THIS is the shocking moment a yacht worth almost £1 million sank near Mallorca before five people, including a child, were rescued.
The terrifying footage shows the entire half of the ship submerged in the blue sea. Sea Camp in Andratx on Saturday morning.
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Five of the ship’s passengers were rescued, but the yacht finally sank entirely around 5 p.m., according to Euro Weekly News.
Photo reports the value of the ship to be £800,000.
Port Adriano, in the city of Calvia, issued an emergency alert at around 10 am, as soon as they noticed that the ship was beginning to sink.
The European Maritime Safety Agency immediately sent a boat while police rushed to the scene.
Rescue teams did not arrive in time, but a private boat managed to rescue five people on board.
Just five were on board the ill-fated vessel before they were taken to safety near Port Adriano in southwest Mallorca.
The yacht’s passengers included a German couple with their son.
Authorities say the interior of the luxury boat completely flooded when the boat began to sink.
Spanish police have not yet revealed the cause of the sinking, but have not reported any contamination of the boat itself.
It comes after a luxury superyacht began sinking after a crew member left a door open – causing water to flood inside.
The 150-foot luxury ship nicknamed “Ethos” was carrying five wealthy tourists when it began to list dramatically as waves crashed into its side.
Situated just off the coast of Kefalonia, Greece in Paleokaravo Bay, the £180,000-a-week yacht was consigned to a watery grave after the huge mistake.
In late July, Steve Jobs’ specially built megayacht was involved in a collision that was caught on camera.
Feadship’s 78.2-metre superyacht Venus and 104.6-metre Lady Moura collided near Naples, Italy.
A sudden change in wind has been confirmed as the cause of the collision between two mega-yachts, a source close to the matter said. International Boat.
“On July 22, while at anchor, Venus came into contact with Lady Moura, who was also at anchor,” said the source.
The source claims that there were no family members on board, just crew members.
According to them, the wind changed very suddenly, going from a gentle breeze to a speed of 55 knots in just a few minutes.
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