Luxury Sunseeker yacht goes up in flames

A huge fire broke out on a luxury 34 metre Sunseeker Yacht in Poole Quay last week.

Firefighters tackled the blaze for many hours but the £9m vessel was destroyed.

Chief Operating Officer of Sunseeker International, Stewart McIntrye said: “The insurers have already been notified, we did that during the night. A surveyor has been appointed. We will go through our standard procedures.”

Mike Cox from the fire service said that weather conditions at the time of the fire were helping them in their efforts as the wind was blowing the fumes and smoke away from the area.

A witness to the blaze said: “One of the party saw a flicker of flame out of the corner of his eye and we went outside to see what was happening.  It all seemed to take hold very quickly and was very dramatic.  It was extremely sad to see it all being destroyed. It was fairly quiet on the quay at that point but it soon drew quite a big crowd.”

The boat which can accommodate 10 guests and 5 crew members was due to be delivered to it’s Mexican buyer this week.

An investigation into the cause of the fire will be carried out but initial findings show that foul play is not suspected.