A yacht private of some 25 meters in length with the name ‘Davinci’ and registered in Alicante has suffered a fire in the engine area this morning for reasons that are still unknown, which has necessitated the intervention of the boat of Salvamento Maritimo concepción Arenalthe ‘Concepción Arenal’, which has gone to the area from its base in the port of Ibiza to evacuate the seven crew members of the boat.
The event occurred at around 11.30 hours this morningthis morning[]when the crew detected a fire inside the vessel which he tried to control by his own means. The Baleària ferry ‘Ramón Llull’ which had left the port of La Savina de Formentera at 11.15 am in the direction of Denia, has been diverted to the site when passing the height of es Vedrà to assist the stricken yacht until the arrival of the Guardamar ‘Concepción Arenal’. Upon learning that the Salvamento Marítimo vessel was approaching the area and that the crew had the fire under control as they had activated their own firefighting system, the Baleària ship continued on its way.
Upon arrival, and as reported from Maritime Rescue the professionals of the Guardamar have verified that the seven occupants of the yacht were in perfect health and has rescued them to transfer them to the port of Ibiza, where he was heading after 13.30 noon. For the moment it is unknown the extent of the fire and the state of the damaged boat, so from Salvamento Marítimo can not ensure for the moment the procedure to be followed, if it will be towed to a nearby port or left in place if it is very damaged by fire.
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