 of Saturday eighteen April.   Dún Laoghaire RNLI went to the assistance of the boaters with the two inshore and all-weather lifeboats.  The inshore lifeboat rescued the four boaters, and took them ashore to be assessed at the RNLI station, where they were met by HSE and fire service personnel.  The Dún Laoghaire All Weather Lifeboat was then assisted by the Dublin Port tug in fighting the fire, which was extinguished at about 17:15 after which the vessel sunk.  The cause of the fire is not reported.

The boat in this fire is a Sealine 380 Ambassador as produced from 1991 to 1993.  The 380 Ambassador was a replacement to the 365 Sportsbridge, and was replaced by the Sealine 400 Ambassador.

Two Boats Wrecked One Damaged in Fire at Tampa, Florida

Two boats of twelve meters in length ended wrecked while an eighteen meter yacht sustained fire damage at Tampa Yacht and County Club in Tampa, Florida just before 19:40 of Friday thirteen March.  Tampa Fire Rescue responded to the blaze, which started in the cabin of a twelve meter classic explorer cruiser, and then jumped to a similar size center console to its starboard side, and then onto a nineteen meter sport yacht on its port side with this last sustaining fire heat damage. The fire was controlled with two boats ending wrecked; the explorer cruiser and center console, and the eighteen meter sport yacht sustaining damage. 

The boats in this blaze are a Valhalla V-41 which ended destroyed, and a Prestige 620 S which sustained fire heat damage.

MTI Performance Yacht Fire Wrecked In Miami Beach, Florida

A fifteen meter MTI performance center console titled Size Matters went ablaze at about a quarter of a mile offshore to the coast of 57th Street in Miami Beach, Florida at about 11:00 morning time of Thursday twelfth March.  The Nebraska boaters were first assisted by nearby boats, with Miami Beach Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responding to the blaze.  Ultimately the yacht was wrecked by the fire but was saved from sinking.  Fast Response Marine Towing and Salvage towed the performance yacht for recovery to a dry dock.  The boaters which numbers have not been specified were not injured.  According to a re-construction of the events, the yacht was taking part in a MTI Poker Run event, when the owner saw smoke coming, failing to control it, this developed into a bigger fire which ultimately wrecked the boat.

The yacht in this fire is an MTI 50 V as produced since 2022.  Marine Technology Inc debuted its today three model center console MTI-V line with the V42 in 2014.

Cranchi Sport Cruiser Fire Damaged in Punat, Croatia

A not attended fourteen meter Cranchi sport cruiser went ablaze on Pier A1 of Marina Punat in Punat, Croatia at around 11:00 morning time of Wednesday fourth March 2025.  Marina personnel first and then the fire department of Krk responded to the blaze, controlling it in a relative short time and keeping it to this one vessel.  Following the turning off the fire, the boat was towed away from its berth and then dry docked.   The cause of the boat fire is under investigation.

The boat in this accident is a Cranchi 47 Mediterranee as designed by Aldo Cranchi and produced from 2004 up till 2010.  The 47 Mediterranee was also available in a HT hard top version.

Four Boats Wrecked by Fire at Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth

Four boats of about ten meters length were wrecked in a fire at Hillarys Boat Harbour, to the North of Perth, West of Australia on 22:35 of Saturday fourteen February.  Department of Fire and Emergency Services from Duncraig Fire Station with thirty fire fighters responded to the blaze which took till 02:00 morning time to control.  A boater who sounded the alarm also tended to the fire before the fire fighters arrived but to no avail.  The fire was reported starting on a boat, and then spread to the other three boats.  Department of Transportation has now been advised for the clean up of the area and pollution response to the sunk boats.  No one was injured in the fire as the boats had no one onboard.

This is the second blaze at Hillarys Boat Harbour in just over four months when a twenty meter Fairline sport yacht was wrecked by fire on the morning of 27 September.

Bayliner Cruiser Fire in Bribie Island, Queensland Australia

A not attended seven meter Bayliner sport cruiser went ablaze in Banksia Beach on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia before 11:00 morning time of Monday ninth February.  The sport cruiser was berthed to a channel pontoon, when it exploded first and then went ablaze.  Fire fighters tended to the blaze, with the boat ending wrecked in the fire.  No injuries were reported from the fire, as no one was onboard at the time of the accident.

The boat in this fire is a Bayliner 2352 Capri second generation as produced from 1999 to 2001.  The 2352 Capri was a replacement and evolution to the first generation 2352 Capri, with the model replaced by the Bayliner 249.

Storebro Royal Boats Factory in Vimmerbyvägen Goes Ablaze

A fire interested the warehouse building of the Storebro Royal Yachts facility in Vimmerbyvägen, Malmo, Sweden at 07:31 morning time of Sunday eight February.  Police intervened to the fire, and cordoned the area.  Following the fire the Police opened an investigation.  On the same Sunday morning Storebro advised on it's Facebook page, that the fire effected a warehouse adjacent to the factory production building, and that boats and the production side of the business are not affected by the blaze.  No injuries are reported from the accident.

Storebrovarvet as was its first name was founded in 1946 by Ivar Gustavsson, starting with a wood build rowing boat.  By 1955 Storebro will build its first cabin cruiser the 9.25 meter Britt Mari, and in 1967 enter fiberglass production.  Today Storebro is producing the 435 Commander and 435 SunTop models.

Classic Bayliner Wrecked by Fire at Parramatta River, Sydney

A nine meter classic Bayliner sport cruiser went ablaze in Parramatta river, Glanville, to the West of Sydney on the afternoon of Sunday 28 December.  The sport cruiser was swing moored, and was tended by fire fighting services from the water.  Ultimately the boat was wrecked by the fire.  No reported of injuries and the cause of the fire are not reported. 

The boat in this fire is a Bayliner 3250 Conquest as produced from 1981 to 1987.  The 3250 Conquest was a replacement and soft evolution of the 3150 Conquest and was replaced by the Bayliner 3255 Avanti Sunbridge.

Tiara Sport Cruiser Wrecked by Fire in River Reach Drive, Fort Lauderdale

A ten meter Tiara sport cruiser went ablaze near a water front canal property to the South of 1000 River Reach Drive, Fort Lauderdale at around 23:30 of Christmas 25 December day.  Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded the blaze which they controlled and managed to extinguish the blaze.  No injuries were reported as the boat was reported not attended, with the boat becoming a wreck as its top cabin was wrecked by the fire.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The sport cruiser in this fire is a Tiara 3600 Sovran as produced from 2004 to 2006.  The 3600 Sovran was a replacement to the 3500 Express with the model replaced by the Tiara 3500 Sovran.

Boats Fire Set House Ablaze in Georgina, Ontario

Two boat fire sets house ablaze in Georgina, Ontario, on the afternoon of Monday 24 November.  Canadian Fire and Emergency Services who shared the story on its Facebook page responded to the blaze, and found a complicated state of affairs as the two boats also set the adjacent house on fire.  The fire was reported controlled in about three hours.  The cause of the blaze is not entirely reported, with the fire starting in one of the two boats and then jumping to the nearby house.  Injuries were not reported, with the boats ending wrecked, and the damage to the house being extensive.  

The boat in this fire is a Sunray 27 Mirage as produced in the eighties.  Sunray was founded in the late seventies and closed in the early nineties, and was located in St. Germain de G. Quebec, Canada .

2 Saved as Fjord Cruiser is Fire Wrecked Off Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale

Two people were saved as a fourteen meter sport cruiser went ablaze six nautical miles off Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Monday third November.  The boaters were rescued by a boater who spotting the smoking vessel called a mayday and turned his attention to assist, rescuing one of the boaters first, and the second later.  The fire was then attended by Hollywood Fire Rescue, Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, and US Coast Guard units.  The US Coast Guard collected the two boaters from the Samaritan boater, with the blaze fought by the three fire rescue agencies, with a towing boat also coming for nothing to tow the wreck as this ultimately sunk in around 250 meters of deep water.  The two boaters had no injuries and were then taken to the Coast Guard Station in Dania Beach.  The cause of the fire is under investigation, with social media chatter saying the particular boat was displayed at the just finished 2025 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show brokerage section.

The sport cruiser in this fire is 2015 Fjord 48 Open as designed by Patrick Banfield and produced from 2014 to 2017.  When debuting the 48 Open was Fjord flagship, with the model replaced by the 52 Open.

Two Boats Wrecked One Damaged In Fire at Poquoson, Vancouver

Two cruisers of thirteen meters in length were fire wrecked, while a sportfish cruiser of about the same size also received minor fire damage near the Surf Rider restaurant, Whitehouse Cove Marina, Poquoson, Vancouver at 09:28 morning time of Tuesday 28 October.  The fire started on the thirteen meter Trojan express style cruiser, and with wind coming from its starboard jumped to the Fairline flybridge cruiser on its port side.  An express sportfish cruiser located to the starboard of the fire starting boat also received some fire damage.  Poquoson Fire and Rescue responded to the blaze, as the two boats ended wrecked, but were saved from sinking.  The sportfish which received minor damage was moved in time to avoid further damage.  No one was injured in the fire as the boats were not attended, with an investigation on the cause of the blaze ongoing.  The wrecked boats were removed by SeaTow Lower Chesapeake the following morning.

The boat which started this fire is a Trojan 13 Meter Express as designed by Harry Schoell and produced from 1984 to 1990.  The flybridge cruiser which ended totalled in this fire is a Fairline Phantom 46 as designed by Bernard Olesinski and produced from 1999 to 2006.

One Dead in Boat Fire Near Falmouth, Massachusetts

A boat fire involving three boaters and a ten meter Chris Craft cabin cruiser titled Third Wave at Tarpulin Cove near Naushon Island, Falmouth, Massachusetts, ended in tragedy as one woman died following a difficult to reach area and loss of communication for two days.  The boat fire incident happened on the night of Monday twenty October, and following this the three onboard, a father, mother, and son abandoned boat, and swam to nearby Naushon Island, located between Massachusetts and Martha's Vineyard, sheltering in a barn.  With the boat wrecked by fire and no communication available, no one knew about this incident until luck makes it that the boats VHF washed ashore, and was found by the son who called a May-Day on Wednesday 22nd.  This call was taken by Naushon Trust who made it to the scene and administered first aid to the three boaters, with the Coast Guard coming later to airlift the family to Cape Cod Hospital.  Ultimately the 72 year old woman died following severe hypothermia and smoke inhalation, going to the better World on Thursday afternoon.  The father was also under observation treated for burns at a Boston hospital, but is awake and breathing on his own.  The cause of the fire is not reported, with the family opening a GoFundMe raiser for the incident and to raise the wreck of the boat.  The above picture shows the boat before the fire.

The boat in this fire is a Chris Craft 33 Corinthian as produced from 1978 to 1981.  A replacement to the 33 Coho, the 33 Corinthian debuted as the 33 Offshore in 1976, and was replaced with the Chris Craft 333 Commander.

One Boater Saved as Bayliner Boat Goes Ablaze in Sandusky, Ohio

One boater was saved as an eleven meter Bayliner flybridge cruiser went ablaze at Meigs Street Pier, in Sandusky Bay, Ohio just before 08:00 morning time of Tuesday fourteen October.  Sandusky Fire Fighters tended to the fire, and also intervened from the water with the Sandusky Fire Rescue boat.  Eventually the boat was wrecked, but no pollution was reported although both the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Erie County's Emergency Management Agency were called to inspect the area.  The boat's operator later told officials that he was docked at First Street marina and was underway to take it to Broadway Street marina and out of the water for the season, while underway he noticed smoke emanating from the engine compartment, and when he opened the hatch and saw the flames ran the boat onto the rocks at the Meigs Street pier and jumped off.  No one was injured in the fire.

The flybridge cruiser in this fire is a Bayliner 3888 Motor Yacht as produced from 1990 to 1994.  The 3888 Motor Yacht was a soft evolution to the 3870 Motor Yacht, then replaced by the Bayliner 3988 Motor Yacht.