Pershing Yacht Saved from Sinking Near Gaeta

A 23 meter Pershing sport yacht titled Miotus and under Italian flag was saved from sinking near Serapo, Gaeta, Italy on the late morning of Thursday twentieth June. The Pershing yacht had departed Gaeta yacht marina with seven persons onboard direction to the island of Ponza when four nautical miles offshore, water starting to come into the hull. Seeing this, the yachts captain called a mayday and then turned direction, and anchored the yacht in a scheduled beach near Sirio, with the Guardia Costiera coming to the rescue with two boats; one to retrieve the yachts passengers to safety and a second to assist the yacht. A specialized firm followed, rescuing the yacht and taking it to safety in Gaeta for investigation on this near sinking.

Miotus is a Pershing 76 as designed by Fulvio de Simoni and produced from 2002 till 2008.  Similar styled to the 88 flagship which debuted in 1999, the Pershing 76 came out as a replacement to the 73 and was replaced by the 80 model.

Yacht Sinks After Running Aground in Vilano Inlet

A seventeen meter down east inspired lobster yacht with two persons onboard, partly sank after it ended aground following water ingress in rough seas at Vilano Inlet, St. Johns County, Florida at about 15:15 of Wednesday nineteen June.  A St. Johns County Marine Rescue crew member noticed the yacht in distress, with the two persons onboard making a mayday call and then putting their life jackets.  At this stage the two persons ended in the water pulled into the seas by the rough conditions, with St. Johns County Fire Rescue rescuing them about two hundred meters away from the yacht position.  After this the boaters where taken to Vilano Boat Ramp but both declined further medical treatment.  A salvage operation to save the seventeen meter yacht is currently being organized.

The traditional yacht in this sinking is a Palm Beach Motor Yachts PB55 model as designed by Mike Richards and debuting in 2012 and still in production today.  Founded in 1995 Palm Beach Motor Yachts has grown in popularity in the last fifteen years, for its combination of high tech construction and ageless classic inspired looks with modern amenities.

New Model: Fairline Targa 40

Fairline finally return to its bread and butter size with this new second generation Targa 40.  It would be interesting to know why Fairline took eight years to return in this size segment, which has been its biggest success since when Sam Newington managed to make his brand a household name.  For making up to the long wait Fairline decided to be bold, and so the Targa 40 comes with the interesting option of a drop down bulk head serving the aft cockpit deck to starboard, something a bit unedited on a eleven meter cabin focused sport cruiser which gives as much space inside as it does outside.  Fair to say drop down bulkheads are not new in 2024, Italian yard CNM presented them on its 50 Mediterraneo model back in 2008, and in the last decade all the new generation of sporty more day then overnight cruisers which have replaced the classic cabin sport cruiser in the core sun focused markets have them, they are though a new thing for a boat of this exact type and size even in 2024.  Thanks to the optional drop down starboard side bulk head the Targa 40 fills two shoes which other similar hard-top sport cruisers do not, that of extending its cockpit space and that of having a beach club in just eleven meters.  The Targa 40 impresses in other areas beside the drop-down balcony as well, the garage space under the port-side sun-pad which can accommodate a tender up to 2.3 meters is unthinkable when one looks at it from outside for example.  Other nice features are the flash single level cockpit deck, and the exterior mini-galley with wet-bar, and a lower deck accommodation a cabin sport cruiser of twelve meters offers; two cabins with four berths, plus a convertible C-shaped dinette with galley opposite.  Is the Fairline Targa 40 perfect?  She is nearly there, although twenty centimeters more to the bathing platform would have got her closer to full marks.

Technical Data:

LOA - 11.99 m (39.3ft) includes pulpit

Beam - 3.97 m

Draft - 1.13 m includes drives and propellers

Displacement - 11.5 t loaded

Fuel Capacity - 950 l

Water Capacity - 250 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins, plus convertible two berths

Engines - 2 x Volvo D6 340hp, D6 380hp

Propulsion - Volvo DPI duo-prop stern drives

Speed - 32 knots max with 340hp, 35 knots with 380hp

Project - Fairline design team, JandJ naval architecture

Certification - CE B

www.fairline.com

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Sunseeker Yacht Collides with Fish Farm Near Zadar

A 31 meter Sunseeker super yacht titled m/y Baby 1 collided with a Cromaris Kosara fish farm in the Zadar archipelago just before midnight of Tuesday eighteen June. The cause of the collision is not reported, though lack of attention during navigation might have played a part, with the fish farm being marked with marking lights and on the navigational charts. The Cromaris staff worked through the following day to save the cages first and then free the yacht. The Zadar Port Authority has opened an investigation on the collision. 

Cromaris has five more fish farms in the Zadar archipelago, and one in Istria in North Croatia.

The Sunseeker in this collision is a 2003 105 Yacht model as designed by Don Shead and and produced from 2000 to 2005 in thirteen units.  The 105 Yacht was an important step in Sunseeker quest to go larger and beyond 100 feet, its first model to do this, and was replaced by the Sunseeker 30M.

Classic Bertram Sinks in Carrabelle Florida

A classic ten meter Bertram convertible sank off the coast of Carrabelle, to the North West of the Florida state on the afternoon of Tuesday eighteen June.  The Bertram was cruising offshore when it called a may day, with Sea Tow captain Dennis Douglas responding to the call, and rescuing the boaters.  Although when Sea Tow arrived on site, it was too late for the classic Bertram as it was already more then half sunk, and to risky to try to make a salvage, with the sportfish cruiser ultimately ending a wreck in the depths of the ocean.

The Bertram in this sinking is the 35 Mk.II, as designed by Dave Napier and produced from 1981 to 1986.  The Bertram 35 Mk.ii came out as a replacement to the first generation 35 which was designed by Ray Hunt, recognizable by very subtle details and was replaced by the 37 Convertible.

Two Teens Killed in Jet-Ski Sea Ray Boat Collision

Two teenage girls riding a jet-ski were killed when they crashed with a seven meter Sea Ray sport cruiser on Lake Marie in Antioch on about 17:15 of Tuesday eighteen June.  According to reports the two girls aged thirteen and sixteen years old were traveling in a northerly direction near the channel to Grass Lake, just north of the Elime Road Peninsula when they collided with a Sea Ray sport Cruiser operated by a 55-year-old man of Antioch and holding three more guests onboard, which was traveling westbound.  Both teens were reported of wearing life vests, and were knocked unconscious and thrown into the water with the impact from the collision.  The passengers aboard the sport cruiser collected the girls after the collision and were given aid then transported to shore and taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, with both pronounced deceased after arriving.  The crash is now under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit and Illinois Conservation Police.

The Sea Ray boat in this collision is a 230 Cuddy Cabin as produced in around the mid to late eighties.

Project: Solaris Power 70 Long Range

Solaris Power present the project for a new upcoming 70 Long Range flagship as designed by Dragoni and the Italian builder design team. The Solaris Power 70 Long Range will offer the largest cockpit in its size category and is to feature a planning hull, which can go as good, without the hump in displacement mode. Its lower deck accommodation layout is offered in four or three double cabins, with a choice to replace the fourth cabin with a fourth day head. The interior living area will offer an astern galley area, while a drop down bulk-head is available as optional to starboard serving the interior saloon area. The 70 Long Range will offer a tender garage storage facility. The Solaris Power 70 Long Range is standard powered by twin Volvo 725hp with IPS propulsion, with an optional 1000hp engine and same pods set up. Top speed is declared up to 25 knots although it is not understood if this is with the standard engines or the optional units.

www.solarispower.com

New Launch: Bayliss 60 B30

Bayliss is currently testing just before its final delivery the new 60 B30 titled m/y Sequentis.  B30 is the third boat Bayliss Boatworks has built for this owner, and the first walkaround for the company.  Bayliss B30 is powered by twin MTU 2000hp and 360-degree access to livewells, pitch bait tubes and rod holders.  Bayliss B30 is a life-support system for a South Florida live baiting team. Below deck she features a combined galley and salon, day head, and quarters for two.

Technical Data:

LOA - 18.28 m (60ft)

Beam - 5.63 m

Draft - 1.52 m

Displacement - 37421 kg

Fuel Capacity - 6245 l

Water Capacity - 851 l

Accommodation - two berths

Engines - 2 x MTU 12V2000M96X 2000hp

Propulsion - line shaft

Speed - 

www.baylissboatworks.com

Fairline Boat Destroyed by Fire in Ayia Napa Cyprus

A thirteen meter Fairline sport cruiser with six persons onboard went ablaze in the southern jetty of Ayia Napa Marina, Cyprus at 18:40 of Sunday sixteen June.  The Fairline sport cruiser went ablaze as it entered the marina, with the six boaters managing to get off-board unharmed.  Marina staff responded to the fire first, isolating the boat and fighting the blaze as Famagusta fire station came to fight the blaze with three fire engines and twelve fire fighters.  Ultimately the Fairline sport cruiser was wrecked, and surrounded by pollution protection boons to avoid pollution.  The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Department and Marine Police.

The Fairline in this fire is a Targa 45 GT as designed by Alberto Mancini and produced since 2017.  Announced as a Targa 43 project the Fairline Targa 45 debuted first as an Open version and then introduced as GT with patio door in 2020.  The Targa 45 was a replacement to the Targa 44 GT.

Over Capacity Charter Ends Aground in Virginia Beach

A fourteen meter charter boat was the cause of mayhem in Virginia Beach, Vancouver on Sunday the sixteen of June.  First this boat was filmed in The Narrows being over capacity and listing to one side and looking in difficulty to manovre, then the same boat is reported to have run aground in Broad Bay and possibly damaging the oyster beds in the grounding.  The coast guard later determined that the flybridge cruiser was running an over capacity charter, and also did not cover enough safeties for all the thirty guests onboard.  No one was injured in this accident with Virginia Marine Resource Commission and Virginia Marine Police investigating to see if oyster beds were damaged during the weekend incident.