Superyacht Eos Catches Fire In Oslo

Photo By Mikhail Voytenko From Maritime Bulletin

The three masted, 92m (305ft) Superyacht 'Eos', third largest sailing yacht in the world caught fire at the weekend June 30th while in Oslo Norway. The fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at around 3.15pm while she was moored on the eastern side of Oslo's harbour. The owners of this yacht (broadcasting and entertainment mogul Barry Diller and his wife, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg) had been on board since Friday bringing the total number of people on board to 18. Fifteen fire fighters from Oslo’s fire and rescue service came to assist the yachts crew to fight the fire, which was brought under control by 8.15pm local time, five hours after emergency services were called. Lucky no one was injured in this incident.

The cause of the fire is still unknown but it has been reported that the damage has been contained to the superstructure and the top deck. Mega Yacht Global will bring you more information and pictures as it comes in.

"EOS" The Worlds Largest Sailing Yacht

Eos is the worlds largest sailing yacht measuring in at a staggering 92.92m (305ft). She was built by the German yard Lurssen and launched in July of 2006 and had 6 months of finishing and sea trials before it left for the Caribbean in November of that year. She is currently in Holland where she is about to go through a refit by Royal Huisman's refit section Huisfit. This picture was taken 6 weeks ago as she left Valencia, Spain on her way to Holland.

Her heavy schedule over the past 5 years has taken its toll and some of the work she will be getting done in the refit consists of:

• New paint job for her hull and spars
• Updates and repairs to her teak deck
• Reconditioning of deck equipment by Rondal
• Cosmetic repairs
• Systems upgrading

Lurssen were responsible for her naval architecture and Bill Langton and Francois Catroux were responsible for her interior design. One of the main features on board Eos is the 14ft world map mural. She can accommodate 16 guests in luxury cabins and has a crew of 21 to run the yacht.