SOFIA 3

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Yacht seized in Savona

The readiness of the attorneys of two crew members of the "Sofia 3" who have been waiting for months to get paid the salaries by the shipowner - a company based in the Cayman Island, has allowed to trace the yacht and get it seized by the court of Lucca ordered. The two Croatians had worked for months on the yacht that was moored in Viareggio. She had disappeared at the same time as the judgment orderied the seizure on April 19, 2017. The new crew had deactivated the yacht's AIS to make it more invisible, but by some information it was discovered that the yacht was headed to Savona. In the morning of April 21, she was intercepted and seized by the local port captain.

Stern door left open - yacht grounded with flooded garage

On Aug 29, 2012, the "Sofia" started to sink short after she tried to sail away from St. Tropez. The crew did not close the stern door. The yacht was grounded with its stern garage flooded and submerged near the beach Canebiers. The ship was pumped out on Aug 30 after the stern door was closed and towed to the port of Marines Cogolin. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/01/article-0-14C58BDC000005DC-737_634x403.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/01/article-0-14C590BE000005DC-717_634x373.jpg