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SuperYacht Times Synopsis: September

The SuperYacht Times Synopsis, as brought to you by SYT iQ, gives you the rundown of the top business stories and market reports from last month.

SYT Synopsis September: Expansion into the Gulf, 23,000 GT of superyachts, including Carinthia VII, sold and more

Yacht fires and superyacht casualties

SuperYacht Times has rounded up all the casualties (and near casualties) so far this year.

Full round-up of yacht fires and casualties of 2022

On Thursday evening a fire broke out aboard the 28.15-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/354" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sunseeker (Company)">Sunseeker</a> yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/9104" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Black Diamond28.15m (92'4&quot;)Sunseeker2010">Black Diamond</a>. The event occurred in the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4405" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="IMS Shipyard (Company)">IMS</a> yacht maintenance and repair shipyard in Saint-Mandrier, France. The yacht fire, the cause of which is unknown, completely engulfed the yacht, which has been marked as a total loss by authorities.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/239873/image/large-4ea2c35b1c78cbb283face2f92020694.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/239873"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/239872/image/large-485a74b2176f861f9decf2f464979397.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/239872">The French media outlet VarMartin.com reported that an explosion happened aboard the yacht at around 1am on Friday morning, and firefighters were quickly called to the scene. It took the team of 40 firefighters until the following morning to tackle the blaze, with concerns of the fire spreading to neighbouring yachts in the shipyard.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/239864/image/large-8bd69aabfa6bd261ad6ec2aef867fb00.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/239864">Fortunately no one was onboard the yacht at the time of the blaze, which was in the same location that a man lost his life last year during a yacht fire. The local police and fire teams are now working to determine the cause of the fire, as well as to protect the local environment from pollution leaking from the husk of the yacht. No other vessels have been reported to have been damaged in the fire. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/239863/image/large-7b8f2366335895f86525023d40593051.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/239863">The yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/9104" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Black Diamond28.15m (92'4&quot;)Sunseeker2010">Black Diamond</a> was launched in 2010 at the UK-based shipyard. She had a volume of 95 GT and featured exterior design from the longtime <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/354" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Sunseeker (Company)">Sunseeker</a> design partner <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/353" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Don Shead Yacht Design (Company)">Don Shead Yacht Design</a>. She had a sport exterior aesthetic and a top speed of 42 knots to match. Able to accommodate as many as eight guests the motor yacht featured a four stateroom layout. &nbsp;<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/103655/image/large-0adaf445d617a4705defa3a66c1bbf4f.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/103655">

Black Diamond yacht fire France

The 28m Sunseeker yacht Black Diamond was lost in a yacht fire in France on Friday.

Sunseeker 28m Black Diamond yacht destroyed in fire