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The 56.39-metre yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5373" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lady D56.4m (185'0&quot;)Quality Shipyards1976">Lady D</a> has caught fire at the Ao Po Grand Marina in the north of Phuket, Thailand, in the early hours of August 7th 2019. Built by the US shipyard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/977" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Quality Shipyards (Company)">Quality Shipbuilders</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5373" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lady D56.4m (185'0&quot;)Quality Shipyards1976">Lady D</a> was originally constructed in 1976 as a US Coast Guard Inspected, ABS Classified and LoadLined Offshore Oilfield Supply Vessel before being reconfigured into an oceangoing yacht in 1989. <img src="/uploads/store/photo/92223/image/large-6dbcffa6171cac736f1c111bc0ccb47e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/92223">Gordon Fernandes, leader of Asia Pacific Superyachts in Phuket and Myanmar, reported on the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5373" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lady D56.4m (185'0&quot;)Quality Shipyards1976">Lady D</a> yacht fire, “Marina staff were notified of the fire at 8.25am this morning and called the local fire department as well as the Marine Police for assistance”, after which a fire truck arrived to extinguish the fire.<iframe width="710" height="390" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XXmKZoLAERI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>The extent of the damage to <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5373" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lady D56.4m (185'0&quot;)Quality Shipyards1976">Lady D</a> is unclear, although it has been confirmed that the fire has been extinguished and that all crew members were able to leave the ship safely and unharmed. Firefighters confirmed that no injuries were caused by the fire. <img src="/uploads/store/photo/71812/image/large-f68f046e74cd7135303c2de812d40474.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/71812">Prior to the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5373" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lady D56.4m (185'0&quot;)Quality Shipyards1976">Lady D</a> yacht fire, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5373" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lady D56.4m (185'0&quot;)Quality Shipyards1976">Lady D</a> underwent a refit in 2010 and received various upgrades to her mechanical systems and hull in 2005. She could accommodate up to 24 guests and a crew of 16 and received power from twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1438" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Wärtsilä (Company)">Wärtsilä</a> engines to reach top speeds of approximately 13 knots and a cruising speed of 10 knots.&nbsp;

56m Lady D yacht fire in Thailand

The superyacht caught fire at the Ao Po Grand Marina. Firefighters confirm that no injuries have been sustained as a result of the Lady D yacht fire.