Sunseeker Yacht Burns Down During Poker Run

A seventeen meter Sunseeker sport yacht burned down during a Poker run event in Cap Juluca, in the South West of Anguilla island, the Lesser Antilles on the afternoon of Saturday twelfth August. Owned by Calypso Anguilla Charters, and the larger of its five boat fleet, the Sunseeker yacht was under commercial duty when it went ablaze. The fire is being said to have started from the galley area of the main deck, though this is not officially confirmed.  No one was injured during the fire with guests later thanking the quick thinking and action of the captain and crew for getting everyone off board safely.  The  Anguila Poker Run 2023 was in its eight edition held on Saturday twelfth August.

The Sunseeker in this fire is the Predator 56 as produced from 1999 till 2003.  The Predator 56 offered a different layout and was Sunseeker first boat with an up and down bathing platform.  The Predator 56 was a replacement to the Predator 54 mk.1 and was replaced by the Portofino 53.  The hull of the Predator 56 was also used in the flybridge Sunseeker Manhattan 56.

Boat Adrift in Capraia Island

A sport cruiser of about twelve meters in length was found going adrift, in Porto Vecchio, to the North East of Capraia Island on the night of Saturday twelfth August.  It was a busy night for the Livorno Guardia Costiera in Capraia, as first they found a fifteen meter sailing yacht going adrift, with not enough anchor to hold it in place, and later they received a report that a sport cruiser was missing.  After the boat missing report from the two boaters, the Italian Coast Guard switched its radar and quickly found the sport cruiser going adrift for the owners, who after being returned with there sport cruiser decided to berth in Porto Vecchio yacht marina.  Both boats where ticketed a five hundred Euro fine for not anchoring properly and thus creating a navigational hazard.

The sport cruiser in this anchor drifting accident is a Tullio Abbate 42 Exception as produced from 1988 till the end nighties.  The 42 Exception was a replacement to the Tullio Abbate 42 Offshore S, and was replaced by the 42 Soleil.

Project: Lynx Adventure 24

Lynx Yachts team has been busy building the Adventure 24, the latest and smallest model of the Adventure series which features larger 30 and 32 projects still in design stages. Designed by Bernd Weel with interior by Julian Moore and naval architecture by Francesco Ruiz the Lynx Adventure 24 started production in the first half of 2023, and is currently build under speculation waiting for its owner, with a scheduled delivery for mid 2024.  The Lynx Adventure 24 is a pocket super yacht with an explorer stance that can take you anywhere, including some of the most remote traveling destinations, thanks to a solid robust hull and the quality of its systems. The Lynx Adventure 24 has an amazing capacity to load up to a rib up to six meters and two jet skis, something no other yacht of 24 meters size can claim.  The Lynx Adventure 24 has also been to be easily manned with minimum crew and to enter restricted anchor zone for yachts above 24 meters.  Build of steel the Lynx Adventure 24 is a fully customisable build, with standard design drafts offering protected entertainment and lounging space on the main aft deck and on the upper flybridge.  The superstructure can be extended aft for those who wish to enjoy indoor formal dining, while still maintain a conventional seating arrangement on the main aft deck.  The Lynx Adventure 24 offers an interior with four double cabins, and two crew cabins.  There is an option for a three cabins layout with a larger owners full beam stateroom.  The Adventure 24 is to be powered by twin Cummins 425hp with speeds up to eleven knots and a cruise of ten.

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Formula Boat Fire In Massachusetts Injures Five

A nine meter Formula Sport Cruiser fire with ten persons onboard including of which was a baby and three other children, went ablaze at the fueling station of the Metropolitan Yacht Club, Braintree, Massachusetts on the morning of Saturday twelfth August.  The Formula sport cruiser went ablaze as it was getting set to fill up gas, fire officials reported. Another boater, who is a retired Policeman saved the day from further damage, as he towed the sport cruiser away from the dock.  Five boaters onboard the Formula boat were transported to area hospitals with minor burns, smoke inhalation and cuts.  The boat fire was eventually extinguished by Braintree Police and Braintree Fire Marine Units, although the Formula sport cruiser was a total wreck.

The boat in this fire is a Formula 29 PC as produced between 1988 to 1992.  Designed by John Adams, Formula's designer since 1971 the PC came out as a replacement to the 28 PC, and was replaced by the 31 PC.

Sixteen People Injured in Millstone Marina Boat Explosion

A ten meter sport cruiser injured sixteen persons while finishing refuelling at the Millstone Marine in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri on 16:30 of Friday eleven August.  Three of the persons onboard where ejected with the explosion.  Eleven of the injured persons including a six year old child had mild injuries, and were treated on the scene and released, with the other five taken to the hospital for treatment to moderate injuries.  The boat exploded when the operator of the sport cruiser went to ignite the engine.  Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted the accident and from the initial investigation are saying the boat exploded with gas build up in its engine room.

The sport cruiser in this explosion is a Trojan 360 as designed by Fulvio de Simoni and produced from 1999 to 2001.  The Trojan 360 came out as a replacement to the 350 with a renewed cockpit design and bit larger bathing platform. Trojan stopped producing boats in 2002.

Super Yacht Irmao Burns Down in Formentera

Motor yacht Irmao, a 27 meter super yacht with seventeen people onboard, five crew and twelve guests who was anchored off Formentera burned down and eventually was totalled and sank as a wreck, on 18:00 hours of Saturday twelfth August.  Irmao had a fire develop in the engine room, before it engulfed all the yacht, with it sinking at 21:00 hours near Punta de Sa Pedrera, in the North East of the Island.  The guests and crew where reportedly saved by nearby boats and yachts, with one of the crew members suffering minor burn and requiring hospital treatment.  The yacht was towed by the motor vessel Acrux, which came from Mallorca before it sank at Punta Sa Pedrera under tow.  

Reported as owned by professional poker player Diego Gomez Gonzalez, m/y Irmao was offered for charter at 53,000 euros in this time of the year.  The yacht was reported last refitted in 2020.  Irmao burned just one year and one day in a near by spot of the 45 meter Aria SF.

M/y Irmao previously named B3 is a 1995 Astondoa 90 GLX, as designed by Nuvolari Lenard for both exterior and interior, and produced from 1995 to 1997 in two units.  The Astondoa 90 GLX evolved into the 95GLX this selling in ten units.  The 90 GLX was the first of Nuvolari Lenard Astondoa ten years collaboration, as the Venice duo designed the whole fleet of the Spanish yacht builder.

Hawaii Firestorm

On the eight August the Hawaii Firestorm reached the Lahaina Small boat harbour, devastating most of the 99 boats in the marina with only thirteen boats and there fortunate pier escaping the fire.  The Hawaii Firestorm formed in early August, predominantly reaching Maui, and doing extensive damage to the North West coast and the coastal town of Lahaina, killing 98 persons with 31 people still missing.  The Hawaii Firestorm was contained on the eleventh August, destroying about 2200 buildings in Lahaina alone, and causing over six billion US dollars in three days.  The Hawaii Firestorm was formed by dry gusty conditions created by a strong high pressure to the North of Hawaii and Hurricane Dora to the South.

Lahiana small boat harbour is located to the North-West of the Island of Maui, to the North of Hawaii and second in size of the Hawaii Island archipelago; which features eight major volcanic islands and thirteen minor islets on the North Pacific Ocean spread in 1,200 nautical miles.  Previously called Sandwich Islands. the Hawaii Islands are a state of the United States of America with a distance of just over 1,700 nautical miles from the closest harbour in California.

Aicon Yacht Ends Aground in Greek Ithaki Island

A nineteen meter Aicon motor yacht with seven persons onboard ended aground in Agios Nikoloas, in the North East of Ithaki Island at about 12:00 hours of eleven August.  It is not reported if the yacht was cruising in the Marmagas sea, or ended aground while at anchor in near Agios Nikoloas.  A patrol boat was immediately dispatched in the area, first taking the seven passenger aboard the flybridge yacht to safety, and subsequently organizing motor vessel Dimitra for the towing of the yacht to the harbour of Lefkada, for inspection and repairs.  No pollution was reported from the grounding.

The yacht in this grounding is an Aicon 64 Fly as designed by Marco Mannino with naval architecture by Sergio Cutolo, and produced from 2004 to 2012 selling in over thirty units.  Reopening in 2019 Aicon actually started by evolving the 64 in the new Sergio Cutolo designed 66 Vivere.

Sport Yacht Aground Near Porto Rotondo in Sardinia

A seventeen meter Alfamarine sport yacht ended aground in Cala Sabina to the South of Porto Rotondo on the late morning of eleven August.  The Alfamarine yacht departed Porto Rotondo and hit the reef to port side during its entry to Cala Sabina.  The sport yacht was later assisted by a private yacht yard, and towed for repairs. The damage to the yacht was not reported extensive, with water intrusion coming from a slipped damaged shaft entry.

The Alfamarine in this grounding is the 55 as designed by Franco Harrauer and produced from 1990 to 1994 in five units.  The Alfamarine 55 was evolved and replaced by the 58 with a redesigned stern and radar arch and still offered as build to order today.  The hull of the 55 was also used for the tri-engines record breaking one off fast 65, and the still produced 60.

New Launch: Columbus Custom 50M

Columbus Yachts, a brand of Palumbo Superyachts, is pleased to announce the launch of m/y Anjelif, a new 50-metre full custom built entirely in aluminium.  This 50m Columbus Custom is the seventh super yacht launched by Columbus, tailor made to the needs of her experienced owner and packed with technical and stylistic innovations like the hybrid, diesel-electric propulsion. Furthermore, this superyacht makes use of two distinct and highly advanced technologies: one through the application of cold plasma for the sanitization of air coming from outside and used both for ventilation and air conditioning; the other one dedicated to room sanitization at pre-set intervals to ensure daily safety. The first guarantees the efficient elimination of airborne viruses and bacteria in the incoming airstream, while the second automates the sanitization of each internal area of the boat. Exteriors and interiors are by Marco Casali of Too-Design while the engineering is by the Palumbo Superyachts team. The interior design has been rigorously developed with natural and ecological materials and includes a gym on the main deck, a sauna, massage room. The swimming pool in the transom with exposed teak finish is of very scenic effect, while a second Jacuzzi is located on the top deck. At the bow, we find a functional zone complete with sunbathing area and a touch & go helicopter docking platform which can be eventually transformed into an open-air cinema. The layout includes 4 decks, with the master cabin positioned on the main deck forward and 4 double cabins below deck. The crew is made up of eleven members accommodated in seven cabins. Columbus Custom 50m has a 499 GT gross tonnage and can reach a maximum speed of 20 knots with a range of 3000 nautical miles at 12 knots. The diesel engine system includes twin MTU 2636hp each, while twin 175 kW Kohler generators make up for the electric one. The hybrid system, developed thanks to the consolidated experience of Palumbo Superyachts in this specific field, provides for the possibility of using two electric motors in diesel-electric propulsion with a power of 100 kW each for a speed of approximately 9 knots. The electric motors coupled with the propulsion motors, can in turn be used as shaft generators, allowing navigation with the gen-sets off. A latest generation lithium battery pack is used as electricity back-up, avoiding any possibility of blackout during the transient phases. Columbus Custom 50m will have its world premiere at the Monaco Yacht Show 2023.

Technical Data:

LOA - 49.9 m (163.7ft) 

Beam - 9.05 m

Draft - 

Displacement - 499 gt *volume

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, eleven crew in seven cabins

Engines - 2 x MTY 16V2000 M96L 2636hp

Propulsion - line shafts

Speed - twenty knots max, twelve cruise, nine knots on electric propulsion

Range - 3000 nautical miles at twelve knots

Construction - aluminium

Project - Marco Casali exterior and interior, Palumbo engineering

Certification - RINA class

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