Classic Yacht Sinks Then Recovered Near Caprera Island

A classic seventeen meter motor yacht titled m/y Vintage 06:50 hours sank near Caprera, on the Island of Maddalena to the East of Sardinia on 06:50 morning time of Monday 21 August.   and then sinking in about forty meters of deep sea was recovered in Maddalena Island, near Caprera to the East of Sardinia on the morning of Saturday second September.  The classic yacht sank in forty news, after it had a structural plank collapse in rough seas, opening a hull breach.  

On the morning of second September a detailed operation in salvaging the classic yacht, with a team by Marina di Porto Massimo, and Costruzioni Marittime e Edile from Olbia and assistance and monitoring by the Guardia Costiera and Harbour Masters of Olbia was organized.  This was a difficult job, with two tug boats and three water craft, towing the yacht to a boat yard in Palau in Sardinia some five nautical miles from the point of sinking.

M/y Vintage is a 1970 Cantiere Navale di Chiavari Paragina 1000 designed by Gino Solari and build triple planking and produced from 1968 to 1970.  Gino Solari will evolve the Paragina 1000 looks into the larger Portofino twenty meter.  Cantieri Navale di Chiavari was founded in the eighteen century, building about seventeen boats a year in the sixties Italian pleasure boating renaissance and closing its doors in 1975. M/y Vintage is the last build Cantieri Navali di Chiavari Paraggina 1000, receiving an important refit in 2023.  For details of this refit I am leaving a link in the comments section.

New Model: Riviera 585 SUV

Riviera continue to expand and evolve its SUV series, possibly one if not the most hybrid of style yachts range in existence today.  The new Rivera 585 SUV was presented in the 2023 Sanctuary Cove boat show and sits as second in size model of the range, behind the 2021 launched 645 and replacing the 575 SUV model.  The 585 SUV is a total new yacht compared to the 575 SUV which was an evolution of the 565 presented in 2012, being fifty centimetres wider and over a meter longer then its predecessor, and thanks to this can take Volvo's current largest twelve litre block offered in 900 or 1000hp engines with IPS pod drives.  The 585 SUV offers an interior with three double cabins and three shower heads; two of which; master stateroom and VIP being ensuited. The main deck is made for entertainment with an astern galley layout, and an outdoor-indoor dining area which is something unique to Riviera's SUV and Sports Motor Yacht range.  The Riviera 585 SUV offers an option for a crew cabin or utility room located at midships in between the engine room and full beam owners suite.    

Technical Data:

LOA - 19.82 m (65ft)

Hull Length - 17.9 m

Beam - 5.67 m

Draft - 1.67 m

Displacement - 30820 kg dry

Fuel Capacity - 4500 l

Water Capacity - 800 l

Accommodation - six berths in three cabins plus optional one crew cabin berth

Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 900hp, or D13 1000hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking IPS1200 and IPS1350 dual propeller pod drives

Certification - ISO8666 for dimensions, CE B

www.rivieraaustralia.com

Express Sportfish with Nine Persons Runs Aground in Wanchese

A twelve meter express sportfish cruiser with nine persons onboard ended aground near Wanchese, North Carolina at 18:45 of Saturday nineteen August.  US Coast Guard Oregon Inlet responded to the distressed sportfish with the vessel breaching its hull in its port rudder mount as well as dislodging their port drive shaft. TowBoatUS later came on the scene and with dewatering pumps and some temporary repairs, towed the express sportfish for a haul out and then eventful repairs to a nearby boat yard.

The boat in this grounding is a 43 foot open express sportfish, and looking to be of a custom construction probably from one of the less known builders of the Carolina area.

Classic Boat Fire in Ostia, Rome

A nine meter classic sport cruiser with one person onboard went ablaze in between Fiumicino and Ostia, on 18:30 hours of Saturday nineteen August.  The one person onboard after jumping off the boat in the sea was saved by the Fiumiara river police, and at a later stage a fire fighting squad came to the scene with two boats assisted by the Guardia Costiera, turning off the fire before 20:00 hours, but after this the boat sank.  No pollution was made with the fuel tank being recovered, and the boat refloated a day later.  

The classic boat in this fire is a Zarcos 9/m Sport designed by Renato Sonny Levi for hull and exterior by Franco Harrauer and produced in the early to mid seventies.  The 9/m Sport was an evolution of the 8/m and C.V. 500 models.  

Zarcos acronym for Scorza, the surname of the boat builder owner debuted in around 1967 trusting its production to Levi's design, and the pioneering lamellar construction, glued wood at an acute angle to form a solid strong laminate.  Zarcos became popular in the seventies and in that decade also expanded from the first seven meters up to a 21 meter flagship which debuted in 1976.  Zarcos is believed to having closed in the early eighties, with the 13/m and 15/m VIP models becoming popular beyond there production run.

Greenwich Police Rescue Sinking Sport Cruiser

 

Greenwich Police rescued a nine meter sport cruiser with five persons onboard which was taking on water and sinking near Great Captain Island, on Long Island Sound on the early afternoon of Saturday nineteen August, 2023.  Greenwich Police said the department's Marine Section 139 located the sport cruiser, and with the help of dewatering pumps saved her from sinking, and then towed the vessel to Beacon Point Marine to be lifted out of the water.  Following this and an inspection it showed the sport cruiser did not hit anything and had a hose come loose in the bilge, which was the cause of the vessel taking on water. Ultimately the boat was saved and none of the five onboard were injured.

The sport cruiser in this near sinking is an Australian made Mustang 3200 Widebody SC as produced in the late nineties.  Mustang was founded in 1974 and was bought by Maritimo in 2010 to then be closed down in around 2014.

Van der Valk New Web Site

Van der Valk presents its new web site.  Van der Valk was founded in 1967 by Wim Van der Valk, with the initial success coming from building cabin and aft cabin cruisers from seven to ten meters in length of steel and aluminium.  In the 1970s Van der Valk continued its rise, introducing popular models as the Valkkruiser, Comfort, Royal, Falcon, and Super Falcon.  This success was continued when in the mid eighties Van der Valk launched the Vitesse series, and again in the nineties with the introduction of the Continental series.  In the 2000s Van der Valk started a collaboration with Guido de Groot, today added with further collaborations with Vripack, Cor D. Rover and Ginton.  In 2013 Van der Valk launched its largest build to date with the Trawler 36.80m hull no. WV0106, designed by Guido de Groot with naval architecture by Ginton.  Still managed by Wim its founder, Van der Valk operates from its production complex in Waalwijk which includes a sixty meter long aluminium construction hall, three assembly halls, painting hall, warehouse, production office, and a paved open dock which has 7000 sqm of land area and 120 meters of mooring space.  Van der Valk has in the last ten to fifteen years transformed itself to a semi-custom and custom boutique builder offering four ranges; Raised Pilothouse, Flybridge, Beachclub, Explorer, and Custom build to order line.  Currenly Van der Valk has four units under construction; starting from a Flybridge 21.27m, and going to the 35m Project Samba.  For 2023 Van der Valk has just launched the custom Pilot 34m.  Van der Valk website is available in English, German, and Dutch language and takes you around with the following buttons; Yachts, Fleet, Global, and Menu.  Van der Valk is also on social media with link buttons appearing at the bottom of the menu page taking you to its Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and Instagram pages. 

www.vandervalkshipyard.com

Production History; (semi-production only)

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Lobsterman Saves Two Persons from Boat Fire

A lobsterman fisherman saved two boaters from a fourteen meter traditional inspired cruiser titled m/y Titan which went ablaze, some nautical miles off Sequin Island, in the coast of Georgetown, Maine on the late morning of Saturday nineteen August.  It took about an hour for the coast guard rescue vessel to arrive in the scene, and with the tender also burned, if it was not for the several lobsterman which answered the call we might be looking for two persons in the water.  The traditional lobster cruiser totally burned down in less to an hour, and sank in about sixty meters of water.  One of the two man suffered some minor burning injuries, with both men taken back to the dock.  The Coast Guard said it will inspect the scene and try to find what caused the boat fire. 

M/y Titan the traditional lobster boat inspired cruiser in this fire is a Sabre Salon Express 48 as produced since 2011. The Sabre 48 was also added with a Fly Bridge version in 2016.

Sport Cruiser Burns in Capri

A sport cruiser of about eight meters in length with one person onboard went ablaze, while berthed in Capri's Marina Piccola, at 15:45 of Saturday nineteen August.  The person onboard the sport cruiser was reported to be a mechanic, working on an engine when fire started to come out from under the dash in the helm station.  Immediate the response of Capri's Marina Piccola berth assistance personnel, who first unmoored the sport cruiser, and towed her away to open sea where she burned down and sank.  A fire fighting squad also assisted in the boat fire, with a medical team coming to help the injured with burns mechanic who was taken to hospital for observation.

The sport cruiser in this fire is a Chaparral 290 Signature as produced from 2004 to 2009.  The Chaparral 290 Signature evolved from the 280 with a different stern and tad longer bathing platform, becoming a second generation 290 with upper port holes and other minor design changes in 2010.

New Launch: Codecasa 58 Hull C127

Codecasa Shipyard is pleased to announce the launching of the new 58 meter Hull C127, which took place on the morning of Friday seventh July at their production facility of Viareggio. Titled m/y Kathryn C127 is a steel hull and aluminium superstructure super yacht of 58 meters of length over all with a modern and elegant profile, and exceptional technical performance. The technical team of Codecasa is in fact very proud of the results achieved for this super yacht with a refined and gritty line. The super yacht features a displacement hull optimized with the best techniques currently available to reach and exceed the threshold of twenty knots at light displacement, powered by twin Caterpillar engines with a range of six thousand nautical miles at twelve knots. C127 features all inhouse naval architecture by Codecasa, while her design was born from the close collaboration with the well-known architecture studio M2 Atelier in Milan. Codecasa 58 Hull C127 features an interior with an owner’s stateroom, one Vip suite and four guests suites. Crew accommodation is for a captain's cabin and six double crew cabins. Codecasa C127 features some standout features like the comfortable lift serving all decks, a beach area astern with a folding shell door that becomes a swimming platform, a Gym, and a splash pool of eight squared meters on the Sun Deck.

Technical Data:

LOA - 57.75 m (189.4ft)

Beam - 10.5 m

Draft - 3.20 m

Displacement - 830 t

Fuel Capacity - 150,000 l

Water Capacity - 30,000 l

Accommodation - twelve guests in six cabins, thirteen crew in seven cabins

Engines - 2 x Cats 3516E 3386hp

Propulsion - line shaft with five blade class S propellers

Speed - twenty knots max, twelve knots cruise

Range - six thousand nautical miles at cruise

Hull Shape - displacement

Construction - steel AH36 hull, aluminium 5083 H111/H321 super structure

Project - M2 Atelier design, Codecasa naval architecture

Certification - Lloyds 100A1 SSC Yacht Mono G6 LMC+UMS Part A full compliant

www.codecasayachts.com

Boat Sinks Near Stintino

A traditional motor cruiser of about eight meters in length with one passenger onboard sank near Punta Negra, to the North of Stintino, North West of Sardinia on 05:00 hours of eighteen August.  The cases of the sinking are not reported, though some unconfirmed reports are saying the traditional cruiser hit the reef of Punta Negra and probably to try and save the boat decided to beach it.  The one crew was helped by nearby boaters, and then assisted by the Guardia Costiera and Fire Fighters of the area. The man was later transported by the coast guard to Stintino.

The boat in this sinking is a Sagene 28 a pilot boat inspired motor cruiser as produced from around the mid eighties till the nineties.  The Sagene 28 was a  natural evolution and replacement to the Bargo 4.