A fire at a Mediterranean Sea resort marina in Turkey destroyed two superyachts with a collective value estimated at $54 million.
The fire occurred Jan. 4 at the Marmaris Yacht Marina in Mu?la. The cause is under investigation, said Yacht Marine Brokerage, which is based in Turkey and posted the dramatic video.
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According to European news reports, the initial fire started about 2 a.m. aboard The One, a 240-foot steel and aluminum Lurssen yacht built in 1973. About 30 minutes later, the fire spread to Barbie, a 171-foot fiberglass yacht built in 2006.
The estimated value of the yachts is $32 million and $22 million, respectively.
Strong east-southerly winds of about 35 knots and heavy rain were reported at the time of the fire.
“Insurance underwriters will have appointed a surveyor and loss adjuster immediately, but they will also be examining the policy fine print,” Benjamin Maltby, of MatrixLloyd, a leading authority on superyacht purchases, told Britain’s Daily Mail. “There are plenty of cowboy insurance brokers out there who are anxious to sell policies — but rarely do owners fully understand wordings and what they must do to make sure that payouts are made without fuss.”
