Marc Anthony's $7 million yacht caught fire and capsized in Miami and will now cost $300,000 to clean — here's what happened
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
- Marc Anthony's 120-foot long yacht caught fire and capsized Wednesday night in Miami.
- No one was harmed by the fire, which took two hours for firefighters to get under control.
- The yacht was worth an estimated $7 million, Yahoo reported.
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Singer Marc Anthony's yacht caught fire Wednesday night in Miami and capsized.
At 7:30 p.m., Miami Fire Rescue responded to the fire, which was docked at a marina on Watson Island. Two fireboats initially arrived at the sight of the yacht already engulfed in flames.
The team worked to extinguish the fire before it could spread to other boats docked at the marina.
"Boat fires can quickly go from a small compartment fire into an unstoppable blaze in a matter of minutes because of the material found onboard these vessels," Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a statement.
The firefighters used an oil-absorbent to soak up oil on the surface of the water in order to decrease potential negative environmental impacts, according to Miami-Dade. But now that the fire has been extinguished, the Coast Guard has to manage the pollution as a result of the yacht destruction.
There were no reported injuries, although two crew members were aboard the yacht during the time of the fire.
Keep scrolling to see photos taken of the yacht in flames and how it looks now that the fire has settled:
The yacht was worth about $7 million, according to Yahoo.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Source: Yahoo
It was named "Andiamo", which translates to "let's go" in Italian.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Flames were under control in two hours with the help of more than 45 firefighters.
Miami Dade Fire Rescue
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