Overview
- A 30-metre luxury yacht reported as the Angiola II suffered an engine failure and an onboard fire while cruising off the Costa Smeralda and subsequently sank on its side to roughly seven metres depth.
- All 14 people on board were taken ashore unharmed after nearby private boats evacuated them and brought them to Poltu Quatu.
- The wreck rests between Isola dei Cappuccini and Capo Ferro in shallow water that has been contained with floating oil booms and is under continuous monitoring for pollution.
- Authorities say no confirmed fuel leak has been detected so far and they have opened technical investigations into the cause of the motor failure and the fire.
- The vessel, reported to be an Amer F100 built in 2020 and worth about €8 million, had been handed over to a new owner only days earlier and awaits recovery by a specialist salvage company.