BENEATH THE WAVES
Watch moment luxurious yacht worth nearly £1million SINKS off coast of Majorca as five people rescued including child
Watch this ship sink in real time off the coast of Majorca
THIS is the shocking moment a yacht worth almost £1 million sank near Majorca before five people including a child were rescued.
The terrifying footage shows the entire half of the vessel submerge into the blue sea off on Saturday morning.
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Five passengers on the ship were rescued but the yacht eventually fully sank by 5pm according to .
reports the value of the ship to be £800,000.
Port Adriano in Calvia town sounded an emergency alert at around 10am as soon as they noticed the vessel starting to sink.
Europe's Maritime Safety Agency sent a boat out immediately while cops made their way to the scene.
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Rescuers didn't arrive in time but a private boat managed to pick up five people aboard instead.
Only five were aboard the ill-fated vessel before they were brought to safety in nearby Port Adriano, south-west Majorca.
Passengers on the yacht included a German couple with their son.
Authorities say the inside of the luxury boat completely flooded as the boat started to sink.
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Spanish cops have yet to release a statement with the cause of sinking.
This comes after a luxury superyacht started to sink after a crew member left a door open - causing water to flood the interior.
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The luxury 150ft vessel dubbed "Ethos" was carrying five wealthy tourists when it dramatically started tipping over as waves crashed into its side.
Sat just off the coast of Kefalonia, Greece, in the Paleokaravo Bay, the £180,000-a-week yacht was sent to a watery grave after the huge blunder.
In late July, Steve Jobs' specially built megayacht was involved in a collision that was captured on camera.
The 78.2-metre Feadship superyacht Venus and the 104.6-meter Lady Moura collided off Naples, Italy.
A sudden change of wind has been confirmed as the cause of the collision between two mega-yachts, a source close to the matter told .
"On July 22, while at anchor, Venus came into contact with Lady Moura, which was also anchored," the source said.
The source says that no family were on board, only crew members.
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According to them, the wind changed very suddenly, going from an easy breeze to bursting to 55 knots in just a few minutes.
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