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There was an awful fire here in PortoColom on the island of Mallorca in the Spanish Baelerics. The fire was at midnight last night. Somehow we missed seeing the fire at midnight - we had been underway for several days and were asleep with the fan on, but it was very close to us...maybe 1/4 mile away.
2 people have been confirmed dead, but the boat sank after the GuardiaCivil towed it to the port dock after the fire was extinguished. We watched as they raised it a while ago, and it is a very sad sight indeed...and of course a sight that hits home to all of us here.
I thought it looked like a Hallberg Rassey 352, but then we found it said "Carena 38" on the hull. Am not familiar with that brand, but given the blue stripe I am guessing it is Scandanavian, maybe a copy of a Malo or HR. As of a few minutes ago the police didn't know the identity or even the nationality of the boat or the people.
I will post pictures when I relearn how to do it here on sailnet...my twitter feed has some [email protected]
2 people have been confirmed dead, but the boat sank after the GuardiaCivil towed it to the port dock after the fire was extinguished. We watched as they raised it a while ago, and it is a very sad sight indeed...and of course a sight that hits home to all of us here.
I thought it looked like a Hallberg Rassey 352, but then we found it said "Carena 38" on the hull. Am not familiar with that brand, but given the blue stripe I am guessing it is Scandanavian, maybe a copy of a Malo or HR. As of a few minutes ago the police didn't know the identity or even the nationality of the boat or the people.
I will post pictures when I relearn how to do it here on sailnet...my twitter feed has some [email protected]