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Leisure Marine

‘Inadequate lookout’ led to collision between superyacht and tanker, report finds

Two crews not maintaining proper lookouts led to the collision between a yacht and a tank vessel near Nassau, Bahamas, a new report from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded. The collision resulted in the sinking of the tank vessel and nearly $7.9 million in damages. The motor yacht Utopia IV and […]

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Superyacht

Unattended candles cause loss of $6.3m yacht

Candles lit and left unattended in a yacht’s VIP suite caused a fire that resulted in the total loss of a vessel worth $6.3m and $480,000 in damage to a Miami marina and adjacent vessels in 2019, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in its Marine Accident Brief 21/17. According to gCaptain, no injuries were reported […]