The champagne had just been smashed against the hull and the proud buyer was preparing to take ownership of his gleaming new $10million yacht.
But moments later disaster struck when the 90ft expedition vessel capsized almost as soon as it left the slipway.
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Newly released video shows the accident unfold as celebrations quickly turn to shock when the boat tilts to one side and then plunges to one side, knocking into the side of the marina.
Witnesses said the brand-new 90ft yacht, named Baden was launched at the Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes after being built for an owner who planned to circumnavigate the globe.
The six people on board were helped ashore by onlookers and one person had to be rescued from the bilge at the bottom of the boat.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Jordan Akiyama says two were checked out at a hospital.
Northern Marine in Anacortes was the builder of the boat, which had just been purchased.
According to witnesses, the water was completely calm and flat at the time of the capsize.
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Northern Marine in Anacortes was the builder of the boat, which had just been purchased.
According to witnesses, the water was completely calm and flat at the time of the capsize.
‘So we paused to collect ourselves and assure that everything was going to be right, and then as we continued to lower it down, it pitched, and that’s when it went over.’
The company that built the boat will be responsible for the cost of the salvage operation.
The buyer of the boat told KIRO-TV that they are ‘absolutely heartbroken’ by the boat’s capsize.
Investigations into the accident are continuing, but it is thought the dolly carrying the weight of the port side dropped off during the launch, causing the ship to list to one side.
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