Showing posts with label Yacht Fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yacht Fire. Show all posts

February 5, 2025

Two Men Saved from Burning Yacht Near Cagliari Sardinia

Two men where saved as a seventeen meter flybridge yacht had an onboard fire as it was cruising two miles off Porto Columbo, in the Gulf of Cagliari to the South of Sardinia on 14:30 hours of Wednesday fifth February.  Following the may-day call the two 55 year old Sardinian men jumped in the water and where later picked up by the Port Captaincy CP320 boat.  After this the Guardia Costiera and Vigili del Fuoco squads tended to the fire, as the yacht eventually sunk in about thirty meters of water depth.  The fire was reported to have started from the engine room, as the yacht was cruising from Portoscuso to Capitana.
The yacht in this fire is a Conam 54 Chorum a project of Giuseppe Cimino, and produced from 1994 up to 2002.  The Conam 54 Chorum was replaced by the 60 Wide Body, a direct evolution with an extended bathing platform and larger rounded port-hole windows. Cimino apart being the naval architect was also the founder and owner of Conam, which he founded in 1980 and sold in 2002 to the Gruppo Rodriguez, with Conam closing in 2010.

January 19, 2025

Metro Boomin Chartered Princess Yacht Wrecked by Fire in Miami

Famous hip-hop and trap music producer Metro Boomin yacht charter adventure for him and nine other guests ended in flames as the 29 meter Princess yacht m/y Monopoly he was onboard ended in flames, following it's arrival at the famous Booby Trap strip club, Miami River just after 03:00 early morning time of Sunday nineteen January.  The Princess yacht was berthed for just thirty minutes outside the famous strip club, when it started to smoke and fire alarms started going off, with the ten guests and five crew being immediately evacuated as this happened and Miami-Dade Fire rescue intervening for the blaze after 04:00 with thirty units, from land and water.  Ultimately this was a delicate operation due to the size and fuel capacity of the yacht, with the fire extinguished at 07:00 morning time, with Monopoly ultimately capsizing and sinking due to the water thrown to put the blaze off.  The causes of the fire are under investigation and not reported, as no injuries are reported and the yacht becoming a total wreck.
M/y Monopoly the super yacht in this fire is a 2022 X95, Princess current flagship which was introduced in 2020 to a design by Pininfarina and naval architecture by Olesinski.  Princess has so far delivered 21 X95, including its 2024 soft X95 Vista more glazing evolution.
Metro Boomin real name Leland Tyler Wayne is a 1993 born hip-hop and trap music producer who began his career in music production in 2009.  Metro Boomin has so far released two albums, five collaborative albums, and the Soundtrack album for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie, where he also appeared in a cameo.

January 12, 2025

Mangusta Super Yacht Fire Scare in Fort Lauderdale

The Mangusta 54 meter m/y She's a 10 Too had a fire scare when she was berthed at Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Saturday eleven January.  Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue attended the blaze, with conflicting reports saying the fire was in the engine room and or the garage.  The fire was extinguished in just twenty minutes and contained in the area.  Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the fire scare with its two fire boats, and was also assisted by the county’s fire boat.  The cause of the fire is not reported and under investigation, with the yacht just returning from St. Martin in the Caribbean some hours before the accident.  
M/y She is a 10 Too is a 2024 Overmarine Mangusta GranSport 54 as designed by Alberto Mancini and produced from 2018 so far in three units.  The GranSport 54 is Mangusta's current flagship, which also debuted the GranSport line in 2018, which was followed by smaller 45 and 33 models in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

January 9, 2025

Two Yachts Wrecked One Damaged in Fire at Port Lave Marseilles

Two yachts were destroyed and one was damaged in a fire which started on 17:29 of Thursday ninth January at Port de la Lave, near Corbieres Beach to the West of Marseilles.  The fire is reported to have started on the 27 meter m/y Naisca IV which also jumped to a seventeen meter flybridge yacht to its port side and then also to the 23 meter explorer m/y Aldabra to its starboard.  Marseilles Fire Fighters intervened to the blaze with 63 firefighters, nineteen vehicles, aerial reconnaissance drones, and the Caesar robot for an operation which became difficult to control as the yachts broke there mooring lines.  Ultimately Naisca IV and the seventeen meter flybridge yacht where badly damaged, wrecked and partly sunk from the blaze, while Aldabra is reported to receiving bad fire damage to its port side, for a fire which took just short of six hours to extinguish as it was turned off at 23:23 hours.  Following the fire the yachts where surrounded by an oil protection boon for an area which covered one hundred meters.  No causalities are reported with the cause of the fire being under investigation.
M/y Naisca IV which is the yacht reported to have started the fire is a 2006 Arno Leopard 27 Open as designed by Paolo Caliari and produced from 1994 to 2011 in 48 units.  The flybridge yacht is a Mochi Craft 56 as designed by Paolo Caliari and produced from 1989 to 93.  M/y Aldabra which was located to starboard and sustained fire damage is a custom Ocea 23m designed by Joubert and Nivelt and delivered in 2011.

December 17, 2024

Sanlorenzo Super Yacht Fire in Puerto Sotogrande Dry Dock

The 31 meter Sanlorenzo m/y Elysium went ablaze as it was drydocked in Puerto Sotogrande marina yacht yard, in the province of Cadiz, to the South of Spain, with the fire starting at 18:30 of Monday sixteen December.  The Guardia Civil and San Roque local police intervened for the fire, as they evacuated the yacht yard and closed street access in the area, as restaurants nearby to the yacht yard and marina and the Hotel Puerto Sotogrande also did not open for the evening as the smell from the flames surrounded the area.  The fire on the yacht was difficult to control also for strong winds of the night, with this fully extinguished at 05:00 morning time of the following Tuesday seventeen December.  The extent of the damage is not reported though the super structure of Elysium is shown fully destroyed on photos online.  Elysium has been reported dry docked in Sotogrande under going maintenance work since September 2024.
Motor yacht Elysium is actually the first Sanlorenzo SL104 build in 2010 to a design of Francesco Paszkowski and interiors by Rodolfo Dordoni.  The SL104 was produced from 2010 to 2014 in fifteen units, as replacement to the SL100, with the model evolving into the SL106 in 2015.

December 2, 2024

Two Men Saved from Princess Yacht Fire Off Cottesloe Perth

Two men were saved as a twenty meter Princess flybridge yacht went ablaze off Cottesloe Beach, Perth in West Australia just before 08:30 local morning time of Monday second December.  The Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Marine Rescue and Water Police were alerted with the yacht reported to be about one nautical miles of the coast.  The two men of sixty and thirty years old evacuated the yacht on it's tender, and were later escorted to Fremantle by Water Police.  St John Ambulance paramedics were called but were not required in the end as the two men had no injuries.  The yacht fire was reported starting from the engine room, with this totally engulfing and then sinking it in about an hour.
The Princess yacht in this fire is a second generation 65 model designed by Bernard Olesinski and produced from 1998 to 2004.  The Princess 65 came out as a replacement to the 20M and was replaced by the 67.

November 26, 2024

Three Boat Fire at Safe Harbor Ferry Point Marina in Old Saybrook

Three boats where involved in a fire in the dry dock storage area at Safe Harbor Ferry Point Marina, Old Saybrook, Connecticut on 12:20 of Monday 25 November.  The fire started in a classic fifteen meter Hatteras sportfish yacht and then jumped to its boat on its port side, and later to that to its starboard.  Fire fighters responded to the blaze from land and the water with the fire fighting boat coming also to the scene via the Connecticut River.  No one was injured in the fire as the boats where all unattended, with the classic Hatteras which started the fire being totalled while the one to port side also receiving fire damage as it's plastic Winter overall went ablaze, with the one to starboard receiving some small fire damage.  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, was also at the scene, and said that no environmental impact came from this fire.
The Hatteras which started this fire is a 1985 52 Convertible, a model which was produced from 1983 to 1990.  The other boat to port side of the Hatteras is a Formula 45 Yacht as produced between 2007 and 2019.

November 10, 2024

Bertram Yacht Goes Ablaze in Flamenco Marina Panama

A sixteen meter Bertram yacht titled m/y Condor I went ablaze as it was lying unattended in its berth at Fuerte Amador Resort Marina, Flamenco, Panama around 08:20 morning time of Sunday tenth November.  The Panama Fire Department with its Balboa and Plaza Amador stations intervened for the blaze, towing the yacht out of the marina so that this does not affect other yachts. Ultimately the yacht burned down and sank.  Panama Maritime Authority, the Fire Department and the National Aeronaval Service have opened an investigation in the cause of the fire, with an operation to re-float the wreck of Condor I also being organized.
The Bertram in this fire is a 54 Convertible as designed by David Napier and produced from 1981 to 2001 in 177 units.  Bertram made two versions of the 54 in its long production with the second coming in 1996.  The Bertram 54 Convertible came out as a replacement to the 58 Convertible and was replaced by the Zuccon designed 570.

October 2, 2024

Yacht Saved from Fire Near Cabo de Gata

The 24 meter motor yacht Sky II under British registration and with four persons onboard was saved from an onboard fire as it was cruising seven nautical miles South-West to Cabo de Gata in the South of Spain, for an accident reported on the Salvamento Maritimo Facebook page on Wednesday second October.  The yacht was assisted by Salvamento Maritimo with the Helimer 205 and Salvamar Spica who when arriving to the scene found the fire already extinguished, but helped tow the yacht to the safe harbour of Aguadulce.  The cause of the fire had not been reported.
The yacht in this saved accident is a Versilcraft Phantom 80 as build in the nineties to a design of Stefano Righini.  The Versilcraft Phantom 80 was a replacement to the 83 Challenger.  The same hull was later used for the at the time Versilcraft sister brand Falcon Yachts 80 model.

September 19, 2024

Yacht Goes Ablaze as Onboard Fireworks Catch Fire in Marina del Rey

A classic thirty meter super yacht titled m/y The Admiral with two people onboard went ablaze at Basin A, Marina del Rey, California with the fire reported at 20:33 of Wednesday eighteen September.  After the yacht went ablaze, rounds of fireworks where seen and filmed exploding from the yacht, as Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a fire which was difficult and complicated to contain.  Two hours into the fire fighting at 23:00 hours, the classic yacht started sinking, with The Admiral discharging red-dye diesel into the sea as it fully sank.  Following the fuel discharge, the US Coast Guard, and Patriot Environmental Services and Clean Harbors boomed the yacht wreck for pollution, with  a plan being organized to clean the yachts from its fuel, which have been reported being filled some days before this fire accident.  No one was injured in the fire, as the two persons who were onboard managed to escape.  The cause of how the blaze started is not reported with the one thousand rounds of ammunition of fire-works making this fire much harder to control.
M/y The Admiral is a 1986 Broward 30.5 meters, hull number 199 and originally launched as I. Lorraine. This classic Broward is aluminium build to an inhouse design for both exterior and naval architecture, with interiors by Robin Rose.  Broward was founded in 1948 by Michigan boat technician Frank Denison who purchased Fort Lauderdale Dooley’s Dry Dock while visiting the area on honeymoon. In 1953 Broward launched its first yacht, a sixteen meters custom alloy build John Wells design titled m/y Stormy III with hull number 122.

September 13, 2024

Azimut Yacht Saved from Fire Near Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach

A 25 meter Azimut yacht titled m/y My Way with twelve persons onboard had a fire as it was anchored half a mile off the coast to the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Miami on Thursday twelfth September.  Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Fire Boat 73 attended first to the fire as she was nearby the area, and offloaded the ten guests, and was followed by another Miami-Dade boat and then by the City of Miami Fire Rescue boat, and a US Coast Guard rib.  Ultimately four boats assisted to the blaze and a county helicopter supervised from above, as the two crew remained onboard to control the situation.  The fire was contained with the fire suppression system working its job to mitigate the blaze.
The Azimut yacht in this fire is an 85 model as produced from 2005 to 2009 to a design of Stefano Righini in nineteen units.  The Azimut 85 came out as a replacement to the 85 Ultimate, with the model evolving into the 88, which was the same yacht with bigger hull windows to the cabins in the lower deck and a larger extended bathing platform.

September 11, 2024

Not a Fire at Cannes Yachting Festival

On the second day of the Cannes Yachting Festival on the afternoon of Wednesday eleventh September, a sport yacht of 23 meters in length was filmed smoking, and then shared on social media by the L'eau Club Instagram page.  The Instagram page Leauclub titled the short video clip misleadingly Yacht on Fire at the Cannes Yachting Festival.  After further investigation and following comments on social media, it was reported that the yacht in question, had no fire at all, with its fire fighting system getting activated by accident.  Following this accident in-fact the yacht was cleaned in about an hour, and back in display mode, and went on sea trials the following day.  
The yacht in this misleading clip is the new Swan Arrow 23.20 m which just World debuted at the 2024 Cannes boat show.  Founded in 1966 Nautor Swan second time trying motor division debuted in 2021 with the thirteen meter Shadow, and this new 23 meter Arrow being the third model in a series of sport cruisers and yachts, as designed by Jarkko Jamsen.

August 23, 2024

Sunseeker Yacht Fire at Rochester Yacht Club Irondequoit, New York

An unattended sixteen meter Sunseeker sport yacht went ablaze at Rochester Yacht Club, Irondequoit, New York on the early afternoon of Thursday 22 August.  The Sunseeker yacht was not attended when it went ablaze with the fire reported to have started in the engine room.  Irondequoit, Rochester, and New Greece Fire Departments crews attended to the blaze, with these having to cut into certain areas of the yacht to get to the body of the fire in the engine compartment, where the fire likely started.  The fire fighting was successful in being limited to this one yacht, with the Department of Environmental Conservation also advised about the accident to control any pollution from the blaze.  No one was injured as the yacht was not attended during the fire, as this is now being under investigation.
The Sunseeker in this fire is a Predator 52 as produced from 2008 to 2010 to a design of Don Shead and Jon Braithwaite.  The Sunseeker Predator 52 is a fully enclosed hard-top sporty version of the Manhattan 52, with the model evolving and replaced by the Predator 53, which is a soft evolution recognizable from the larger windows for the topsides and hull sides.

August 17, 2024

Classic Italcraft Yacht Burns Down Near Ostia Italy

A 21 meter Italian flagged motor yacht with eleven persons onboard of which six small children went ablaze as it was cruising four miles offshore to the beach of Capocotta, Ostia, Italy at 13:30 of Saturday seventeen August.  The Italian Guardia di Finanza which was closer to the yacht, gave the first assistance, with the Guardia Costiera CP836 following.  Following a medical check, the yacht passengers all turned out unharmed, and where later discharged at the Ostia yacht marina.  The yacht was reported departing Riva di Traino marina, and was mostly destroyed by fire although reports indicated it did not sink.
The yacht in this fire is an Italcraft C70, as produced from 1991 up to 96 in a couple of units.  The C70 is a tamed up to thirty knots version of Italcraft record breaking M78, which was the fastest large yacht when launched in 1985 clocking 58 knots.  This same hull was subsequently used for the hard-top Drago 70 model which launched in 2000.   

August 11, 2024

Custom Italian Sportfish Yacht Saved from Fire in Scarlino

A custom build sportfish yacht of nineteen meters in length was saved from a fire which developed as it was berthed at Marina di Scarlino, Grosetto, Italy on the afternoon of Sunday eleven August. The yacht had a fire develop in its engine room, with the fire fighters from the vigili dell fuoco of Scarlino which are stationed at the 960 berths Marina.  The fire fighters responded with there emergency rib, saving the yacht and nearby yachts from the fire and where also helped by the fire fighting section of Follonica.
The custom Italian sportfish yacht in this fire is a Castagnola Fisherman 60 Piedi as designed by Formentini, and build by wood at the Lavagna located shipyard.  The Fisherman 60 is one of the few yachts which the custom yacht builder has build in two units, launched in 1999 and 2000 respectively.

August 10, 2024

Super Yacht Destroyed by Fire in Costa Smeralda

The 47 meter super yacht m/y Atina was engulfed by a huge fire when anchored off Saline, in the Gulf of Olbia, to the North East of Sardinia for a fire which started before 19:00 hours of Saturday tenth August.  The yacht was reported to carry a total of sixteen persons when the fire started, with all persons safely evacuated by tender.  Olbia's Vigili dell Fuoco and Guadia Costiera responded to the fire, with this reported controlled at 20:00 hours.  The super yacht later sank in a depth of seven meters.  The cause of the fire is not reported, though on photos and videos it appeared to have started from the aft port side, tender garage part of the super yacht.
The following Sunday an emergency was issued for environmental damage caused by the yacht blaze, with debris from the fire arriving on the natural beaches of the area.  Atina had its eighteen batteries and 33,000 litres of fuel removed by the thirtieth August, with the remains of the yacht recovered to be scrapped on Monday fourth November by a Conquest MBI pontoon ship.
M/y Atina, the super yacht in this fire is a Heesen 47 meters model which was launched in 2008.  Designed by Omega Architects for exterior with interiors by Bannenberg and Rowell, Atina was launched as Elandess, the debut model for Heesen's 47 meters series which replaced the 4700 and delivered in eight units, four of which in 2009.

August 7, 2024

Sirena Yachts Facility Fire in Bursa Turkey

A fire broke out at Sirena Yachts facility in Bursa, Turkey at about 07:30 morning time of Wednesday seventh August.  The fire was reported to have started in a chemical storage warehouse, with protocols immediately put into place and all workers evacuated safely.  Fire fighters with seventy personnel and twenty vehicles fought the blaze, which was reported to have been controlled in a timely manner minimizing damage.  Sirena's Bursa is where the Turkish builder produces its molds, hulls and decks, though according to a press release by Sirena the fire did not impact any production.
Sirena was founded in 2006 by Kiraca Marine, entering first sailing yacht building and then motor yacht construction in 2016.  Sirena debuted with the 68 model, and today offers six models, from 48 to 88 foot.

August 6, 2024

Aquila Power Cat Burns Down at Longboat Marina Florida

An unattended 21 meter Aquila power catamaran titled m/y Steady AF went ablaze while berthed at Longboat Key Club, Florida at 20:30 hours of Monday fifth August.  The owner who was in Canada at the time of the fire, called Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department as he received an alert from the yachts feed system showing smoke.  The fire rescue department replied to the call, with the US Coast Guard also coming later to control the fire.  The boat burned through the night, with the fire officials determining that Lithium powered batteries where involved in the fire, although in later statements they did not confirm this was the cause of the blaze.  Ultimately Steady AF partly sank and was boon protected by the coast guard for any pollution that might come out. 
M/y Steady AF is an Aquila 70 Luxury, the power catamaran boat and yacht builder current flagship which debuted in 2021.  Aquila was a brand created in 2013 by MarineMax with Chinese company Sino Eagle Group which builds the power catamarans in Hangzhou City, China.

August 5, 2024

Classic Motor Yacht Burns and Sinks Offshore to Punta Licosa

A 21 meter classic motor yacht registered under Italian flag and with two persons onboard developed a fire first and then sank later five nautical miles offshore to Punta Licosa, offshore of Agropoli at about 13:00 hours of Monday fifth August.  Guardia Costiera Agropoli section intervened in the accident, saving the two crew from the burning yacht. The classic motor yacht ultimately was wrecked by the fire first and sank in a depth of one hundred meters into the Tyrrhenian sea.
The yacht in this sinking is reported to be a Cantieri Navali di Livorno Drake m 22 as designed by Aldo Cichero.  Debuting in 1974 the Livorno Drake is known by classic Italian yacht connoisseurs for managing to offer a raised pilot house in just 22 meters of length.

August 4, 2024

Two Yachts Destroyed by Fire in Turtle Point Marina Alabama

Two motor yachts of about nineteen meters in length were destroyed by fire at Turtle Point Marina, Killen, Alabama on Sunday fourth August.  Fire fighters where alerted of a yacht fire at 07:00 morning time, involving one yacht.  As Killen Fire and Rescue arrived in the scene, they found two burning yachts moving to other yachts, with the first action being to remove the main yacht on fire to prevent other boats from being exposed to the flames. Several people on nearby vessels were safely evacuated by first responders.  Officials said the secondary yacht on fire was controlled quickly, while the primary yacht was placed on a secondary pier, with floating booms around it to contain hazardous runoff.  Killen Fire and Rescue was helped by eleven other fire fighting agencies.  An investigation on the cause of the fire is under investigation.
One of the yachts in this fire is a Hampton Yachts 650 as designed by Howard Apollonio and debuting in 2016 and still in production today.