39ft ‘Sunseeker’ speedboat bursts into flames off Majorca coast as owner is forced to jump overboard

THIS is the moment coastguard firefighters hose down the remains of a burned out luxury speedboat off the coast of Majorca. Video shows the charred wreck of the Sunseeker vessel after it burst into flames off Cala Ferrera. Local media reports the owner of the 39ft speedboat was onboard when the fire started around 650ft […]

THIS is the moment coastguard firefighters hose down the remains of a burned out luxury speedboat off the coast of Majorca.

Video shows the charred wreck of the Sunseeker vessel after it burst into flames off Cala Ferrera.

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The owner had to dive to safety from the burning speedboat off the coast of Majorca[/caption]

Local media reports the owner of the 39ft speedboat was onboard when the fire started around 650ft from the Majorca shore on Tuesday.

It is believed the boat is worth up to £220,000 based on other similar vessels listed for sale online.

He had to dive overboard to safety after desperately trying to get the inferno under control.

It is unclear what caused the fire, but its spread was reportedly rapidly accelerated by the boat’s fibreglass hull.

Nearby fishermen on the boat Marina saw the smoke plume and rushed to help.

The fishing boat arrived by the blaze and picked up the speedboat’s owner.

He could only helplessly watch as his craft burned away into a charred husk.

Rescue boat the Savlamar Illes Pitiuses arrived on the scene shortly afterwards and extinguish the flames, reports Diario de Mallorca.

Video shows the firefighters blasting water jets at the smoldering remains of the vessel.

A huge column of black and grey smoke is seen rising from the ruined wreck.

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Coastguard firefighters managed to douse the flames on the wreck[/caption]

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Eventually the destroyed £220k boat sank [/caption]

The coastguard posted the footage on their social media page shortly afterwards and confirmed the boat sank.

In a post, the rescuers said: “Motorboat on fire close to Cala Ferrera #Mallorca.

“Salvamar Illes Pitiuses evacuated the only crew member, who was assisted initially by a private boat, to #PuertoColon and carried out work to extinguish the fire.

“Finally, the boat sank.”

The coastguard took the boat’s owner to a nearby port after the incident.

Medics checked the man over and found he had not suffered any serious injuries.

It comes after a luxury superyacht burst into flames off Majorca last year – leading to 15 people being rescued from the sea.