One Woman Dead in Yacht Fire on Stella River Udine Italy

One German woman was killed, and a man was grievously injured as a yacht of seventeen meters in length went ablaze at Marina Stella, in Palazzolo della Stella, on the Stella River, province of Udine, to the North East of Italy on 03:00 early hours of Wednesday 23 April.  The fire was reported first by onlookers who launched the alarm, with the Vigili del Fuoco of Latisana and Lignano Sabiadoro taking the call.  The couple, the man explained in the late morning, were surprised in their sleep, after hearing some suspicious noises and had gotten up to check.  Then, however, he was no longer able to return below deck to help his wife, and in an attempt to reach her was seriously burned and inhaled smoke.  When the flames reached him, he jumped into the water.  The man was urgently transferred by helicopter to an emergency room at the Santa Maria della Misericordia hospital in Udine for treatment.  The search for the body of the dead woman is still ongoing, as the Carabinieri of Latisana are investigating the fire.

The yacht in this fire is a Horizon Elegance 57 as produced from the late nineties till 2004. The Elegance 57 was replaced by the Horizon Elegance 54.  Elegance was a brand created by German Yacht brokerage firm Drettmann bringing the design input and Horizon in Taiwan building the yachts, with this collaboration lasting from 1993 till 2010.

40 Boats and Yachts Destroyed by Fire in Nautica Aqua Olbia Sardinia

Forty boats and yachts from ten to thirty meters in length were destroyed in a super fire at Nautica Aqua yacht yard shed in via Madagascar, Cala Saccaia, Cipnes industrial area, Olbia for a blaze which started just after 15:30 of Tuesday 22 April.  The Olbia, Arzachena and Tempio Vigili dell Fuoco, plus the specialized units of Costa Smeralda airport, coordinated by the Sassari fire station responded to this complicated extinguishing operation, which with a shed full of boats and yachts, made it become an oven fuelled by glass fibre and the fuel inside the vessels.  The fire fighting operation lasted till the following morning, and seventeen hours to turn off and extinguish.  In a miracle no one was injured in this fire with the exception of one yard worker which suffered little smoke inhalation and was treated on the spot.  The 118 Emergency helicopter was also involved, along with the local police and Carabinieri.  It is not confirmed how the fire started, if from a boat or yacht, or an electrical failure in the shed, with an investigation being opened to find out on what really happened.

Nautica Aqua was founded in 2012 by Raffaele Virdis a previous service manager with Ferretti Group, and Gruppo Gaias a property developer from the area.  With this synergy Nautica Aqua grew fast, operating two big sheds; Aqua and Aquarius adjacent to each other in Madagascar street.

It will be impossible to note all the boats and yachts in this fire, but information has come that a Cerri 86 Flying Sport, Magnum 53 Maltese, and an Otam 65 have been lost.  We will update this list if more information will come along.

Four Yachts Destroyed by Fire in Fethiye Turkey

One sail boat and three super yachts which lengths go from 24 up to forty meters were destroyed by fire in the Port of Fethiye, province of Mugla, to the West of Turkey for a fire which started about 08:30 morning time of Thursday tenth April.  The fire is reported to have started on a sailing boat of about twelve meters in length, and then jumped to a larger 24 meter Ferretti yacht and then onto two larger yachts, of about thirty and forty meters in size respectively.  Four persons were intoxicated with smoke inhalation and were treated on the spot with additional oxygen, for a fire which took two hours to control, and involved Police, Ambulances, Fire Engines, and the Coast Guard which ultimately towed the four yachts off the pier.  The cause of the fire is not reported with the Fethiye authorities investigating how the blaze started.

The 24 meter motor yacht in this fire is a Ferretti 810 as designed by Zuccon and produced from 2002 to 2005 in ten units.  The 810 was also available as the 810 RPH with raised pilot house, and was a replacement and evolution of the 80, and then replaced by the 830.  The two other super yachts, are not identifiable although both of them look to be of Turkish origin.

One Boat Two Yachts Wrecked by Fire in Northwest Miami

One boat and two yachts were destroyed by a fire off Northwest North River Drive near the Miami Marine Center marina and Jones Boat Yard, Miami River at 03:30 early morning time of Friday seven March. A nearby resident which works at Jones boat yard reported that the fire started as the smaller boat of the three exploded, with its fire then expanding to a yacht in-front, and a super yacht of thirty meters docked at its stern. Miami Dade Fire Rescue intervened for the fire with thirty units fighting the blaze from the land and water.  All three boats and yachts were wrecked, the smaller boat which started the fire sunk completely, the eighteen meter yacht mostly sunk with its bow left sticking out, and the large third one did not sink but had its super structure completely destroyed.  No one was injured in the fire as all yachts were unattended with this controlled just after 06:00 morning time.  An oil boon was deployed between the yachts to contain pollution as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office arson investigators are probing the cause of the blaze.

The large super yacht wrecked in this fire is m/y Nirvana, a 2005 Rodman 105 as designed by its Spanish builder and reported to be delivered in only one unit.  The 105 is the largest Rodman build to date, with the Spanish builder being more known for its flybridge cruisers from ten to twenty meters.  The yacht further forward is an Azimut 62 Evolution, with the smaller boat in the middle looking to be a center console of about thirteen meters in length not identifiable.

M/y Nirvana was also in the Miami news in more or less the same spot on the night of Sunday 23 July 2023, when a group of seventeen people who chartered the yacht, held the captain and crew at gunpoint demanding their money back. No one was injured in this accident with one of the guest reported to be a known rapper whose name was not mentioned.

One Person Injured as Three Boats Go Ablaze in North Palm Beach

Three boats caught fire at Safe Marina Harbor, to the South of Parker Bridge, North Palm Beach, Florida at 23:10 of Thursday thirteen February.  The fire is reported to have started in a fourteen meter catamaran, which then jumped to a sixteen meter motor yacht, and then to a sailing boat of about twelve meters.  Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to the fire first, and were later assisted by North Palm Beach Fire Rescue and Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue, with the blaze extinguished at 03:00 early morning time.  Paramedics reported one man had injuries, but refused going to hospital.  Crews were cleaning the area all day on Friday, with an investigation of what caused the fire being carried by North Palm Beach Fire Rescue.

The motor yacht wreck in this fire is a Maritimo M54 Flybridge Motor Yacht as produced from 2016 to 2021.  This M54 was the latest version with the large hull glazing as in its last two years of production.  The Maritimo M54 was a replacement to the M53 Cruising Motor Yacht and was replaced by the M55.

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.

Viking Sportfish Destroyed by Fire in Playa Flamingo Costa Rica

A fifteen meter Viking sportfish yacht was destroyed by a fire in Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica with the blaze starting just after 13:00 hours local time of Monday third February.  The cause of the fire is not reported and how many people were onboard the sportfish yacht, with the Bomberos de Cruz Roja attending to the blaze and turning it off.  The news of the Viking yacht fire was reported by Noticias Repretel de Costa Rica, who posted a short video clip on its Facebook page.

The Viking in this fire is a 50 Convertible as produced from 1991 to 2000 in about 120 units.  The Viking 50 Convertible came out as a replacement to the 48 Convertible Sport Fisher and was replaced by the 52 Convertible. 

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 advised, 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.

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.

Azimut Yacht Ends into Rocks and Sinks in La Quedrada Acapulco

A fifteen meter Azimut yacht titled m/y Amore Mio with fifteen guests onboard ended sinking in La Quedrada, Acapulco Mexico just before 14:00 of Tuesday 31 December.  Amore Mio is video shown ending in the enclosed La Quedrada cliff diving high reefs tourist attraction inlet, and looking incapicated without power and hitting the rocks.  At this stage the yacht is discharging passengers and then in another film is seen towed out of the area, by another smaller boat by which after the towing the Azimut is seen sinking, with its debris ending in the area as the current takes it crashing into the reefs semi-sunk.  No tourists are reported injured as the Mexican Navy came to the scene and cordoned the area.  The cause of why the yacht ended in that spot are not reported, though on social media one person who said the brother of his friend was on the yacht, said Amore Mio ended powerless and tide dragged into the enclosed inlet.  

The yacht in this collision is an Azimut AZ Cinquanta as produced from 1996 to 1997 to a Stefano Righini design.  The AZ Cinquanta soft evolved into the 52 in 1998 with a standard extended bathing platform, and a second lower deck option.  Two hundred units were sold of the AZ Cinquanta and 52 in a six year production run lasting till 2002.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.   

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 is a 2008 Heesen 47 meters as designed by Omega Architects for exterior with interiors by Bannenberg and Rowell.  Launched as m/y Elandess, she was the debut model for Heesen's 47 meters series which replaced the 4700 and delivered in eight units, four of which in 2009.

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 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.

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.

Two Super Yachts Destroyed by Fire at Zea Marina Near Athens

A fire which originated first on a tourist vessel burned down and wrecked two super yachts in a blaze which developed in Zea Marina, Piraeus, to the South West of Athens at about 23:00 time of Thursday first August. The flames are reported to have started on the tourist vessel which was berthed in between the two burned super yachts, with the classic 42 meter Libra Y to its port side, and the 32 meter O'rianna to its starboard. Reports also indicate explosions occurred during the blaze with emergency response coming in with 26 firefighters, ten fire engines, three coastguard boats, and a fire brigade vessel. One firefighter was hospitalized due to breathing issues, and the coastguard evacuated ten persons from the pier.  Following the control of the fire a floating barrier was deployed to manage potential sea pollution with authorities investigating the cause of the fire.

M/y Libra Y the yacht burned down in this blaze is a classic one off Picchiotti build in 1977, to a design of Jon Banenberg with naval architecture by Don Shead.  Offering accommodation for ten guests Libra Y was available for charter in the Eastern Mediterranean with prices starting at 79,000 EUROS per week.

M/y O'Rianna the other super yacht destroyed by the fire is a just completed Golden Yachts 32m from 2024, with its first owner reported to take delivery of the vessel this Spring.  The Golden Yachts 32m was originally an uncompleted fourth hull of the Cantieri di Pisa Akhir 108 as designed by Carlo Galeazzi, which debuted in 2008 and was delivered in three units.  This is the second uncompleted Cantieri di Pisa finished by Golden Yachts, with the Greek yacht builder also completing an Akhir 118 hull.