Unattended Burning Candles, Inoperable Fire-Detection System Caused $6.78M In Damage

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Candles lit and left unattended in a yacht’s VIP suite caused a fire that resulted in the total loss of the $6.3M yacht and $480,000 in damage to a Miami marina and adjacent vessels, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s Marine Accident Brief 21/17, issued Thursday.

No injuries were reported in connection with the Dec. 18, 2019, fire aboard the 120-foot-long, 299-gross-ton, private yacht Andiamo. Firefighting efforts resulted in flooding that led to the yacht capsizing onto its...

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