A yacht worth several million dollars sank yesterday in Washington. This would not have been unusual had the boat not crashed when it was first launched, the Daily Mail reports.
According to witnesses, barely in the water, the 90-foot-long boat tilted on one side and collapsed. It then disappeared under the water completely.
All six people on board at the time were rescued, but two of them were taken to hospital.
The boat, manufactured by Northern Marine, is worth about $10 million and was damaged before being surrendered to the owner. The boat's owner, whose name was not released, told the local press that the incident «broke his heart.».
The shipyard that built the wreck will apparently have to pay liquidated damages and cover the cost of calling in salvors and their work.
