According to TradeWinds, Alexander Marine, the US dealer for Taiwanese brand Ocean Alexander are suing Silent Yachts, a German shipowner, a general cargo ship and a vessel chartering company for a 2021 fire during a trans-Pacific voyage. The fire saw over $20 million worth of Ocean Alexander yachts go up in flames onboard a shipment from Taiwan to Florida.
Alexander Marine filed a complaint on 12 December stating that “Based on the damaged condition of the affected yachts, all surveyors agreed that the fire started [in] either hatch number one — or the vessel stowed above it, noting that said vessel was a pile of ashes on inspection.”
The fire starting vessel was allegedly owned by Silent Yachts of North America and Sempre Italia, both of whom are defendants. Alexander Marine alleges that the ship was unfit and defective for the November 2021 shipment due to its “unproven and untested radical solar powering system.” 
A fourth defendant, Cross Chartering Yacht Transport allegedly violated the contract of carriage by failing to disclose the Silent Yachts ship and putting the three Alexander Marine ships on an unseaworthy vessel.
Although the lawsuit does not specify exact damage amounts, it noted that the three ships were worth $21 million. It has also not been reported as to whether the fifth vessel received any damage, or who she belonged to.