Multimillion-dollar luxury yacht sinks off Miami Beach, 32 passengers rescued

foxnews.com ^ | May 4, 2025 | Sophia Compton

[DevonD]

This story makes no sense. Any boat 26ft or over gets a yacht certificate. This is not the plate on smaller boats that tells HP and number of persons/weight. A yacht does not have a number of persons designation. They also are often exempt from state rules about driver needing a lanyard and children needing a life jacket while underway. Looked at web sight and could not find the number of persons. Even if it is mentioned, the number of persons on a yacht usually refers to sleeping capacity. The boat most likely sank because a below water line hose/fitting broke.

[70times7]

Captain must be an idiot, overloads the boat and probably forgot to put in the bilge plug.

I know, right?!?

EVERY boater is aware that the last thing you do before backing your 63 foot yacht down that launch ramp, you put in that bilge drain plug!

[Bob434]

That is $4 million dollars worth of boat?

[ridesthemiles]

YOU WIN POST OF THE DAY :)

[ridesthemiles]

FORMULA ONE RACE WAS IN MIAMI

[alternatives?]

Two observations.

The women on board look like they weighed a lot less than the average passenger.

A boat that large should be able to carry more than 32 people. Could the 16 limit be due to a limited number of lifeboats/life jackets on board?

[Red Badger]

😁.....................

[deport]

Looks like the floater had to much hair onboard.
Just blowing in the wind.... At least they weren't
overloaded with clothing.

[woodbutcher1963]

I suspect that there were more than a few other boaters willing to rescue those bikini clad ladies.

[grobdriver]

Yup.

Few among those of us who have towed a boat to the water, haven't done it at least once.

[Magnum44]

[1Old Pro]

I suspect that there were more than a few other boaters willing to rescue those bikini clad ladies.

Like the scene from Jaws with all the boaters bouncing off each other looking for the shark.

[Noumenon]

I blame Canada.

[NautiNurse]

probably forgot to put in the bilge plug

f there was a funny scene post-Hurricane Katrina, it was the insufferable Sean Penn bailing out his little photo-op boat with a red plastic cup.

[1Old Pro]

doesn’t look safe :)

[dvan]

Looking at the people on the boat is appears a bit strange. Maybe something else was going on?

[Hot Tabasco]

I think the marine maintenance guy forgot to replace the rear drain plug after he worked on the boat. Happens all the time......

[dvan]

Looking at the people on the boat is appears a bit strange. Maybe something else was going on?

[rellic]

YES

[mabarker1]

Those information plaques they put on boats aren’t there just for the heck of it..............

Maybe for decoration ? They're shiny, right ?