Video captures the moment 160-foot ‘007’ superyacht sinks in Greece

Sunken however not stirred.

Footage captured the calamitous second that a large superyacht named “007” sank — with 5 passengers inside — in Greece

The maritime catastrophe occurred Friday evening after the 160-foot vessel, which reportedly sails underneath a British flag however is owned by a Swiss businessman, skilled a GPS malfunction off Kythos Island, SWNS reported. This reportedly prompted the captain to convey it nearer to shore than was advisable.

Because of this, the James Bond-themed luxurious boat hit the rocks, and started taking over water with 5 passengers inside.

“In making an attempt to not be sunk, he sailed nearer to shore, in lower than 10 meters depth — and that’s how the ship obtained to that place,” defined a ship proprietor who witnessed the disaster.

Accompanying footage, uploaded to YouTube, reveals the swanky vessel, which sports activities a helipad, mendacity half-sunken on its facet round 50 ft from the close by Kolona Seashore.

The pleasure cruiser hit the rocks off Kythos Island, Greece, at round 11pm on Friday.

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A GPS malfunction had prompted the skipper to sail the boat nearer to shore than was advisable.

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Fortunately, all 5 passengers had been rescued and transported to security earlier than the “007” sank. “No folks had been damage,” described the aforementioned eyewitness. “The coastguard was instantly conscious and despatched assist in the evening.”

Rescuers additionally erected an anti-pollution perimeter within the space, though there was reportedly “no diesel leakage or injury to the surroundings,” the bystander stated.

The posh vessel boasted a helipad, 5 cabins together with a main bedroom, and different options befitting its James Bond namesake.

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Fortunately, all 5 passengers had been rescued earlier than the “007” sank.

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Native authorities will launch a probe into the sinking of the “007,” which was delivered in 2006 by the Bodrum-based shipyard Aegean Yacht, however whose proprietor stays unknown.

Together with a helipad, the superyacht reportedly boasts 5 cabins, together with a main bedroom, and might reportedly sleep ten folks.

This isn’t the primary time a luxurious vessel has visited Davy Jones’ locker of late. Final month, heart-pounding footage emerged of a 130-foot superyacht capsizing and sinking stern-first into the water off the Italian coast.

In February, a Ukrainian man was arrested for partially sinking his Russian tycoon boss’s $7.7 million luxurious tremendous yacht in Spain in protest over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.