Tornado Sport Cruiser Sinks in Ischia

An eleven meter Tornado sport cruiser hit the Camerate shallow sea rock on the West of the Island of Ischia on the night of fifteen August and sank.   Located just outside the Forio harbour the Camerate sea rock is sometimes visible, while other times when the tide is high it is not.  The Tornado sport cruiser which with the impact had a hole in its hull bottom, was re-floated the morning after on the sixteen August and then lifted up at Forio Harbour.

This Tornado in the accident is a 38 rare Sedan model, called this way for its hard-top.  The Tornado 38 was available in three versions; Classic/Sport, Flush Deck, and Cruising.  It was a huge success for the Rome, Fiumicino based boat builder selling over four hundred units in a production which started in 1985 and continues today.  The main reason for the Tornado 38 success was the similarity to the seventies Magnum 38, with a cheap price and stern drive propulsion.  The standard cabin layout of the Tornado 38 offered a double berth cabin forward, dinette which transforms to a double, galley and head.  A more comfortable Cruising version with midships cabin and a higher freeboard was launched in 2010.  The first eighties 38 had twin 200hp Volvo, as horse power grew on the forty series same happened in the engine room of the classic Tornado.  A Tornado 38 will win the Venice to Monte Carlo race in 1991.  

Improve-It = Riva 14.92 mt DolceRiva

Riva present the Dolceriva with hard top, a new option for the timeless beauty which stunned the Cannes boat show in 2019 at its presentation.  The hard top option makes the DolceRiva an all weather sport cruiser thanks to the gorgeous top with carbon fibre detailing, that shelters the entire central relaxation areas from the sun and rain.  The DolceRiva is a fourteen meter open sport cruiser conceived from bow to stern to offer unrivalled on-board comfort. It strives to redefine its market segment thanks to a number of unprecedented characteristics: in addition to the hard top already mentioned, there is the brand-new exterior design developed by Officina Italiana Design, which ushers a new style philosophy optimising on-board use.  The DolceRiva has three interior lower deck options; offering from a single cabin with a large saloon, a single cabin and a crew cabin, and two cabins sleeping four with a living and galley in between the cabins.   The DolceRiva is powered by standard twin Volvo 800hp engines and or optional 1000hp units, this last giving top speed up to forty knots.

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Project: Ocean Alexander 37L

Ocean Alexander present the project for a new flagship the 37L, which replaces the 36L as its biggest offer.  Inventive design drives a host of quiet wonders on the 37L, with Ocean Alexander using unexpected spaces to clever use, and engineering surprising details that make life on the 37L a pleasure.  The 37L comes again from Ocean Alexander alliance with Evan K. Marshall and here the designer makes extensive use of glass on all three deck of the super yacht, with light pouring in, opens interiors in entirely new ways, and beautifully reflects how owners and their guests really use a boat: for privacy, luxury and intimate entertaining.  The 37L will offer an interior with five cabins. owners stateroom on the main deck.  Crew space is for five cabins sleeping six to ten persons, located aft and to bow.  The Ocean Alexander 37L will be powered by twin Man 1900hp.

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Cranchi Sport Yacht Hits Reef Near Villasimus

A Cranchi sport yacht of fifteen meters in length hit a reef before the entrance to the Villasimus marina, located to the South of Cagliari in the island of Sardinia on the afternoon of fourteen August.  The Cranchi yacht hit the reef and in order to avoid the yacht from total sinking, the captain owner pushed it up the rocks.  With weather getting worse and the yacht sitting on the reef it eventually sustained more damage.  The crew of five was saved from the yacht.  The Cranchi yacht was salvaged and taken to Villasimus marina couple days later, though unfortunately it is deemed a total loss.  

The sport yacht in this accident is a 50 Mediterranee, a popular model from Cranchi launched in year 2000 and produced till 2009.  Designed by Andreani the Cranchi 50 Mediterranee featured a three double cabins layout, and a large garage aft with enough space for a jet tender.  The Cranchi 50 Mediterranee was initially powered by twin Volvo 480hp and then upgraded over the years to take the large 715hp and then 775hp Volvo twelve litre block engines.  The Cranchi 50 Mediterranee was also also available in the HT hard-top version onward from 2005, and was Cranchi flagship up till 2009 and the release of the Cranchi SixtyFour. Over 150 plus units have been sold of the Cranchi 50 Mediterranee model.

Horizon Super Yacht Collides in Ponza

A Horizon super yacht of 27 meters called m/y Main Time with six persons onboard collided with the Ponza water carrying tanker ship m/v Cesare on the morning of fourteen August at around 0230 in the morning, four nautical miles away from the Ponza harbour.  The Horizon super yacht collided with the 69 meter water carrying tanker on its starboard side, suffering extensive damage from hull to top side, and causing it to partly sink.  The six persons onboard where saved by the tanker ship, and then questioned by the Ponza coast guard on the cause of the accident.  The Horizon super yacht was towed in shallower water to avoid total sinking, and on the nineteen and twenty August was re-floated and towed to Gaeta, where it was lifted up in a boat yard.  Main Time was traveling Gaeta to Ponza at the time of the accident, while Cesare was doing the opposite route. 

The super yacht in this accident is a Horizon Elegance 88 measuring 27 meter in length and build in 2003.  Designed by the Taiwan builder design office with collaboration from Tommaso Spadolini the Horizon Elegance 88 is a two and half deck raised pilot house super yacht, and offered accommodation of four double guest cabins sleeping eight.  The Horizon Elegance 88 featured a semi displacement hull and powered by twin 1500hp MTU reached top speeds up to about twenty knots and a cruise of fifteen.  The Horizon Elegance 88 was produced from 2002 up to 2005, with the model first evolving into the 94 Dynasty, then the 97 RP, and in 2019 into the RP100 model.  The Elegance 88, 94 Dynasty, RP97, and 100 series has today produced over thirty units.

Sport Cruiser Beached in Favignana

A Salpa sport cruiser of about seven meters in length was beached in Favignana, on the late evening of twelfth August.  Unconfirmed news are reporting that the sport cruiser had stern drive problems and in order to avoid total sinking was beached.  The Salpa was beached at the South of part of Favignana island where there is the Mirasolo beach and the floating airport.  Favignana is the largest of the Egadi islands archipelago located to the West of Sicily.

The Salpa in this accident is a Laver 21.5 model produced from 2000 till 2013.  The Salpa Laver 21.5 was powered by a single engine with stern drive propulsion and power going up to 250hp. Her interior accommodation slept two in a convertible Vee-shaped dinette forward, a galley on entrance to port, and a separate shower head to starboard.  The Salpa came from an inhouse design, though hull architecture is heavy influenced from Renato Sonny Levi, having Salpa bought the Laver brand in 1990.  Most Laver models had hull designed by Vee shape inventor Renato Sonny Levi.  The Laver 21.5 evolved in the Salpa 23 X / XL in 2015.

New Model: Evo Yachts V8

 

The owner and the Evo Yachts team watched the traditional launch ceremony from the dock at the Torre Annunziata marina near Naples, celebrating the outcome of months of careful planning and construction work involving the shipyard’s engineers and craftsmen. With Evo V8, they have showcased the construction capabilities, attention to detail, and drive for innovation that have been a feature of Blu Emme Yachts right from the outset. The most eagerly awaited arrivals this season include the new 24-metre model, which has a refined minimalist design and is set to amaze the market with its hi-tech content and original ideas. Evo V8 represents a revolutionary experience, a point of intersection between suggestions from the two worlds of sailing and motor yachts, transforming our perception of the cruising experience.

Technical Data:

LOA - 23.71 m (77.7ft)

Hull Length - 23.71 m

Beam - 7.17 m

Draft - 1.50 m

Displacement - 64 t

Accommodation - seven guests in three cabins, two crew

Engines - 2 x Volvo D13 1000hp

Propulsion - Volvo forward looking IPS 1350 pod drives

Hull Shape - planning

Project - Valerio Rivellini

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Azimut Burns and Sinks Off Branford

A 21 meter Azimut motor yacht with eight passengers went ablaze and eventually sank in Long Island Sound off Branford Shore on the morning of Thursday 12 August.  The Long Island Sound sector Coast Guard received a May-Day call for assistance, but on arriving on the scene the eight passenger onboard the motor yacht where already assisted by civilians boats in the vicinity.  The Branford fire department dispatched three fire fighting boats, unfortunately to no avail as the yacht burned down and eventually sank.  All the eight passengers onboard the yacht where unharmed. 

The Azimut in this accident is a 70 Sea Jet model, a three or four double cabins plus two crew cabin motor yacht.  The 70 Sea Jet designed by Stefano Righini was given this name for its spacious jet water craft garage aft.  Produced from 1996 to 2001 the 70 Sea Jet was powered by twin MTU 1200hp engines.  The 70 Sea Jet evolved into the more spacious and longer 74 Solar in 2002. 

Ferretti Yacht Partially Sinks in South Corsica

A Ferretti motor yacht of nineteen meters in length partially sank on the late afternoon of August 11 on the East of Piana island. The Ferretti motor yacht was cruising in the South of Corsica between Lavezzi and Cavallo near about to isola Piana when apparently it started taking on water.  The dynamics of the water intrusion are unclear, but seeing this the captain of the yacht called a May-Day and beached the yacht to minimize the damage.  The Ferretti yacht was a day later reported to have been re-floated and taken to a yacht yard for repairs.

The Ferretti in this accident is a 620 model, designed by Zuccon and launched in 2000 and produced till 2005.  The 620 was the last development of the 54/175/60 series, the Ferretti which in 1990 started the Giovanni Zuccon collaboration with the Forli Shipyard lasting till 2017.  In 1997 the 175 was developed and extended in the 62, and in 2000 with a complete redesign of the super structure and interior layout it became the 620.  The Ferretti 620 offered a three double cabins interior including an owners stateroom to starboard at midships.  With the 175, 62, and 620 series Ferretti and Zuccon created an iconic sports flybridge motor yachts in its time, thanks to the unique low profile super structure and masculine hull look.  The Ferretti 620 was powered by twin Man 1050hp standard, or optional 1224hp, with the large units giving speeds up to 36 knots.

Sanlorenzo Super Yacht Destroyed by Fire

A 29 meter Sanlorenzo motor yacht named Reine D'Azur went ablaze near the Island of Port Cros in the West part of the South of France in the morning of August 11.  The alarm for the fire was set after 0400 AM of the morning with a team from the French navy and assistance vessel Jason immediately helping the seven guests onboard, and three crew.  All the persons where lead to safety, but the super yacht suffered an ill fate being completely destroyed by the fire, with only the hull remaining afloat.  Pollution containment was made, with the remaining hull of the yacht being towed to safety for investigation.  Reine d'Azur was on anchor at the time of the fire and sub sequentially she broke its anchorage when ablaze.   

Reine D'Azur is a 2019 Sanlorenzo SL96 Asymmetric model.  The SL96 Asymmetric is a recent new model from Sanlorenzo with the first hulls launched in the fall of 2019, and so far the shipyard delivering twelve units.  The 96 Asymmetric comes from a design from Zuccon, with the Asymmetric. meaning part of the hull in this case to port side is a wide body.  Sanlorenzo are custom in the layout and this SL96 Asymmetric has an interior for eight guests in four cabins, and three double crew cabins.  Power is from twin 2216hp MTU which made her reach top speed up to 28 knots.  This particular SL96 Asymmetric was the model displayed as World first at the Dusseldorf boat show 2020.