Lamborghini yacht that sank near Miami Beach was overloaded by 20 people, its specs show
The 65-foot yacht that sank near Miami Beach Saturday with more than 30 social media influencers on board was woefully over capacity, according to the specifications on a for-sale listing for the vessel.
The Tecnomar Lamborghini 63 — named TNT — went down in shallow water near Monument Island shortly after 5 p.m.
All 32 passengers and crew were safely removed from the vessel, which has since been floated to the surface and removed from the waterway, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is the lead investigative agency on the incident.
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According to the listing for the boat on the Yacht World vessel broker site, its maximum capacity is 12 people. With 32 passengers, that's 20 people over its limit. It is not immediately known who owns the boat, which is listed for sale at $4.7 million.
The yacht has a top speed of more than 7fix0 mph, with two V12 inboard 2,000-horsepower engines, according to the listing.
FWC spokeswoman Ashlee Sklute said the cause of the sinking is under investigation.
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The Lamborghini is a limited edition yacht made in collaboration between Italian boat maker Tecnomar Yachts and Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini, according to Tecnomar's website.
Yacht broker Oscar Diaz told the Miami Herald he was a few yards away from the sinking yacht when he heard a distress call over the radio.
'Over the radio, a captain called out, 'MAY DAY, MY BOAT IS SINKING,'' Diaz remembered.
Diaz said that he does not see yachts sink on a regular basis. In his eight years as a yacht broker, he has only seen one other similar incident.
The nonchalant attitude of the yacht's passengers was also not a surprise, Diaz said. The water he saw the yacht sink in was only 9 feet deep and there were two islands nearby that were a short swim away.
'If they were in the open ocean, they wouldn't be smiling so much,' he said.
Former Miss America participant Regan Hartley was seen holding a $350 bottle of Clase Azul Gold Tequila as the yacht's passengers were moved to safety and exclaimed that the 'baby' was safe, according to social media.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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