This is the moment two luxury yachts and a tourist boat were destroyed in an inferno at a Greek port. Where a major yacht fire has broken out at Marina Zea in Piraeus this morning, engulfing three yachts and causing substantial damage
Shocking footage shows dark smoke billowing into the Piraeus night sky late last night
Shocking footage
Explosions could be heard when the flames were raging on the ships, which included one 139ft-long superyacht costing nearly £70,000 a week to charter, one 108ft superyacht worth more than £6.5million, as well as the tourist boat, according to local media reports.
Shocking footage shows dark smoke billowing into the night sky late last night as flames engulfed the vessels at Marina Zea in Pireaus.
26 firefighters with Ten vehicles
Ten vehicles with 26 firefighters were called in to tackle the raging inferno, working desperately through the night to control the spread by the early hours of this morning.
The coast guard
Fire crews were seen spraying water over the wreckage of one of the vessels late on Thursday – as the coast guard picked up ten people trapped in the heavy smoke from the nearby pier and brought them to safety.
This is the terrifying moment two luxury yachts and a tourist boat went up in flames as a huge inferno spread through a fleet at a Greek port last night
