Superyacht sinks off Italy

2022 - 8 - 24

superyacht sinks italy

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Here's what a 130-foot superyacht sinking off the Italian coast looks ... (The Washington Post)

The dramatic footage shared by the Italian coast guard shows the superyacht My Saga keeling over on its side and slowly sinking into the waters off ...

Those onboard were evacuated, and no one was hurt, the Guardian [reported](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/12/new-20m-superyacht-destroyed-by-fire-weeks-after-delivery-to-owner). [caught fire off the Balearic island of Formentera](https://yachtharbour.com/news/recently-delivered-45m-isa-s-aria-sf-caught-fire-in-spain-5690?src=_pos_5) in Spain in an incident that was also captured on camera and shared widely on social media. [not the first time](https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/roundup-of-the-yacht-fires-and-casualties-of-2022) a sinking yacht has captured attention on the internet. Patrol boats from the Italian coast guard in Crotone and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) were dispatched to the scene. Five people — four passengers and a member of the crew — were initially rescued on a Romanian patrol boat acting on behalf of Frontex. All crew members and passengers were rescued and uninjured, the coast guard said on Twitter.

Super Yacht sinks off shores of southern Italy (Economic Times)

A super yacht "My Saga" sank off the coast of Italy in the Ionian Sea, which was 40 meters in length and people watched in horror as the incident happened.

[Tim Heywood Design](/topic/tim-heywood-design). The causes of the boat sinking are being investigated. The Italian coast guard shared the footage of the incident, and you can see the white-coloured gigantic luxury boat sink stern first into the swallowing waters in [Catanzaro Marina](/topic/catanzaro-marina). Initially, the boat is seen floating in the video, and the sea is rough around it. Brought nine five crew members and four passengers to safety before the boat sank by the Italian coast guard. The name of the beautiful boat " [My Saga](/topic/my-saga)" seems quite ironic, as it is swallowed by seawater.

Watch Superyacht Sinking off Italian Coast After Crew Members ... (Newsweek)

This is the dramatic moment a 130-foot-long superyacht sank in the Mediterranean off the coast of southern Italy. The footage, taken by rescuers on a boat ...

on August 20, while it was sailing in the Gulf of Squillace, on the Italian coast of the Ionian Sea. "The worsening of the weather and sea conditions, with the gradual and increasing inclination of the unit on its starboard side, made any attempt to strand the yacht, which sank in a short space of time, impracticable. The Italian Coast Guard service received word from the yacht on the evening of Friday, August 19, that it was taking on water from the stern.

A 129-Foot Superyacht Worth Millions Sinks Off the Italian Coast (Bloomberg)

A 39.4-meter (129-foot) superyacht valued at $7.8 million capsized and plunged into the Ionian Sea this weekend, with the Italian Coast Guard springing into ...

A 40-metre super yacht worth millions sinks off the Italian coast (The Sydney Morning Herald)

New York: A nearly 40 metre superyacht valued at $US7.8 million ($11.3 million) capsized and plunged into the Ionian Sea this weekend, with the Italian ...