Superyacht Ice crashes into smaller Numarine yacht

Footage being circulated online shows the moment that the 90.1m Lürssen superyacht Ice collided with the Numarine yacht A.Mey, in the Turkish holiday hotspot Yalıkavak.

The footage shows the Lürssen yacht approaching the rear of A.Mey at speed, before making contact with a loud bang and causing the smaller vessel to spin. The 31-metre Numarine — itself a superyacht, albeit dwarfed by Ice — is dragged along for several seconds as Ice moves past. The cause of the crash is unknown but it’s understood the yacht was being anchored when the collision took place.

The full extent of the damage to either vessel is unknown, but images posted online show the collision had enough force to significantly damage A.Mey‘s aft section, and cause damage to Ice‘s bow.

Ice was constructed by German shipyard Lürssen in 2005 and designed by Tim Heywood. It was most recently put on the market in 2023, with an asking price of €100m (£84.2m). Ice boasts a helipad and five solid limestone bathtubs. It can accommodate up to 14 guests and 27 crew members.

Delivered in 2007, A.Mey is part of Numarine’s 102 RPH series and has an exterior designed by Tommaso Spadolini.

There has been a spate of incidents involving large yachts this summer. In August, Venus, the superyacht designed by the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, was involved in a collision in Naples with the 105-metre yacht Lady Moura, owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego. Later that month, the Bayesian tragically sank off Italy, leading to the loss of six people and leading to a large-scale investigation that is still ongoing.

And. in July, a blaze broke out in a shipbuilding hall at Lürssen’s shipyard, burning for around 20 hours and causing the firm to halt shipyard operations temporarily.

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