Unattended Burning Candles, Inoperable Fire-Detection System Caused $6.78M In Damage

Unattended Burning Candles, Inoperable Fire-Detection System Caused $6.78M In Damage

Candles lit and left unattended in a yacht’s VIP suite caused a fire that resulted in the total loss of the $6.3M yacht and $480,000 in damage to a Miami marina and adjacent vessels, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s Marine Accident Brief 21/17, issued Thursday.