Two Boats Destroyed by Fire in Grove Isle, Miami

Two boats of eleven and twelve meters in length were destroyed by fire at Grove Isle Club and Resort, Miami with a blaze which started before 07:30 morning time of Tuesday seventeen June.  Miami Fire Rescue responded to the blaze, with the fire controlled in about ten minutes. The fire started on the elven meter Sea Ray sport cruiser and then went to a Galeon flybridge cruiser to its starboard. Two other nearby boats of ten and eight meters in length also sustained some fire damage.  The US Coast Guard was also on the scene to asses the situation, with no one injured in the fire as all boats had no people onboard.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The boat which started this fire is a latest version Sea Ray Sundancer 370, with the other wrecked boat being a Galeon 400 Fly.  The nearby damaged boats are a latest model Sea Ray Sundancer 320, and a Boston Whaler center console.

Project: Bellini Astor 58

Bellini is meaning business with its boat-yacht building industrial plan and after debuting the 36 Astor in 2024, follows it with the eight meter larger Astro 58.  Like the Astor 36 the Bellini Astor 58 is again a design of Brunello Acampora Victory design studio with Norberto Ferretti as project director.  The Bellini Astor 58 is again a center console walk around sport yacht with full bow to stern exterior spaces, drop down bulks heads which extend spaces in the aft sun-pad and bathing platform area making it become a bigger beach area when the yacht is at anchor.  An exterior galley is located behind the three seat central helm station.  Lower deck accommodation is for three cabins with three heads, two en-suite for the midships owners stateroom and VIP suite forward, with a third head serving the third cabin and as a day head.  An L-shaped saloon is located in between the cabins.  The Bellini Astor 58 is to be standard powered by twin Volvo 725hp with IPS pod drives, and or optional 800hp engines with the same propulsion system.  The Bellini Astor 58 is to debut in the upcoming Cannes Yachting Festival 2025 the coming September.

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New Model: Fjord 490 Open

Fjord presents the new 490 Open as debuted at the 2025 Mallorca boat show.  Designed by Marco Casali the Fjord 490 Open brings the novelty from the German owned sport cruiser and yacht builder of featuring optional drop down expanding bulkheads becoming terraces, that serve the aft sun-pad area.  Although not new in the center console walk-around genre, the 490 Open is the first Fjord to feature these, which makes it all interesting as the brand is one of the best sellers in the genre.  Like all other Fjord walk around center console the Fjord 490 is a full on fore to aft entertaining day cruiser first, with the usual layout of central aft sun-pad, opposite facing dinette, wet-bar and exterior galley, four forward facing pilot and passenger settees with offset to starboard helm station, fore-deck sun-pad, and two opposite settees to fore peak.  A novelty on the Fjord 490 Open is an aft looking mezzanine settee before the sun-pad and by the up and down bathing platform.  Down below the Fjord offers sleeping accommodation for four in area, with four lower deck choices available, which go from a second shower head option, to a separate forward cabin, a lower cabin galley, and a or U-shaped settee instead of the forward double berth.  The Fjord 490 Open is powered by twin Volvo 550hp and or 600hp with IPS pod drives, with the large option giving top speeds up to 34 knots.  The Fjord 490 Open is available in the outboard 490 Sport version, powered by triple Mercury 600hp. 

Technical Data:

LOA - 15.03 m (49.3ft)

Hull Length - 13.4 m

Beam - 4.58 m

Draft - 0.95 m

Displacement - 

Fuel Capacity - 1500 l

Water Capacity - 300 l

Max Persons - twelve

Accommodation - four berths in two cabins

Engines - 2 x Volvo D8 550hp, D8 600hp, 3 x Merury Verado 600hp *outboard vers

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking dual propeller pod drives, or outboards

Speed - 34 knots max with 600hp, 31 knots with 550hp

Construction - Vacuum infused with isophthalic gelcoat and first layer Vinylester resin

Project - Marco Casali

Certification - CE B

www.fjordboats.com

BlueGame Boat Sinks Near Massa Lubrense, Sorrento

A Blue Game sport cruiser of twelve meters in length with two families totalling eight persons onboard semi sank near Grotta dei Colombi, at the Punta Campanella reserved area, Massa Lubrense to the West of Sorrento on the afternoon of Sunday fifteen June.  The eight persons onboard were saved by a nearby boater, who was in the area as the Bluegame cruiser started to sink, with this remaining mostly sank and its bow sticking out of the water.  Following the incident the Guardia Costiera and Port Captaincy tended to the scene along with Area Marina Protetta of Massa Lubrense environment police, with no pollution reported from the sinking.  The sport cruiser was reported that it started to take water from its drives, as an investigation is ongoing to find the exact causes of how this happened.  The BlueGame cruiser was recovered and taken to a boat yard for repairs on Monday 23 June.

The BlueGame in this sinking is a BG40 as designed by Luca Santella and Lou Codega for naval architecture and produced from 2011 to 2017.  The BG40 is Blue Game third model, introduced as an entry level offer, then replaced by the BG42.

Tiara Boat Hits Underwater Reef in Bosa Sardinia

An eleven meter Tiara express sportfish cruiser hit an underwater reef of the Bosa seawall, to the West of Sardinia before 18:00 hours of Sunday fifteen June.  The boaters were assisted by a rib, as they dropped the tender down.  The exact reason why the Tiara cruiser ended aground, are not reported, although it looks to be an error of navigation, as it hit the underwater reef close to the break water marker, and also tried to pass from the North part of the sea wall.  A plan to float the Tiara cruiser and take it to a yard for repairs was being organized on that same evening.

The Tiara in this grounding is a 3800 Open as produced from 2001 to 2008.  The 3800 Open was a replacement to the Tiara 3700 Open, and was replaced by the 3900 Open.

Tribute Boats New Web Site

Tribute Boats presents its new web site.  Tribute was founded by Rich Scheffer Sr. in 1992 Palm City, Florida.  Rich's entry into boat building and repair though started over a decade prior to him founding Tribute, as he joins Stuart Yacht Builder in 1980.  Following this Rich will join Jim Smith becoming the foreman boat builder of the man who re-invented sportfish in 1959 with fast hulls and the use of Epoxy resin.  Rich will keep the position of boat builder foreman until Jim will leave for the better World.  In 1992 with Rich Scheffer Jr., Rich Senior will open Tribute boats, as a service and builder of new custom sportfish yachts from Florida.  Today the two Rich's are joined by third generation Scheffers with Tristen and Grant also joining the family business.  In 2017 John Gazza also joins Tribute bringing his cross bottom stepped hull, and entering Tribute with a new semi-custom 37 foot Center Console offer which arrives in 2019.  Four Tribute 37 Center Console's have been build with Tribute building ten custom sportfish yachts from 58 up to 86 foot to date.  Currently Tribute has a 62 foot custom sportfish yacht in construction.  Tribute new web site takes you around with the following buttons; Home, 37 Tribute Center Console New, New Designs, Legacy, Heritage, Photo Gallery, and Contact. Tribute is also on social media with bottom page buttons taking you to its Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages.

www.tributeboats.com

Flybridge Yacht Collides Into Rumsun-Seabright Bridge New Jersey

A sixteen meter flybridge yacht with three persons and a dog onboard collided into the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge, in Monmouth County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey at about 19:00 off Friday thirteen June.  The US Coast Guard crew from station Sandy Hook came to the spot to asses the situation, with SeaTow coming later to the scene to remove the yacht from the spot, and then towed to a nearby marina.  No damage to the bridge, injuries to the persons, and pollution happened from the collision.

The yacht in this bridge collision is a Neptunus 56 Fybridge as produced from 2001 to 2007.  The 56 Flybridge came out as a replacement to the Neptunus 60 Sedan with the model evolving into the 580F.

Jeanneau Sport Cruiser Goes Ablaze in Carolina Beach, North Carolina

An eleven meter Jeanneau sport cruiser with a husband, wife and a dog onboard went ablaze as it was moored by a private dock at Carolina Beach Inlet, in North Carolina at around 14:00 of Friday thirteen June.  Witnesses saw the people jump in the water as the boat was smoking, with TowboatU.S coming first to the scene to respond to the fire, and were followed by the US Coast Guard and SeaTow.  Parts of the dock also went ablaze, as TowBoatU.S towed the boat away from the dock, as it was being wrecked by the fire.  The cause of fire is not reported, though nearby witnesses report hearing a big boom and then smoke coming from the boat, before it went fully ablaze.  The man and woman were not injured but the dog was not found.

The sport cruiser in this fire is a Jeanneau NC11 as designed by Garroni and Premorel, and produced from 2010 to 2017.  Debuting the enclosed North Cruiser line the NC11 was replaced by the Jeanneau NC37 which is still produced today.

New Model: AB Yachts 130

AB Yachts has delivered the first unit of its new 130 flagship model.   Initially announced as a 125 project as a custom order to a client the AB Yachts 130 is an evolution of the 120 series which first launched in 2023.  The AB Yachts 130 is also the largest yacht thus far of the new course which was started in 2020 with the second generation 100 model, as designed by Acube Design Studio of Alessandro Merciadri.  At forty meters in length, the AB Yachts 130 as any AB Yachts takes the sailing experience to a whole new level: expandable beach area, on-demand sea-view pool, float-in garage, and triple MTU 2600hp with waterjets propulsion that push up to 41 knots of top speed. The AB Yachts 130 is not only about performance but also has comfort at the scope of the project, thanks to the latest Seakeeper stabilization and a shallow draft of under a meter and a half.

Technical Data:

LOA - 39.65 m (130.1ft)

Beam - 7.90 m

Draft - 1.30 m

Displacement - 145 t full load

Fuel Capacity - 17,500 l

Water Capacity - 3000 l

Accommodation - ten guests in five cabins, five crew in three cabins

Engines - 3 x MTU 16V2000 M96L 2600hp

Propulsion - MJP water jets, two steerable plus one central booster

Speed - 41 knots max

Range - 450 nautical miles at fast cruise

Construction - advanced composites

Project - Acube, AB Yachts

Certification - RINA C Hull Mach Y unrestricted navigation

www.abyachts.com

5 Persons Saved as Sportfish Goes Ablaze During Big Rock Tournament

Five persons were saved as a fourteen meter sportfish cruiser titled m/y Raptor went ablaze some fifty nautical miles off the coast of Morehead, North Carolina as it was competing in the 67th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on the morning of Friday thirteen June.  After seeing grey smoke coming out of the engine room, the five boaters called a May Day and then jumped off the boat, as the smoke became black and a fire.  They were collected by a boat named Cost Plus, a boat who was nearby and not competing in the tournament who saw the smoke from a distance, and rushed to the spot and saved the five boaters.  After this Cost Plus transported the boaters back to shore in Morehead.  The reason of the fire is not reported as the US Coast Guard and Marine Safety Detachment at Fort Macon have launched an investigation of the incident.

M/y Raptor the sportfish in this fire is a 1987 Buddy Davis 47 Convertible as designed by its builder and produced from 1986 till 1993 in 88 units.  The 47 Convertible was Buddy Davis first offer of a semi-production fiberglass build, and was replaced by the 52 Flybridge SF which was based on the same hull. 

Held in Morehead Carolina, the Big Rock is one of the largest and longest ongoing sportfishing tournaments, and in 2025 is in its 67th edition.  The 67th Big Rock started on Monday ninth June and concluded on the Saturday fourteen June, and had 269 competing boats and yachts.