Moment luxury yacht sinks off the coast of Majorca as five people including one child are dramatically rescued
This is the moment a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Mallorca after five people, including a child, were pulled from the boat in a dramatic rescue operation.
The luxury liner first ran into trouble on Saturday around 10 a.m. local time when other vessels in the area noticed that the yacht, which was moored off the coast of Camp de Mar in the southwest of the Balearic island, had partially sunk.
Shortly afterwards an emergency alert was issued and the Spanish coast guard rushed to the scene with its boats, followed by local police.
Fortunately, a private boat was able to pick up the yacht’s five passengers, including a German couple and their son, before emergency services could arrive.
Euro Weekly News According to reports, the passengers were then returned to Port Adriano, near Magaluf.
The luxury liner first ran into trouble around 10 a.m. local time on Saturday when other vessels in the area noticed that the yacht, which was moored off the coast of Camp de Mar in the southwest of the Balearic island, had partially sunk.
Images released by the Majorca coastguard show the yacht, valued at a staggering £800,000, lying on its stern with the bow of the vessel sticking out of the water and pieces of rubbish floating in the water next to the distressed vessel.
The luxury yacht, which cost £800,000, first got into trouble off the coast of Camp de Mar on Saturday morning, before finally sinking at 5pm last night
Images released by the Majorca coastguard show the yacht, worth a staggering £800,000, lying on its stern with its bow sticking out of the water. Pieces of rubbish are seen floating in the water alongside the distressed vessel.
The yacht sank last night around 5pm local time.
Spanish police have not yet released a statement about why the luxury liner sank.
In July, a 150ft megayacht, which costs a whopping £180,000 a week to rent, sank off the coast of Kefalonia after a crew member left a door open.
Shocking footage showed the ship off balance on the blue waters around Kefalonia, a popular island in the Ionian Sea famous as the setting for Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.
The yacht finally sank around 5pm local time last night. Spanish police have yet to issue a statement on why the luxury liner sank
Fortunately, before emergency services could arrive, a private boat was able to pick up the yacht’s five passengers, including a German couple and their son. Euro Weekly News reports that the passengers were then sent back to Port Adriano near Magaluf
The footage shows a private boat at the scene, with harbour guards monitoring the situation.
Waves can be seen crashing against the back of the yacht, which is now some distance from the shoreline.
The yacht eventually ran aground in the Bay of Evretis, where it was anchored.
However, it was later claimed that the influx occurred because one of the crew members left a side door open and did not have time to close it when the weather changed, local media reported.
Five crew and passengers on board were safely rescued from the ship.