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Fire crews were still battling a blaze onboard a luxury superyacht which caught fire as it moored at a harbour on a Thai island this morning. Thick smoke was seen rising from the vessel name Lady D as it came in to dock at around 8 am today (07/08) in Phuket, Thailand. Panicked crew members initially tried to battle the blaze themselves.

But they fled to safety when the fire grew and spread rapidly through the body of the boat. Fire fighters arrived and used hoses to battle the fire onboard the yacht at the Ao Po Grand Marina. All the staff onboard at the time safely evacuated from the 10m baht (325,000 USD) yacht . Nobody was injured. There were not believed to be any passengers onboard at the time of the fire.

Firefighters, rescue workers and marine police arrived at the scene and spent an hour trying to bring the blaze under control. The fire was initially subdued but flared up again. They have now towed the boat further into the ocean away from other vessels to try and stop them from being damaged.

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Lørdag 10. august 2019 kl: 10:00


Den britisk ejede luksusyacht Lady D er gået tabt efter at en voldsom brand tirsdag ramte den 49 meter lange yacht, mens den lå ved kaj i Ao Po Grand Marina Yacht Club ved Phuket i Thailand. Af frygt for de omkringliggende yachter blev den brændende yacht bugseret ud af havnen.

Det vides ikke hvordan branden opstod, men ilden bredte sig hurtigt, da det ikke var muligt at bringe slukningsudstyr frem til den store yacht der lå ved en pontonbro.

Havnemyndighederne valgte at bugsere den brændende yacht ud af havnen, af frygt for at ilden skulle sprede sig til andre skibe. Nogle yachter valgte selv at forlade havnen.

Lady D ligger nu på grund udenfor havnen, udbrændt men fortsat med 150 tons brændstof i tankene. Der er udlagt flydebomme rundt om skibet.

Mega-yachten har været til salg siden april, med et prisskilt på 5 millioner euro. Den havde plads til 24 passagerer og 16 besætningsmedlemmer, er indregistreret i Cayman Islands og bygget i 1976.