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>Torquay seafront has been evacuated after an 85-foot long yacht caught fire in the harbour.
The boat, an 85ft Princesswhich is thought to be worth £6million, reportedly drifted out into the harbour after the fire broke out onboard and the ropes securing it to the pier burnt through.
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Princess Yachts
Princess Y class
Range of yachts
The Princess Yachts range is sub-divided into the following class types: M Class, X Class, Y Class, F Class, V Class, S Class and R Class.
M Class: super yachts ranging from 99 to 131 feet.
X Class: 'Super Flybridge' yacht at 95 feet
Y Class: motor yachts ranging from 80 to 88 feet.
F Class: flybridge yachts ranging from 47 to 69 feet.
V Class: sports yachts ranging from 42 to 66 feet.
S Class: sportbridge yachts ranging from 62 to 80 feet.
R Class: fully carbon fibre performance sports yacht at 35 feet
(Y heads?)
Ownership-
Profile
Established in Plymouth in 1965 as Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd, Princess Yachts was bought in 1981 by South African businessman Graham J. Beck. Marine Projects became Princess Yachts International PLC in 2001. In June 2008, Beck sold a 75% stake in the business to French businessman Bernard Arnault's investment group, L Capital 2 FCPR, a division of LVMH, for 200 million euros/pounds[1]. The LVMH group includes over 60 international luxury brands, including: Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Fendi, De Beers, Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Krug.
Princess Yachts operates in 119 countries and employs over 3,000 people worldwide, whilst their shipyards cover a combined area of over 1.1 million square feet
(BIG operation, cabal owned, trafficking?)
"Request for Belgian nationality
In 2013, it was disclosed that Arnault planned to apply for Belgian citizenship and was considering moving to Belgium.[70] In April 2013, Arnault said that he had been misquoted and that he never intended to leave France: "I repeatedly said that I would stay as a resident in France and that I would continue to pay my taxes…. Today, I decided to remove any ambiguity. I withdraw my request of Belgian nationality. Requesting Belgian nationality was to better protect the foundation that I created with the sole purpose of ensuring the continuity and integrity of the LVMH group if I were to disappear."[71] On 10 April 2013, Arnault announced he had decided to abandon his application for Belgian citizenship, saying he did not want the move to be misinterpreted as a measure of tax evasion, at a time when France faced economic and social challenges.[72] Arnault also stated several employees requested to leave France for tax purposes but he declined their requests, explaining "the 75% tax would not raise a lot of revenue but should prove less divisive, as now it was set to be levied on firms rather than people, and only due to stay in place for two years."
Bruges, Belgium looks a lot like Venice, just sayin'
It's also a famous gun running town.