A 110ft-long superyacht has been spotted billowing with flames after mysteriously catching fire.
The £11.52m pleasure craft was moored in a port when harbour officials spotted smoke rising from the stern.
By the time firefighters arrived, strong winds had created an inferno that had engulfed the entire vessel.
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Footage shows how the luxury yacht was doused with water from a crane.
As the fire raged, police officers cordoned off the area and evacuated nearby buildings at 6:30pm on Monday (16 Dec) .
And it wasn’t until 5am the next morning that the last embers were extinguished.
It took seven vehicles and 12 firefighters to extinguish the blaze in Sotogrande Port, Cádiz Province, Spain, according to the Cádiz Provincial Firefighters Consortium.
The Elysium – built by British luxury motor yacht brand Sunseeker – had been in dry dock for reconditioning since September.
The fire broke out after the maintenance team had finished work for the day, as reported by Need To Know.
Some reports say there were eight tonnes of diesel fuel on board the Elysium at the time.
Luckily, the yacht, which was built in 2018, was empty and the fire failed to spread to two nearby fuel boats.
It is still unclear why the Elysium, which features a jacuzzi, a plunge pool, and a gym, caught fire.
However, port officials have confirmed that electrical work had taken place in the engine room shortly before the blaze.
No foul play is suspected.
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