Click for Northern Lights Click for Ocean Alexander Click for Delta Click for Westport Click for Burger

22M Maiora Catches Fire In Italian Marina

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by Yacht News, Dec 30, 2016.

  1. Yacht News, Dec 30, 2016
    #1
    Yacht News

    Yacht News YF News Editor

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2006
    Messages:
    27,940
    Location:
    Caribbean
    Sad news for the crew of a 22-meter Maiora yacht. It caught fire yesterday in the Marina di Loano resulting in the death of three crew members. One was able to escape by jumping overboard.
    Photo credit: Vigili del Feugo

    Attached Files:

  2. dennismc, Dec 30, 2016
    #2
    dennismc

    dennismc Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2009
    Messages:
    1,178
    Location:
    Vancouver BC
    Sad loss of life indeed, lets hope they were not trying to fight the fire from inside the boat.
  3. Pascal, Dec 30, 2016
    #3
    Pascal

    Pascal Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 29, 2008
    Messages:
    8,668
    Location:
    Miami, FL
    Hope we get more info... were they trapped in a stateroom with no way out? Died of smoke inhalation in their sleep?
  4. Yacht News, Dec 31, 2016
    #4
    Yacht News

    Yacht News YF News Editor

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2006
    Messages:
    27,940
    Location:
    Caribbean
    What I read suggested that they were trapped in their stateroom and couldn't get out as to whether they were fighting the fire and got trapped or got trapped while sleeping is something we do not know at this point.
  5. Pascal, Dec 31, 2016
    #5
    Pascal

    Pascal Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 29, 2008
    Messages:
    8,668
    Location:
    Miami, FL
    This happened at Miami Beach Marina a couple of years ago, fire crew had to use axes to enlarge a porthole or window to get a trapped crew out. Forgot the boat, may have been a 70' Viking princess

    Escape hatches aren't always possible in each room but there should be one forward so adjacent occupants can get out without having to go back thru the boat
  6. Capt J, Dec 31, 2016
    #6
    Capt J

    Capt J Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2005
    Messages:
    14,614
    Location:
    Fort Lauderdale
    I'm pretty sure the boat at Miami Beach Marina they used fire axes on was an 80' Lazzara.
  7. Pascal, Dec 31, 2016
    #7
    Pascal

    Pascal Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 29, 2008
    Messages:
    8,668
    Location:
    Miami, FL
    The forward crew quarters on the 80 have an escape hatch. The mid ship master and the two VIPs don't have escape hatch but the stairs are forward enough that an dinginess room fire shouldn't prevent escape

    Maybe worth adding a fire axe in there :)