A clean-up operation has begun after a superyacht caught fire and sank in a marina, with about nine tonnes of diesel on board.on the 85ft boat at Princess Pier in Torquay, Devon, is currently being treated by police as unexplained.Contractors have been working to contain the fuel.The boat sank about four hours after the fire started on Saturday afternoon
"More specialist kit is being brought down from Bideford and we'll be working with the contractors to try and clean up as much diesel as we possibly can." The boat, which police said broke from its mooring, was secured by the fire service near the marina's pier before it sank at about 16:00 BST.
This should happen more often
Hope it belonged to a Russian Oligarch!
The insurance pay hahahaha a life of thievering and scamming... A nation in handas of religious liars and politicians thieves. 🤣😂😅😜
I'm more concerned about the pollution than whether it's a superyacht or not......which it is as it's 26m long & superyachts are more than 24m. Just saying....
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