Tycoon's £20 Million Superyacht Bursts into Flames

Nine passengers and seven crew were rescued from the Aria SF, recently bought by an Italian tycoon, but its gym and swimming pool are now unusable after the blaze

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A huge £20 million superyacht belonging to a mega-rich Italian tycoon went up in smoke in the Mediterranean yesterday.

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Emergency services said they received a distress call around 5pm local time.

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A spokesman for the Spanish Coastguard Service said: "Seven crew and nine passengers are all safe. They were evacuated onto a police boat. The fire is now almost out.

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Two Coastguard vessels, Salvamar Acrux and Guardamar Concepcion Arenal, were mobilised by the co-ordination centre in Palma in Majorca after the alarm was raised around 5pm yesterday/on Thursday

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It is not clear if the owner, 61-year-old businessman Paolo Scudieri, was onboard at the time his prized asset became engulfed in the blaze.

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Scudieir only received his vessel last month after purchasing it in 2019, and she was due for her world debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September.

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Aria SF was part of a Gran Turismo 45 built by ISA Yachts, kitted out by luxury designers Luca Dini Design & Architecture.

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Aria SF was part of a Gran Turismo 45 built by ISA Yachts, kitted out by luxury designers Luca Dini Design & Architecture.

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Tycoon's £20 Million Superyacht Bursts into Flames

Tycoon's £20 Million Superyacht Bursts into Flames

Nine passengers and seven crew were rescued from the Aria SF, recently bought by an Italian tycoon, but its gym and swimming pool are now unusable after the blaze

Nine passengers and seven crew were rescued from the Aria SF, recently bought by an Italian tycoon, but its gym and swimming pool are now unusable after the blaze

A huge £20 million superyacht belonging to a mega-rich Italian tycoon went up in smoke in the Mediterranean yesterday.

A huge £20 million superyacht belonging to a mega-rich Italian tycoon went up in smoke in the Mediterranean yesterday.

Emergency services said they received a distress call around 5pm local time.

Emergency services said they received a distress call around 5pm local time.

A spokesman for the Spanish Coastguard Service said: "Seven crew and nine passengers are all safe. They were evacuated onto a police boat. The fire is now almost out.

A spokesman for the Spanish Coastguard Service said: "Seven crew and nine passengers are all safe. They were evacuated onto a police boat. The fire is now almost out.

Two Coastguard vessels, Salvamar Acrux and Guardamar Concepcion Arenal, were mobilised by the co-ordination centre in Palma in Majorca after the alarm was raised around 5pm yesterday/on Thursday

Two Coastguard vessels, Salvamar Acrux and Guardamar Concepcion Arenal, were mobilised by the co-ordination centre in Palma in Majorca after the alarm was raised around 5pm yesterday/on Thursday

It is not clear if the owner, 61-year-old businessman Paolo Scudieri, was onboard at the time his prized asset became engulfed in the blaze.

It is not clear if the owner, 61-year-old businessman Paolo Scudieri, was onboard at the time his prized asset became engulfed in the blaze.

Scudieir only received his vessel last month after purchasing it in 2019, and she was due for her world debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September.

Scudieir only received his vessel last month after purchasing it in 2019, and she was due for her world debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September.

Aria SF was part of a Gran Turismo 45 built by ISA Yachts, kitted out by luxury designers Luca Dini Design & Architecture.

Aria SF was part of a Gran Turismo 45 built by ISA Yachts, kitted out by luxury designers Luca Dini Design & Architecture.

Aria SF was part of a Gran Turismo 45 built by ISA Yachts, kitted out by luxury designers Luca Dini Design & Architecture.

Aria SF was part of a Gran Turismo 45 built by ISA Yachts, kitted out by luxury designers Luca Dini Design & Architecture.

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