This is the dramatic moment a superyacht close to the island of Ibiza erupted into flames and sank.
Footage taken on Monday shows the blaze tearing through the 28-meter vessel as a huge plume of dark grey smoke rises into the sky.
The seven crew members were evacuated unharmed and in ‘good condition’, according to The Maritime Rescue and Safety Society, Salvamento Marítimo.
The yacht, named Da Vinci, was 7.3 miles southwest of Formentera, a small island off the coast of Ibiza.
Despite the combined efforts of emergency responders, the fire remained unextinguished.
In a post on X on Monday, Salvamento Marítimo said: ‘CCS Palma deploys Guardamar Concepción Arenal and Salvamar Naos, which also transports firefighters.
This is the dramatic moment a superyacht close to the island of Ibiza erupted into flames and sank
Footage taken on Monday shows the blaze tearing through the 28-meter vessel as a huge plume of dark grey smoke rises into the sky
The seven crew members were evacuated unharmed and in in ‘good condition’, according to The Maritime Rescue and Safety Society, Salvamento Marítimo
The yacht, named Da Vinci, was 7.3 miles southwest of Formentera, a small island off the coast of Ibiza
‘The 7 crew members have been evacuated by the Naos to land in good condition.
‘The fire could not be controlled, and the yacht has finally sunk.
‘The Guardamar remains in the area cleaning up debris.’
Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera, a news organization based out of the Balearic Islands, reported the fire as having started in the engine room.
Spanish maritime authorities dispatched a rescue boat and patrol vessel to respond to the fire.
Ultima Hora reported that initially, the fire appeared to be under control, but when the rescue boats began to pull the yacht, the fire escalated before it ultimately sank.
It comes just one month after a yacht in Germany was seen erupting in flames before being left a charred heap of metal in the middle of Magdeburg city centre.
At around 5am on July 17 a loud bang awoke local residents who quickly realised a yacht on the Elbe river, between the Queen Edith Bridge and the Customs Bridge, had caught fire.
A Danish man and woman were aboard the nine-metre-long yacht at the time of the blaze outbreak. They managed to escape the fire at the last minute, suffering minor injuries.
But they were dashed to hospital with suspected hypothermia and smoke inhalation, as per local reports.
According to the police’s initial findings: ‘The yacht had become stuck the previous day due to low water.’
During the terrifying incident, 41 emergency personnel responded to the scene as well as a special fireboat.
A fire department spokesperson told MDR: ‘The fire was already fully engulfed when the emergency services arrived.’
After around an hour of emergency works, the fire had been extinguished, but the boat could not be saved.
