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The 'Sea Lady II' has been raised by the Hebo Maritiemservice in St Tropez on Aug 7. The salvage operations has been underway since Aug 5. The recovery was using a dedicated yacht lift set, including a large spreader beam designed to minimise further damage to the hull. Even so, the heavily damaged superyacht was expected to be scrapped. Reports with photos: https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/sad-images-of-sea-lady-ii-as-stricken-superyacht-floated-in-st-tropez-salvage/

The salvage operations was underway to refloat the 'Sea Lady II' in Port de Saint-Tropez by the Dutch maritime services provider HEBO Maritiemservice, The 'Hebolift 2' had arriving on site on the evening of Aug 5. The salvage effort was being supported by the DUC Diving from Urk, whose team was deploying lift bags and carrying out underwater operations. The recovery was utilising HEBO’s dedicated yacht lift set, including a large spreader beam designed to minimise further damage to the hull. If all goes according to plan, the 'Sea Lady II' will finally float under her own buoyancy. The operation is expected to be completed by the end of Aug 7 or the early morning of Aug 8. Report with photos: https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/sea-lady-ii-yacht-refloated-saint-tropez-fire

On July 14 the operation to refloat the 'Sea Lady II' in Saint-Tropez has started. Following the oil spill cleanup near the fire site. employees from the YDGS shipping company worked all day to raise the wreck. On the morning, several dozen lifting balloons were installed by divers around the vessel, and the water was being pumped out of the ship, which had a weight of 400 tons. REport with photo: https://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/l-operation-de-renflouage-du-sea-lady-ii-a-commence-994260

The "Sea Lady II", which had caught fire shortly after arriving at the port of Saint-Tropez on July 10 at 7.45 p.m.. has finally sunk at its berth on July 11. It had taken more than 12 hours to extinguish the blaze on the afternoon. The 60 firefighters then started working to combat the pollution, which led to closure of shipping in the Old Port. The berthed ships in the basin were relocated. One of the yacht's tanks was punctured and began to spill into the waters. A system of anti-pollution booms was deployed around the wreck. Firefighters started pumping the 27 tons of fuel still stored in the tanks, and recovering the fuel from the punctured tank. On the morning of July 12 ship traffic was able to resume in the port since 10 a.m. Boats had to sail slowly as a safety precaution to avoid swirling waves. The water pollution has significantly decreased, and the test results were very positive. Marseille firefighters, mobilized for the anti-pollution operation, had skimmed 2,500 cubic meters of polluted water overnigh. The ten firefighters returned to Marseille on July 12 at around 6:00 a.m. Two SOS (Specialized Operational Sections) teams, pollution decontamination and technological risks, were deployed with four vehicles. The next step was to refloat the yacht as quickly as possible. Report with photo: https://fr.news.yahoo.com/saint-tropez-pollution-vieux-port-150646978.html

The 'Sea Lady II' was gutted by a major fire at the Quay de l’Epi in the old porot of Saint-Tropez on July 10, 2025. After the ship went ablaze at aroudn 8.15 p.m., two people believed to be crew members, aged 24 and 35, were rescued. Both had to be treated for smokle inhalation on site. First smoke was noticed from the cockpit on the upper deck, then the wheelhouse burst into flames. The owners of neighbouring yachts immediately sent their crews to bring these to safety. Just in time. Enormous flames were emanating from the ship. 30 firefighters responded within minutes, deploying four engines, two pump vans and quickly establishing a safety cordon to keep the gathered crowd at a safe distance They were supported by the gendarmerie and SNSM sea rescuers. Initially, the massive flames were fought from the dock with foam. As the fire intensified and plastics ignited, the Saint-Tropez’s fire brigade was joined by a fireboat, working to combat the flames from the water. Meanwhile, the firefighters boarded from the stern, attacking the blaze internally. Despite their efforts, the fire advanced to the yacht’s lower deck, prompting hours of extensive dousing and containment operations into the night.By 9:00 p.m., the flames had been largely contained on the upper structure, but flare-ups continued to threaten the lower levels. The firefighters believed they had extinguished the flames for the first time at around 10 p.m., but the fire started again. fueled by the 27,000 liters of fuel in the tanks, which had just been filled. It was still not extinguished after midnight and had spread to the three upper decks. A large security perimeter blocked the Mistral and Jean-Jaurès quays. The terraces were evacuated around midnight due to smoke. The fire figtherrs remained on deck until July 11 at 2 a.m. An oil boom was laid out around the vessel, as it was feared that it could sink. The ship was heavily listing to port side meanwhile. An investigation into the fire was launched, which was thought to have been caused by an electrical fault. Reports with photos and video: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c4g85005q93o https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35795650/superyacht-bursts-flames-resort/ https://nauticmag.com/2025/07/10/fire-erupts-aboard-41-metre-superyacht-sea-lady-ii-in-saint-tropez-port/ https://www.liberation.fr/economie/transports/le-superyacht-de-luxe-sea-lady-ii-amarre-a-saint-tropez-prend-feu-20250711_B525FWPILJDXHEWTGISQFAABZI/ https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/l-incendie-du-yacht-a-saint-tropez-eteint-apres-une-longue-lutte-des-pompiers-4526817 https://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/un-superyacht-de-41-metres-en-feu-dans-le-port-de-saint-tropez-993842