A superyacht sank in Britain after an explosion on board/Photo by Daily Mail
In the British city of Torquay in the marina, one of the ships exploded and caught fire. After a powerful explosion, the superyacht sank.
An explosion occurred on a superyacht in a British port
As it became known, there were about 9 tons of diesel fuel on board. Because of this, the ship burned like a torch, black and thick smoke rose into the air and stained it.
The incident occurred while anchored in the city of Torquay, around noon on Saturday, May 28.
According to information, first there was an explosion, then a huge flame and a column of black smoke rose above the pier.
A superyacht sank in Britain after an explosion on board/Photo by SWNS
< p>Firemen managed to put out the fire after almost 6 hours, but in the end the yacht sank. Fortunately, there were no casualties, since the explosion had already managed to break away from the pier. At the same time, one of the witnesses claims that several people were blocked at the end of the pier.
Firefighters extinguished the fire for almost 6 hours/Photo by SWNS
We believe that there are no air quality problems, but we are monitoring the situation. Since the yacht sank and there were about nine tons of diesel fuel on board, we will focus on eliminating pollution, the British Environment Agency said.
The Agency also recommended that residents of houses near the port stay with their windows closed -for smoke.
What is known about the superyacht
The name of the yacht is Rendezvous. Its cost is 6 million pounds sterling. It is known that the superyacht was built in 2010 and was moored in the harbor for at least a month.
What the exploded and sunken yacht looked like/Photo by Jonathan Blacker
At the same time, who is the owner of the ship and why the explosion and fire occurred have not yet reported.
