Superyacht sinks Italy

The Coast Guard had to be called to rescue passengers and crew members from the 40-metre luxury vessel after it began sinking in the Ionian Sea.

[Italian ](/news/topic/italy)coast over the weekend. This is the moment a massive and expensive superyacht sank off the Dramatic moment superyacht slips beneath waves and sinks off coast of Italy

Dramatic footage has emerged of a 40-metre, British-designed superyacht sinking off the coast of southern Italy.The four passengers and five crew were ...

The four On Friday evening, the crew alerted authorities that the boat was taking on water from its stern, according to a coastguard statement. Video has emerged of a 40m, British-designed superyacht sinking off the coast of southern Italy.

A giant boat sinking off the coast of Italy was caught on video. ROME -- Questions abound after a massive 130-foot luxury vessel was swallowed up by the sea.

But authorities are still trying to figure out exactly how it all went down. Authorities are trying to figure out what led to a spectacular superyacht suddenly sinking into the sea 9 miles off the coast of Italy. Shocking video showing the impressive vessel slowly disappearing was shared by the Italian Coast Guard, who had rescued nine people off the vessel as it began to sink.

A video has emerged on social media that shows a superyacht completely sinking into the Mediterranean Sea. It has been posted by the Italian Coast Guard on ...

They are also analysing the footage, according to the Italian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard officials said that the yacht's stern disappeared beneath the waves and water reached her roof-line. It further said that the boat was heading from Gallipoli to Milazzo when it sank. It further said that the incident took place on Saturday night about 14.5km from the coast. The rescue operation began, but the ship started listing heavily to starboard, the outlet further said. It has been posted by the Italian Coast Guard on Twitter and shows the 130 feet boat going under water.

Social media has been flooded with footage of a 40-metre superyacht sinking off the coast of Italy, demonstrating the power of the ocean.

“The maritime personnel of the Saga who were on board the tugboat were transferred to the Coast Guard patrol boat to be accompanied to the port of Catanzaro Marina.” The first four passengers and a crew member were rescued via the Romanian patrol boat and subsequently moved onto the patrol boat, where they were then taken to the port of Catanzaro Marina, while the shipping company contacted a towing company from Crotone to try to recover the vessel. Needless to say, this isn’t the last we’ve heard of this Saga. The worsening of meteorological conditions, with the gradual and increasing tilt of the unit on its own straight, have made any attempt to beach the yacht, unknowingly in a short time, impractical. [Italian press has identified as the ‘Saga’](https://www.catanzaroinforma.it/senza-categoria/2022/08/20/yacht-affondato-a-soverato-i-particolari-di-quanto-accaduto-la-scorsa-notte-nelle-acque-catanzaresi/257307/), can be seen swaying violently from one side to the other, caught in a torrid crosswind that threatened the lives of all on board. According to the Italian coastguard, the [luxury vessel](https://manofmany.com/rides/boats) ran into troublesome waters around 14.5km off the Catanzaro Marina, a famed tourist destination favourite by the rich and powerful.

Officials confirmed over the weekend that the Italian Coast Guard rescued nine people from the motor yacht “My Saga."

At the time of the incident, the boat was en route from Gallipoli to Milazzo under a Cayman Islands flag. The cause of the incident is under investigation. Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a 130-foot superyacht capsized off the Italian coast over the weekend, sinking stern-first into the water.

Authorities saved all passengers and crew members aboard the vessel that sank about 9 miles off the coast of Catanzaro, Italy.

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The dramatic footage shared by the Italian coast guard shows the superyacht My Saga keeling over on its side and slowly sinking into the waters off ...

Those onboard were evacuated, and no one was hurt, the Guardian [reported](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/12/new-20m-superyacht-destroyed-by-fire-weeks-after-delivery-to-owner). [caught fire off the Balearic island of Formentera](https://yachtharbour.com/news/recently-delivered-45m-isa-s-aria-sf-caught-fire-in-spain-5690?src=_pos_5) in Spain in an incident that was also captured on camera and shared widely on social media. [not the first time](https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/roundup-of-the-yacht-fires-and-casualties-of-2022) a sinking yacht has captured attention on the internet. Patrol boats from the Italian coast guard in Crotone and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) were dispatched to the scene. Five people — four passengers and a member of the crew — were initially rescued on a Romanian patrol boat acting on behalf of Frontex. All crew members and passengers were rescued and uninjured, the coast guard said on Twitter.

A 40-metre super yacht sank on Saturday in the Gulf of Squillace, about 9 nautical miles off the coast of Catanzaro, Italy.

The reason the yacht sank is unclear and an investigation has been opened.— RTÉ News (@rtenews) The Italian Coast Guard were called into action to rescue of the passengers and crew of a 40-meter luxury yacht, that came into difficulty off the coast of Catanzaro Lido. The Crotone Coast Guard coordinated rescue efforts to save the people on board, but could not save the yacht.

A super yacht "My Saga" sank off the coast of Italy in the Ionian Sea, which was 40 meters in length and people watched in horror as the incident happened.

[Tim Heywood Design](/topic/tim-heywood-design). The causes of the boat sinking are being investigated. The Italian coast guard shared the footage of the incident, and you can see the white-coloured gigantic luxury boat sink stern first into the swallowing waters in [Catanzaro Marina](/topic/catanzaro-marina). Initially, the boat is seen floating in the video, and the sea is rough around it. Brought nine five crew members and four passengers to safety before the boat sank by the Italian coast guard. The name of the beautiful boat " [My Saga](/topic/my-saga)" seems quite ironic, as it is swallowed by seawater.

This is the dramatic moment a 130-foot-long superyacht sank in the Mediterranean off the coast of southern Italy. The footage, taken by rescuers on a boat ...

on August 20, while it was sailing in the Gulf of Squillace, on the Italian coast of the Ionian Sea. "The worsening of the weather and sea conditions, with the gradual and increasing inclination of the unit on its starboard side, made any attempt to strand the yacht, which sank in a short space of time, impracticable. The Italian Coast Guard service received word from the yacht on the evening of Friday, August 19, that it was taking on water from the stern.