Princess Super Yacht Collides Into Corinth Canal Bank, Greece

The forty meter Princess super yacht Le Verseau collided into the Corinth Canal left bank, in Greece as it was passing from the famous channel on Thursday seventeen July at 17:58 hours.  The story was broken by The Yacht Report on his video cast of Friday 25 July, for a video which is reported as sent by one of his viewers.  According to its AIS the Princess yacht was heading North West, going from the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea to the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea.  The cause of the collision are not reported though most probably the captain lost control because of the current which has the habit of becoming rather insidious at times.  

This is the second reported yacht which collided into the Corinth Canal bank in less to a year, as on 28 July 2024 the 49 meter Heesen m/y Home suffered a similar fate.  But the chances are big that the collisions in the Corinth Canal are more common to this, with the lucky part being if you are filmed or photo'ed or not.  

M/y Le Verseau is a 2016 Princess 40M as designed by Bernard Olesinski and produced from 2012 to 2019 in eight units.  The 40M is Princess largest built yacht to date, and was the second model of the M super yachts line which debuted with the 32M in 2011, and was stopped in 2019 with a 30M as its last build.

Yacht Collides Into Sea Wall at Marina del Rey, California

A 23 meter motor yacht collided into a sea wall near to the El Torito Restaurant, at Marina del Rey, California just before 15:00 of Saturday 26 July.  Los Angeles County Fire fighters responded to the collision, with no injuries reported apart the damage to the yacht's bow and sea wall.  The yacht is reported to have had a mechanical failure, probably a throttle malfunction as it headed making way into the sea wall.   Following the incident the yacht was towed away.

The yacht in this collision is a Lazzara 76, as produced from 1992 to 2002 in 48 units.  The Lazzara 76 was available with two important layout options; wide-body deck house and enclosed sky-lounge flybridge.  Lazzara made thirty in each of these versions.  The Lazzara 76 was replaced by the 80 in 2003.

Hatteras Yacht Collides Into USS Midway Aircraft Carrier in San Diego

A twenty meter Hatteras sportfish yacht titled m/y Offshore collided into the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway berthed across the San Diego Bay from Naval Base Coronado, at 11:48 morning time of Friday eighteen July.  The Hatteras sportfish was filmed by the San Diego Bay webcam collision and visitors onboard the USS Midway during the collision, with the yacht hitting the berthed and retired aircraft carried with its bow port side, and then its tuna tower on the same side.  The sportfish yacht attempted to leave the scene in a hit and run, but was later intercepted by a San Diego Police boat.  The captain of the sportfish yacht was then arrested to be boating under the influence.  The damage to both vessels was reported to be small.

The Hatteras in this collision is a 65 Convertible Series I as designed by Jack Hargrave and produced from 1986 to 1998.  The 65 Convertible Series I was a replacement to the Hatteras 60 Convertible Series I, and was replaced by the 65 Convertible Series II. 

USS Midway is a 305 meters CV-41 Midway class Aircraft carrier built by Newport News Shipbuilding and commissioned on ten September 1945, and decommissioned on eleven April 1992 with flag deleted on eleven March 1997.  The USS Midway had two modifications over the years, which extended its beam from the original 37 meters to 41 meters in the first update of 1952, and then to 73 meters in the last update from 1975.  From 7 June 2004 the USS Midway has been open to the public as a museum ship in San Diego.

40 meters Super Yacht Ends Atop Reef Near Bodrum

The forty meter super yacht titled m/y Monte Carlo ended atop a visible reef offshore to Karancir, in the Aklaryar region of Bodrum on Monday fourteen July.  The cause and the number of persons onboard at the time of the grounding are not reported, and if the yacht ran aground for an error of navigation or a technical problem.  The super yacht was being assisted by a tug boat on the same day, with a plan for a recovery being organized to float it and take it to a yacht yard for inspection and then to do the needed repairs.  The yacht was floated and towed to Didim on Thursday afternoon.

M/y Monte Carlo the yacht in this incident is a custom 1988 delivered Amels 40.23 meters as designed by Diana for exterior and interiors from Claudette Bonville.

Skipper Saved as Power Catamaran Sinks at Massa Lubrense, Naples

One person was saved as a power catamaran of twenty meters in length titled m/y Sciocco partly sank near Massa Lubrense, to the South of the Gulf of Naples on the evening of Thursday ten July.  The Port Captaincy of Castellamare di Stabia saved the sole skipper onboard the power catamaran, following a MayDay call on VHF.  The power catamaran was under charter duty from Monday seventh departing from the Torre Annunziata harbour with two guests plus skipper, although as reported by the Charter company the guests were dropped at Minori, and were not onboard during the part sinking, as reported by some media outlets from the area.  The cause of the sinking is not reported, with a recovery operation of the partly sank power catamaran was organized the following day, with it reported drifting semi-sunk in between Punta Lagna and Punta Campanella.

The power catamaran in this sinking is a 2023 delivered Overblue 64.  Overblue from Cologne, Lombardy, Italy was a company founded in 2015, which presented itself with a voluminous house boat styled power catamaran, with CE B certification. It debuted with a 44 model first, and this was followed by larger models up to the 64, with the company closing its doors in 2020.

San Lorenzo Super Yacht Collides Into Es Puyols Reef, Formentera

The 64 meter Sanlorenzo super yacht, m/y Attila under Cayman Islands flag collided into the shoal known as Sa Roqueta, just off Ses Canyes, near Es Puyols, to the East of Formentera at 14:30 of Tuesday first July.  The yacht was stuck to the shoal after the collision, as a recovery crew was trying to tow her slowly and carefully away from the semi-submerged reef.  Despite the collision no enviromental damage was reported, with the yacht free'd from the area the following morning. The cause of the collision is not reported, though an error of navigation is the most speculabile cause.

M/y Attila is a 2019 build Sanlorenzo, the first unit of the semi custom 64 Steel series designed by Mauro Micheli's Officina Italiana for exteriors and delivered in three units.  The 64 Steel is to date the largest Sanlorenzo yacht, although a 74 Steel which will arrive this year will change that.

Customline Yacht Ends Aground in Bonifacio Corsica

The 43 meter Customline super yacht titled m/y Lady Dia collided into a reef and ran partly aground, as it was entering Bonifacio Harbour, to the South of Corsica on the afternoon of Sunday 29 June.  The super yacht also ran partially aground in the bow during the accident.  In a short video shared by theyachtman06 on Instagram the yacht is seen stuck to the reef, as it is being towed from the stern by one of the marina assisting boats, with the yacht's tender inspecting the bow for damage.  It is reported but not confirmed by any official source that Lady Dia lost power as it was entering the channel of the famous Corsican marina.  The damage from the collision and grounding is not reported, with the super yacht now being berthed in Bonifacio marina.

M/y Lady Dia the yacht in this collision is a 2024 build Customline 140 as designed by Francesco Paskowski and produced since 2022 to date in five units.  The 140 is the current flagship of the Customline Planning line, which currently features two others models and starts from 32 meters.

Princess Yacht Ends Aground During Storm in Vaucluse, Australia

An eighteen meter Princess flybridge motor yacht ended aground and on the rocks in Vaucluse to the East of Sydney, Australia on the morning of Wednesday 25 June.  According to news outlet OnScene Bondi, who broke the news as reported by Daniel Sorauer, the yacht is reported to have broken its swing mooring in gale force winds of the early hours of the day.  No one was on board the yacht at the time of the grounding.  

The Princess in this grounding is a 60 Mark.II as designed by Bernard Olesinski and produced from 2011 to 2016.  The Princess 60 came out as a replacement to the second generation 58 and was replaced by the 62.

Illegal Charter Yacht Ends Aground in New River, Fort Lauderdale

A seventeen meter Sea Ray titled m/y Rogue One with fourteen persons onboard ended aground in New River, Fort Lauderdale, Florida on the evening of Friday twenty June.  When the US Coast Guard came to assist the yacht, they found that this was an illegal charter operation.  Following this the yacht's was cited for seven violations; failure to have a valid Certificate of Inspection, failure to have a drug and alcohol program, failure to hire an appropriately credentialed mariner, failure to have the appropriate credentials while operating as a small passenger vessel, failure to have Type I PFDs while operating as a small passenger vessel, negligent operations, failure to have a valid Certificate of Documentation endorsed for Coastwise trade.  The yacht crew and guests were rescued by a nearby boater, with none of them being injured.   The yacht's damage beyond the grounding is not reported.

The yacht in this grounding is a Sea Ray 560 Sedan Bridge as produced from 1998 to 2004.  The 560 Sedan Bridge came out as a replacement to the 550 Sedan Bridge, and was replaced by the Sea Ray 580 Sedan Bridge.

Flybridge Yacht Collides Into Rumsun-Seabright Bridge New Jersey

A sixteen meter flybridge yacht with three persons and a dog onboard collided into the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge, in Monmouth County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey at about 19:00 off Friday thirteen June.  The US Coast Guard crew from station Sandy Hook came to the spot to asses the situation, with SeaTow coming later to the scene to remove the yacht from the spot, and then towed to a nearby marina.  No damage to the bridge, injuries to the persons, and pollution happened from the collision.

The yacht in this bridge collision is a Neptunus 56 Fybridge as produced from 2001 to 2007.  The 56 Flybridge came out as a replacement to the Neptunus 60 Sedan with the model evolving into the 580F.

Three Yachts Destroyed two boats damaged by Fire in Sunny Isles, Florida

A fourteen meter flybridge cruiser and two yachts of 21 and 26 meters in size were fire wreck, with two other boats of fifteen and eleven meters also sustaining damage at Sunny Isles Beach Marina, Florida, for a blaze which started just after 05:00 morning time of Friday sixth June.  The fire reportedly started on the fourteen meter flybridge cruiser, and then jumped to a seventy foot Azimut, and another yacht of 26 meters in size.  Miami Dade Fire Rescue and US Coast Guard responded to the fire from both land and water, as they also towed one of the yachts away, the first which seems to went ablaze and broke its mooring, this was made in order to reduce damage to nearby boats and property as this boat was drifting ablaze near the marina.  Fast Response Marine Towing and Salvage also helped in the operation, as he towed away and saved an eleven meter Beneteau sport cruiser which was next in the fire line and the wind going right to left in the picture.  No injuries are reported from the fire, with boats and yachts being unattended, as the cause of the blaze is being investigated, with the flybridge cruiser and the two yachts becoming a total wreck, and a flybridge yacht of fifteen meters and a sport cruiser of eleven meter also sustaining damages.  A couple of jet-skis and a rib also burned in the fire.

The boat which seems to have started this fire is a Sessa F48, this then jumped right to left in the picture above to an Azimut 70, and then to a 2003 Falcon 86 titled m/y U.A.I.  A Galeon 500 Fly which was to port side of the Sessa also sustained damage, while the Fast Response saved sport cruiser which also had smoke damage on its stern is a Beneteau Gran Turismo 40.

Pilot Boat Collides Into Super Yacht in Venice

A pilot boat collided into a super yacht of about fifty meters of length which was moored in-front of the Basilica La Salute, in the Giudecca channel, Venice, just before mid-day of Wednesday June four.  No one was injured in the collision with the pilot boat actually reported to be taking the pilot for the super yacht, so it navigates out of the Venice channel and into open sea.  The yacht was seen leaving following the accident, and the damage if any was not reported.  Looks like the pilot boat had its throttle stuck forward, just enough to have momentum and collide into the yacht stern and finish partly for a few seconds atop its bathing platform, before it went astern and fully back in the water.

The super yacht of about fifty meters in length of this collision was not reported and is not identified.

Sanlorenzo Super Yacht Collides in Moored Boats in Amalfi

A 35 meter Sanlorenzo super yacht soft collided in a couple of moored sport cruisers and yachts during a mooring operation in Amalfi Marina, Italy on the afternoon of Wednesday 21 May. Immediate the help of the mooring staff of Amalfi marina who assisted the yacht with the two ribs. According to the local Amalfi news outlet il Vescovado the yacht lost power to one of its engines during mooring manoeuvring operation. No one was injured in the collision, as the yacht was later guided to its berth.

The Sanlorenzo in this collision is an SD118 as designed by Zuccon and produced since 2021 to date in 22 units.  The Sanlorenzo SD118 came out as a replacement to the Paszkowski designed SD112.  The two boats which the Sanlorenzo collided into were a Conam 52 Chrono and a Gianetti 48 HT.

Sunseeker Yacht Goes Ablaze at Miami Beach Marina

An unattended Sunseeker flybridge yacht of sixteen meters in length went ablaze as it was berthed at Miami Beach Marina, Florida on the afternoon of Saturday seventeen May.  The yacht was reported with no one onboard, when smoke was seen coming out of the yacht, as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and City of Miami Fire came to the scene to control the fire.  Ultimately the fire was controlled and no one was injured.  The fire cause was not reported but a video on Flagship Towing Facebook page, shows that the blaze started from the electrical area in the engine room.

The Sunseeker in this fire is a second generation Manhattan 52 as designed in house and produced from 2016 to 2020 in 131 units.  The Manhattan 52 replaced the first generation Manhattan 55, with the model evolving into a second generation Manhattan 55 with some subtle changes.

Turkish Gullet Rams Mangusta Yacht in Gocek Turkey

A Turkish gullet of about twenty meters in length has been filmed as its collided into the port upper ship side of the moored 32 meter Mangusta m/y Silence III in Gocek marina, Turkey, in a video shared on social media hub Instagram the Saturday seventeen May by Fethiyenin50Tonu.  With the impact the Mangusta yacht sustained important damage to its railing, while the Turkish gullet had damage to its bowsprit.  It is not understood if the gullet had some technical problems or if it was a navigational error.  No one was injured in the collision, with the Turkish gullet looking to have five persons onboard, and one person probably a crew seen onboard the Mangusta super sport yacht at the time of the collision.

M/y Silence III is a 2004 Overmarine Mangusta 107 as designed by Stefano Righini and produced from 1998 till 2005 in seven units.  When debuting in 1998 the Mangusta 107 was not only Overmarine flagship but also the largest super sport yacht in the World, for a model which was an evolutive length extended Mangusta 105.

Stolen Yacht Drama in Martin County, Florida

A twenty meter motor yacht which was stolen was force collided in a corner by officials near Hobe Sound Bridge, Martin County, Florida for a theft which was reported at 15:55 of Monday fifth May.  The thief a 29 year old Russian native with US citizenship is reported to have made quite a journey and actually stole more then one boat.  The story actually started as the Russian Native stole a TowBoatU.S response boat from Jupiter, Florida on 01:00 early Monday time which he grounded, and then twelve hours later went on to steal the twenty meter yacht from Blowing Rocks marina.  Seeing the yacht moving away without a call at 15:55 hours the marina dock master called the owner and then understanding that it was being stolen, contacted the police.  Marine units from multiple police agencies pursued the yacht until about 17:30 hours, when they pushed it into a mangrove thicket near Hobe Sound Bridge, about six miles north of the marina where the theft began.  According to the police the Russian native was attempting to make it another eight miles north to St. Lucie Inlet, then head for sea and make a run for the Bahamas.  His motives are unclear.

The yacht in this theft is a Dyna 68 as designed by Cor. Drover and produced since 2019.  The 68 was a replacement to the Dyna 65.

Tecnomar Lamborghini Yacht Partly Sinks Near Monument Island Miami

A twenty meter Tecnomar for Lamborghini sport yacht titled m/y TNT with 32 people onboard partly sank as it was near Monument Island, Miami Beach, Florida at 17:00 of Saturday third May.  Following a distress call from the yacht the US Coast Guard was quick to the scene and started to disembark the boaters, with nearby boats and yachts also helping in the operation as the Lamborghini yacht listed heavily to its starboard stern side.  Miami Beach Fire Rescue and Miami Beach Police Department also assisted in the boaters rescue operation.  Following the saving of all the 32 guests and boaters, which were all reported uninjured a salvage operation was started by Fast Response Marine Towing and Salvage, who re-floated the yacht by the evening, and towed it to a yacht yard for repairs.  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission is investigating the incident, as social media speculated on how the Lamborghini yacht started to sink, with the excess of guests being the favorite call, as the 32 people onboard is double to the certified registered maximum of sixteen.

M/y TNT is 2023 build Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63.  Produced since 2021 the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 is designed by the exclusive Italian sports automaker, with Brunello Acampora doing naval architecture.  The 63 in the Tecnomar for Lamborghini has four distinctive meanings; from the founding year of the automaker, to the length of the yacht, its top speed, and the units Tecnomar will produce.

Mangusta Yacht Ends on Sandbar in Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale

The 39 meter Mangusta m/y Mirage ended stuck on a sandbar in-front and to the South side of Bahia Mar Yachting Centre, Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Tuesday 29 April.  The Mangusta super yacht was reported exiting the marina, when for an unknown reason it ended on the sandbar and outside of the marked zone.  Steel Towing were filmed trying to tow the yacht and take it into deep water, but because of low tide the operation was not successful and had to be postponed for at least another eight hours, and a higher tide coming in.  No environmental spill was reported from the yacht's sand bar grounding, with the extent of its damage not advised. 

M/y Mirage is a January 2025 delivered Overmarine Mangusta Oceano 39 as designed by Alberto Mancini and produced since 2023.  Build for a repeat client who is on his third Mangusta, Mirage is the third and latest hull to launch of the Oceano 39 of which three other units are currently inbuild.

25 meter Yacht Damaged by Fire in Dubai Harbour

The 25 meter m/y Big Boss had an onboard fire while berthed at Dubai Harbour, United Arab Emirates on 08:24 morning time of Sunday 27 April.  The Dubai Civil Service responded to the fire in just four minutes, and managed to extinguish it in less to two hours by 10:13.  No injuries came from the fire, with the yacht reported to be unattended.  Dubai Civil Service reported that the fire was of moderate intensity, though this is the case as they responded quickly in some minutes.  Following the extinguishing, the 25 meter yacht was reported as taking on water listing to its stern, as because the fire damaged parts of the hull below the water line. 

M/y Big Boss is a 2010 Dubai Marine Duretti 85 as designed by its builder and delivered in at least another unit, the other hull delivered in 2007.  Dubai Marine is a boat and yacht builder from Umm Al Quwain and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, who build boats and yachts from six to 37 meters, with the Duretti 85 being its known largest build to date.

Sanlorenzo Yacht Ends Into Aquaculture Farm In Palmaria Island

A classic 21 meter Sanlorenzo yacht ended into a aquaculture farm in Terizzo, to the North East of Palmaria, near La Spezia on the late morning of Tuesday first April.  The yacht who was risking to finish stranded into the rocks, was assisted by the Port Captaincy of La Spezia who intervened with CP 865, who called a diving squad to free it from the tangled ropes in its running gear and a towing boat to move away the yacht from danger.  Ultimately the operation was a success as the yacht returned with its own power, but escorted by the Port Captaincy to its berth in Porto Mirabello marina.  The yacht was reported to have dragged anchor, ending into the aquaculture farm after the wind shifted direction and increased intensity, with no injuries reported from the accident.

The yacht in this accident is a first generation Sanlorenzo 70 as designed by Della Rolle and produced from 1989 to 1993.  The 70 came out as a replacement to the wood build Sanlorenzo 20, with the model evolving in a second generation 70 with sloop stern and produced till 1996.