PortandTerminal.com, October 8, 2020 A luxury yacht, LADY VANILLA, was engulfed in flames on Oct 2 at the Ligurian Loano Marina, Italy, and burned down to the waterline – a total loss. Overheating of the electric batteries in the engine room is believed to be the cause of the fire. Once the fire started, windy weather condition fanned the flames …
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PortandTerminal.com, August 27, 2020 ROME, ITALY – Dramatic footage shot by the Italian coast guard showed a burning yacht sinking below the surface of the Mediterranean off the coast of Sardinia. Coast guard officials had said they rescued 17 people from the vessel, which left a plume of smoke behind as it disappeared into the water on Tuesday. Two coast …
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PortandTerminal.com, November 18, 2019 Investigators are looking at surveillance video from Universal Marine Center in Fort Lauderdale to try to determine whether the massive fire that destroyed 2 mega yachts on Saturday was intentional or accidental FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Cellphone video showed flames raging out of control and plumes of smoke billowing into the air after the fire at …
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