Breaking: BRAND NEW Superyacht Involved in Massive Blaze at Lurssen Shipyard

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[@rich43434]

Just imagine waiting 2 to 3 years for you're super yacht to get built and then it gets destroyed in a fire with 2 weeks left to go😮

[@dcallan812]

With any luck Lurssen had it well insured As a bonus you can change the décor on the next one

[@b4804514]

what % of the population would that be? .0000000000000001

[@stab74]

Imagine being rich enough to afford a super yacht and the insurance that goes along with it so you don't really care when it catches on fire. 🙄

[@aquacruisedb]

So what? After a week of using it owners would've got bored with it and put it for sale and started the next build. This fire has just saved them 3 weeks of time,.

[@E-the.islander]

I hate it when that happens to me.

[@Phantom-mk4kp]

Imagine being 2 weeks away after a 3 year wait for your new toy, and it's all back to square one

[@martyspargur5281]

Don't feel too bad, Two "shipyard weeks" = 63 calendar days. Oktoberfest on la Croissete, anyone?

[@fluffyfour]

I was once told by a fireman, during a house fire next door, that if you see smoke coming from a building, even in wisps, there's already a serious fire inside. Don't ignore it. The people across the garden saw it and woke me up. If they hadn't, I certainly wouldn't be here to write this.

[@Marine_Ret]

Black toxic smoke - fiberglass, epoxy, solvents

[@crowdog56]

A real heartbreaker for both the owner and Lurssen. Thanks for the timely and excellent reporting, eSysman.

[@jimtitt3571]

The old rule in boatyards was it would be burnt to the ground every generation (20 years). I was working in a yard in Belgium and lived next door to be awoken in the middle of the night by exploding gas cylinders as the next yard down burnt to cinder, that one was thinners-soaked rags chucked in a metal bin (traditional wood build historic ship). Modern yacht construction is much more difficult as there are far more fire sources, I've worked for a fair few years in superyacht yards (I do the propulsion and technical service engineering) and part of the job involved fire safety in my part. We were building up to five yachts in one building and it's impossible to do complete fire supression for all of it. For the individual vessels it's really difficult as the ships own supression system isn't there and activity in the various parts of the vessel varies drastically, not every compartment has workers in it all the time and even if a fire was detected evacuation is the first priority, we were about 500m from the local fire station and 1km from the fire service of a large chemical works but until ALL the staff were acccounted for they would restrict themselves to ensuring exits were clear and smoke supression. We had a CO2 flood-down system for inside each vessel for at night but during working hours it was required to be disabled. The materials, construction and design isn't conducive to fire protection in a ship under construction, the building industry have the same problem that all the systems aren't up and running during build. And for the lithium fire fans; we loaded two and a half tons of lead-acids in one day for the 24v night system, they were hooked up and smoke poured out of a control panel in the generator room. Just a pity that a premium battery manufactury could actually build one with the polarity reversed (and that's the third one I've seen in my career).

[@martyspargur5281]

Thank You. Some question whether it's an insurance scam. That's so unlikely. I would be astounded if you told me there wasn't a Fireman present every step of the way in your battery power-up.

[@jimtitt3571]

@@martyspargur5281 Wouldn't get a lot done if we needed a fireman every time you hook a battery up in a boatyard!

[@crowdog56]

The boatyard I worked in burned down from the same cause: oil rags. There was so much heat and flame from all the construction materials that the entire 100,000 sq. foot building was reduced to ashes. Firemen just poured water on surrounding buildings to keep them from burning too. Boatyards are fires just waiting to happen!

[@martyspargur5281]

@@jimtitt3571 Thank you, that's the opposite of what I experienced at the 3 shipyards I've worked at. Boatbuilders, boatyards, not so much.

[@markeverett48]

Excellent reporting! On top of things as usual!

[@paullandreville5394]

Great job keep is up to date sir. Thank you.

[@jeffh.9999]

And this is why, if you have a fiberglass yacht and it catches fire, and you can't put it out in minutes, it is going down, and if your life boats are fiberglass, you better be able to get away rapidly.

[@LG-ct8tw]

86 meters Fiberglass? I think Lursen is a steel builder.

[@BigBadLoneWolf]

most super yachts are aluminium hulls

[@Dennis-vh8tz]

@@BigBadLoneWolf And one this big (86 meters if I heard correctly) probably has a steel hull and aluminum super structure; however, most super yachts are clad in fiberglass to allow those smooth surfaces and curves. If that catches fire it won't matter much the hull and internal structures are all metal.

[@jimk8520]

@@BigBadLoneWolf True but aluminum will easily deform and buckle under load in a fire and these hulls are chocked full of flammable materials.

[@phillycheesetake]

If you have a serious fire on any yacht you're toast. A metal hull isn't saving you.

[@andrewcharles4349]

Fires on super yachts seem to be a common thing.

[@GeemailMailboxx]

That's because they are environmentally friendly, like EV'S. It's the public at large with their petrol car's that are killing the planet. Not these tiny, gas sipping boats. ⛴️🛳️🚢🤗

[@grondhero]

Fires on houses seem to be a common thing. Fires in buildings seem to be a common thing. Fires in cars seem to be a common thing. Fires in forests seem to be a common thing.

[@GeemailMailboxx]

@@grondhero fires on my stove seem to be a common thing. I cook bad.

[@andrewcharles4349]

@@grondhero Exactly. Cars, houses, buildings, trees, all very common. Whats not common are hundred million dollar mega yachts but they seem to burn down at a suspiciously high ratio.

[@richardlong1245]

@@andrewcharles4349 So you are calling it insurance fraud already? It never even made it into the customers hands yet as it was do to be finished in two weeks.

[@adhirsingh8614]

Am I the only one that thinks there has been an alarming increase of superyacht fires/blazes over the last 18-24 months? Unless this happens normally and hasn't been reported as frequently as this channel does.

[@Bigrignohio]

Expect it is a combination of the total number of such yachts being greater than ever before, the age of many, the QUALITY of construction of the newer ones, the lack of skilled labor, and finally for the deliberate acts of arson the increase in costs and insurance rates.

[@kimjamesstephenson6975]

possibly the increased usage of lithium batterys as well? ....I'm only surmising there

[@adhirsingh8614]

@@Bigrignohio makes sense. I know quality is definitely a concern. Arson, however, is unacceptable. I don't care that people are fortunate enough to have yachts, so when people think its a 'good' thing to burn them to stick it to the wealthy, its just sad and frustrating. Edit: people also laugh and make fun of the owners because they are rich or 'super millionaires'. I wonder if they would laugh if their car, that was something expensive, got burned to the ground. Having worked so long to have my car, I would be devistated if someone burnt it. I am middle class and had to save up for years to buy (well the prevous car which got written off, then used the payout for a large deposit on what I havel now), and still have monthly payments. Their are plenty of yacht owners who buy on finance and save up just like some of us. Its really sad that people find the destruction of people's property funny, just because they are 'rich'.

[@adhirsingh8614]

@@kimjamesstephenson6975 true, a few of the fires have been hybrid and fully electric boats so maybe there is some kinks to iron out.

[@Bigrignohio]

@@adhirsingh8614 Have any been linked to the actual battery drives though?

[@letmejustsay]

How would Lurssen compensate the owner of the yacht destroyed in the fire? It's not just the value of the yacht lost but the 2 years waiting for the yacht.

[@ukpitts]

No doubt the 1000+ page contract will cover the way both parties will insure for such an event.

[@letmejustsay]

​@@ukpittsI don't doubt that but does anyone know the industry standard practice of compensation to the yacht owner for the loss of the yacht and time lost/delivery delays? Cos if I was the owner I would be furious.

[@ukpitts]

@@letmejustsay not knowing - i can not say, however i have been involved in a few extensive refurbs & additions to very valuable commercial & private buildings. Contracts always cover insurance stipulations for all parties at various agreed stages of the project. There is not neccessarily just one way of doing things, but it is always discussed and agreed on before ink meets paper. Assuming that the client was making staged payments at he very least the vessel would have cover representing the total of money paid towards its purchase ant that cover would be bought by the purchasor unless agreed otherwise. Would the purchasor also buy insurance for loss of use & would the shipyard have insurance to cover any late delivery penalties? I dont know - but insurance litigators will be earning big fees before this is settled, we can bank on that ! It is also likely to be a big enough policy or set of policies that risk will have been spread via specialist reinsurance contracts & treaties….and these participants will also be in contact with their legal advisors already. The cause of the fire will be VERY important of course, and that will possibly be disputed - if disputing it potentialy reduces any loss a specific risk carriers faces.

[@georgb4440]

@@letmejustsay But you're the one that ordered a wood burning pizza oven.

[@brutusoftroy2810]

Its a Hybrid....it will be interesting to find out what batteries it has.

[@Fortefortay]

It’s not hybrid.

[@csjrogerson2377]

And the batteries would not be on. Nothing is working in the yacht. There is no need, she's in an effing shed.

[@brutusoftroy2810]

@@csjrogerson2377 You clearly know nothing about battery vehicles but allegedly its not a hybrid so you can put your tampon back in now.

[@upinarmsusa]

thx. great work

[@gavmurray7398]

this is why your car insurance will go up this year

[@grondhero]

No it's not. What a brain-dead correlation.

[@csjrogerson2377]

Shipping insurance is entirely different in its structure to that of car insurance. Not related one iota.

[@leunam3434]

A very suspicious frequency of fires?

[@ViktorVallin]

Whats most suspicious is why they don´t have better routines. There is nothing to gain for them, only loss.

[@grondhero]

@@ViktorVallin There were multiple explosions. What routines do they have that you don't like? What _better_ routines are you recommending?

[@jastapler3574]

Thank you for the report. You are a trusted source of information. 👏🏼💙

[@samuelgarrod8327]

That's a shocker!

[@eldorado1244]

Great reporting

[@gullreefclub]

Seems to me that the number of fires Lurssen has had in their shipyards that they needs to institute some serious upgrades to their work place safety policies especially in the areas of fire prevention, fire watches as well as improving there shipyards own fire fighting systems and capabilities.

[@dmikelyn]

Thank you good sir! Your news based information is always most esteemed. :-)

[@dcallan812]

Didn't Lurssen have a big fire a while ago? Hope everyone is safe. You cant let people get personnel items while the shop is burning down, that would just be ridicules. Thank s for the update 2x.👍

[@mikeb3465]

@@dcallan812 Sassi in 2019 think that cost circa USD700m or more

[@ashleyjackson8538]

I’ve never heard of so many fires involving super yachts . In such a short period of time

[@6by6by6]

It would be interesting to know what kind if any fire suppression systems they have in those assembly structures and who or what controls them. Also would be interesting to know how many yachts are completed within the industry in a year and how many are damaged or lost in assembly in that same time, assuming it’s almost zero being damaged..

[@ianyoung9837]

Ever since we had a fire at work, I've always kept my car keys on me.

[@chrisbynum4940]

Maybe Esysman can do a followup on the other fires that have happened at Lurssen last July and in 2018. Building these yachts takes lots of welding, cutting and other things that can potentially catch fire. I'm not surprised that fires happen, but I am surprised that they are not better contained when it occurs. It will be interesting to see if the results of the investigation are ever made public. Probably won't be because it's a private company.

[@skiingfast1]

I wonder if they have fire foam systems like in jet hangers?

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

STAYING TUNED 👍 FOR MORE INFORMATION ℹ️

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

Thats something I have wondered about, with all the different operations going on at the same time, how do they keep volatile fumes from sparking a fire. Guess they have ventilation that had better work or fires can occur. And two weeks prior to finishing! This is tragic.

[@buckystarfinger2487]

I was in charge of the paint locker on a 180' bouy tender. There are rules and procedures that must be followed for safety's sake. Same for welding on anything anywhere.

[@martyspargur5281]

"Everyone on board is expected to be a fireman", at least when you're hauled out.

[@makechips]

This shipyard has serious issues, they crashed project Ali Baba(sp) into the door on their floating factory just a couple of days ago.

[@SusanD101]

Wow, the things that go on!

[@Bubby869]

This is shocking. It will be interesting to know what set off the explosions. At that stage in the build, I’m guessing flammable solvents, paint, etc were present and electrical work was being done.

[@byronkacheris5781]

They just had a incident there with the door correct?

[@Noneya-bw5gm]

These things burst into flames with the regularity of a Tesla

[@_Ben4810]

This is a yacht under construction silly boy... The most dangerous period of any construction project is near final completion when hot works, temporary lighting & careless construction workers are prevalent in all areas.

[@csjrogerson2377]

No they dont, your making BS up. Its called confirmation bias.

[@samz9295]

Imagine this situation en route to bahamas with all your family 1 week after reception of your vessel.😢

[@patmcbride9853]

Even when I worked in a clean room, my keys were with me. If we had to evacuate, I would be able to move my car.

[@Dennis-vh8tz]

I think there will be a significant delay in delivering that yacht.

[@wolfheilmann774]

the huge problem: they measured temperatures above 1,000°C in this hall, so they could not enter it for fighting the fire. Obviously, roof collapsed, so I guess that inside the hall there might me nothing left than huge piles of ashes whenever they will manage to extinguish the fire

[@JS-vk7ek]

Probably a "Margate Fire"

[@Richard-fw3um]

Nothing can stop what is coming. Wwg1wga They elite are in total panic. 😂😂😂

[@id104335409]

Honolulu huh? That's an ominous name.

[@georgb4440]

Diamond Head erupted.

[@Fortefortay]

It’s a name assigned by the shipyard for the project. It’s not the vessel name.

[@dannyg2360]

I've seen video clips of aircraft hangars that have a fsystem that can completely fill the hanger with aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) in a matter of minutes to suppress fires. Do companies that build these multi-million pound super yachts not have these systems fitted? or, are those systems only used for liquid fires?

[@melissamiller2696]

I'm amazed at the number of fires that occur on superyachts. Is this normal?

[@johnmcque4813]

How am I going to get my yacht built if they're gone?

[@SoCalFreelance]

Hopefully they release CCTV footage of what happened. I wonder if a large lithium battery pack exploded?

[@schwags1969]

Insurance fire?

[@csjrogerson2377]

Knobend.

[@Ayns.L14A]

wow the bots are early today??

[@JG-mp5nb]

Plenty of combustible materials used in ship construction. Once it begins in , say, an enclosed space containment can be impossible. Both a Nuclear Submarine and a Landing Ship, Dock (mini-flat top) in the USA were complete losses in similar circumstances in the last decade.

[@72stones43]

Are all yachts cinder boxes?

[@23727bgk]

Lack of adequate fire suppression equipment and training seems to be the norm ....

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

How awful for all involved, I wonder what went wrong. Also, there seems to be A LOT of fires in the boating world.

[@paddywallerbridge572]

More Batterypack runaways 🤔??

[@chrisvalford]

Working for Vosper Thornycroft in Portchester many years ago, they had their own fire team. I've also worked at Blohm and Voss in Hamburg and Lursens in Bremham where to keep costs low everybody seems to be a contractor. Seeing some of the contractors designs/work I can see how mistakes can happen, with catastrophic results. So maybe it's time to stop the owners penny pinching and do the job properly again. It appears quality craftsmen being reduced to the lowest pay scale and incompetent designers/project managers is not the great solution the owners require.

[@georgefranssen8763]

Isn’t that the 3rd fire in a very few years?

[@pattieh5118]

Wow! What a mess. I feel for the people who live in nearby town. Also to have to leave without collecting your things could be a real problem unless they have another set at home??? 🔥🚗 🏡

[@bas1285]

@@pattieh5118 it was/is a very windy day, so only windows closed. Firefighters did a super job and are still doing. Pretty s*** for the workers on the shipyard and all the small businesses in Schacht-Audorf relaying on the workers.

[@gersonhay984]

ALOHA.

[@pm1104]

Not another fire ….🔥! 😮😮

[@fay876]

3rd fire in 5 years at Lurssen? Hmmm.

[@melissagilbert9654]

Arson!!!

[@johngibson3837]

Well reported mr sysman

[@johngibson3837]

Thanks mate

[@calumshaw]

3 years of hard work gone up in smoke! Lurssen are a major yacht builder but they seem to be the centre of many "incidents". Is this just over the last few years or is it historically true?

[@roberthance2412]

Wonder if it was batteries that started it ...

[@frankpohl4377]

September 2018 the "Sassi" burned in the LÜRSSEN Fabric. 500 million Euro gone. How can that be that such fabrics can have fires like that? Where is the fire safty first protection? Where is the fire service in that Ship-Hall?

[@who2u333]

Wasn't there a yard fire a year or so ago?

[@chrisbynum4940]

there was, almost exactly a year to the day. July 3 last year a fire happened in a Lurssen yard.

[@DiamondBill428]

Did this company just have some issues where a yacht crashed into a door?

[@TechGorilla1987]

"Lürssen has seven yachts currently in build at its facilities. This includes the 107-metre Project Icecap and the 142.1-metre Project Ali Baba, which caused its own incident in December 2023 when it collided with a drydock gate during a failed launch."

[@SuperRobertwillis]

Hasn't this happened before quite recently to

[@matsanga1]

Lithium batteries?

[@I___]

С этими суперъяхтами то одно, то другое - сплошные несчастья...

[@davidford3073]

Wait the super rich can’t keep there items safe…..😮wow….!!???

[@Lee-qp6gf]

What a shame as a lot of people will be out of work. We need people that afford super yachts as it employes a lot of people in the industry.

[@stab74]

Pfft lol. The super yacht trickle down effect That's a new one! 🤣

[@oldtugs]

@@stab74 You are showing just how little you know about the superyacht industry. If there is a better way to spend 10s of millions of dollars per yacht to employ thousands of skilled workers around the world in every aspect of service and supply businesses please tell us about it.

[@stab74]

@@oldtugs Perhaps you're right. I'm hungover. 😂

[@nv1493]

Sure are a lot of accidents and fires going on everywhere.

[@carlosrsolrac]

So many fires wtf

[@samwalton4598]

Heart breaking! Terrible news!

[@kenknight4560]

Why, oh why does God hate the Super Rich? Their palaces on fire, sinking, running aground, being attacked. The burdens these people have to shoulder! God, please help these your humble chosen people, lift their burdens, deliver their Super Yachts with gold toilets on time, let them sail without fear, super model at their side, a glass of the best champagne in hand!

[@b4804514]

Defiantly GOD is behind all these uber tragedies

[@coatingkings]

Sensing some jealousy here....

[@Salutimondo]

@@coatingkings Some people resent other people's success as it only highlights their own self inflicted mediocre lives.

[@Skidderoperator]

Some billionaires gonna be mad.

[@FasterLower]

Insurance industry press are reporting expected losses in excess of 200 million Euro.

[@Arashekhoeur]

Maui was on fire... Part of Hawaii... Honolulu the capital... Also the name of yacht burned. Coincidence? I guess not. 😅

[@Phantom-mk4kp]

Hard to understand how afire gets hold like that during working ,hours

[@gregoryf9299]

In my experience it’s a combo of factors. The last 2 USN warships lost to fire during shipyard periods, the fires started during the day. They spread rapidly, they start in places that aren’t manned, and VERY quickly it consumes large spaces. Without more info, it’s very possible the fire started in a more remote spot, and a smaller yard may not have a robust fire response team on-site, so if not responded within 10min or so, the fire can be uncontrollable.

[@Phantom-mk4kp]

@@gregoryf9299 yeah I get that, classic is after a welder leaves the scene

[@globalunity4249]

Fire suppression systems are a good investment. These fires are preventable and the potential to reduce damage is a plus with suppression systems. I just dont get it! Millions and Millions of dollars but no suppression systems.

[@eSysmanSuperYachts]

We don't know what the cause was, we don't know if the building was on fire and took the yacht with it. Also the fire suppression on the yacht would not have been working as the yacht is still being built.

[@user-bf9wu6tu9k]

One of those electical fires based on battery banks? The sort of batteries used in electric cars? I would not be suprised. Too money people love the idea of electric this and that and the batteries ae highly flammable--nearly impossible to extinguish.

[@paranoidozzy1970]

I smell a rat 😮

[@thomasw5430]

Wow, I feel bad for the head of Lursen having to make that call to the owner. Sad to see such a tragedy, relieved to hear that there was only one injury from this fire.

[@KarelBeelaertsvanBlokland]

In the 80-90' large fires with Super yachts were extremely rare. These days it is becoming a little too often..... The use of less trained personnel is the problem or even arson?

[@mojoka4565]

Can’t find anything on project Honolulu, only project Hawaii from 2020, any more info on that?

[@joereedsmith1531]

I have been inside that building on an organized tour. Theres no room to swing a cat. Shit everywhere an accident waiting to happen. The building is too small for the ships built in there.

[@boogiewoogie9770]

If Putin and his hentchmen can't have new Superyachts no one else can!

[@Leosarebetter]

Wonder if Lurssen will go bust? lose a facility like this, ruins future orders, then refunds, staff still have to be paid, not to mention existing orders.

[@michaelhoran407]

Arson.

[@carolmiland9665]

So sad

[@otc-x1-b9]

◇♡◇

[@wesleyferguson6932]

Such a shame.

[@-freespirit-3314]

Lithium batteries? :-/

[@grahammonk8013]

@-freespirit-3314 Unlikely.

[@melissagilbert9654]

Somebody doesn’t like you 😮

[@pppaaauuu.1410]

Coup dur

[@whathandleUtalkabt]

Bikini party 🥳 👇

[@steveshoemaker6347]

SAD

[@Wannes_]

Again ??? That's becoming a habit ...

[@darrenedmonds1163]

What a waist

[@mikemoxley9477]

Waste

[@dmitripogosian5084]

You mean bum ?

[@ulie1960]

@@mikemoxley9477 ahhhhh, give @darrenedmonds1163 a break. Yes, he misspelled waste with waiste. But in the video the guy couldn't even say the right name of the canal: North-Baltic-Sea-Canal...... that even misstranslated the German name of the canal: Nord-Ostsee-Kanal. Either he should have said North-Eastsea-Canal wich would have been the word by word translation, or he should have used the international name for the canal: Kiel-Canal. But then to be fair he got an relativly good pronouciation of the town where the shipyard is: "Schacht-Audorf" isn't the easiest word for an English speaker. (There is probably just this one which is worse for any English speaking person: "Geesthacht" which is a town just east of Hamburg at the river Elbe)

[@Freedom4Ever420]

too much flammable composite materials. Go back to the old way of building ships