Intense footage has captured firefighters battling to tackle a huge fire on a superyacht.
The 110ft-long pleasure craft was moored at Sotogrande Port in the Cadiz province of Spain when it caught alight on Monday evening.
Harbour officials spotted smoke rising from the stern, but by the time firefighters arrived, strong winds had whipped up the fire until it engulfed the entire vessel.
The yacht, the British-built Elysium, thought to be worth £11.52million, was doused with water from a crane while police evacuated nearby buildings as a safety precaution.
It took about 12 hours for firefighters to get the blaze under control, with seven fire engines called to the scene.
The Elysium had been in dry dock for reconditioning since September, and the fire broke out after the maintenance team had finished work for the day.
The luxury yacht features a jacuzzi, plunge pool, and gym.
When the fire broke out there were no passengers, crew or maintenance workers on board – and luckily the fire didn’t spread to two nearby fuel boats.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, but no foul play is suspected, port officials said.
They added that electrical work had taken place in the engine room not long before the fire took hold.
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