{"id":2431450,"date":"2025-05-06T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yacht-overloaded-with-influencers-sinks-near-miami-beach\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T13:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:24:17","slug":"yacht-overloaded-with-influencers-sinks-near-miami-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yacht-overloaded-with-influencers-sinks-near-miami-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Yacht Overloaded with &#8216;Influencers&#8217; Sinks Near Miami Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyacht-overloaded-with-influencers-sinks-near-miami-beach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2431450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A luxury yacht named teh Lamborghini Tecnomar, valued at approximately $4 million, sank off Monument Island near Miami Beach with 32 social media influencers onboard. Fortunately,none of the passengers were injured. The vessel was considerably over capacity, as it was designed to hold only 12 people, meaning it was carrying 20 people more than its limit. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is currently investigating the cause of the sinking. The Coast Guard successfully rescued all passengers, who were reported to be uninjured, using airbags to lift the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-tech-tycoon-attempting-to-bounce-back-from-hp-fraud-case-lost-at-sea\/\" title=\"British Tech Tycoon Attempting to Bounce Back from HP Fraud Case Lost at Sea\">sunken yacht<\/a> and prevent it from obstructing navigation.The incident was captured on video by nearby tourists, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorneys-claim-government-manufacturing-evidence-to-charge-incarcerate-jan-6-prisoners\/\" title=\"Attorneys Claim Government Manufacturing Evidence to Charge, Incarcerate Jan. 6 Prisoners\">witness accounts describe<\/a> the yacht dangerously listing before going under.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A yacht with a bevy of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media influencers aboard produced<\/a> an endless stream of videos Saturday, but probably not in the way whoever brought the influencers together might have hoped.<\/p>\n<p>The Lamborghini Tecnomar, valued at about $4 million, sank near Monument Island off Miami Beach Saturday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article305700046.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>None of the 32 people aboard was injured when the 63-foot vessel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tycoon-among-6-missing-freak-incident-wrecks-superyacht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went under<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The boat was far over its rated capacity, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/miami-beach\/article305740321.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Herald<\/a>, which referenced specifications on a for-sale listing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZW3Az_jkkIk?si=towPWhmecDyqkkjd\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard used air bags to raise the boat and park it outside of boat lanes while its owner decides where the boat goes next.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Over 30 bikini-clad influencers stranded after $4 million Lamborghini-branded luxury yacht sinks off the coast of Miami. Rescue operations underway.<\/p>\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/upuknews1?\">@upuknews1<\/a> for updates. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHMvaJPJy0\">pic.twitter.com\/IHMvaJPJy0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; upuknews (@upuknews1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/upuknews1\/status\/1919412596349739129?\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-least-20-dead-ferry-sinks-central-african-republic-witnesses-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boat&rsquo;s demise<\/a> was videoed by passing tourists and other witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were just on the boat, and we saw a bunch of cops, police boats, and there was another yacht that was flipped over completely vertically in the water,&rdquo; Rachael Miller told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/miami-beach-star-island-boat-rescue-taking-on-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was vertical.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Breaking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAR<\/a> &#128735; A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCG?\">@USCG<\/a> Sta <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiamiBeach?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MiamiBeach<\/a> crew &amp; partner agencies responded to a 63-ft vessel taking on water near Monument Island rescuing 32 people w\/no injuries reported around 5 p.m., Sat. Commercial salvage is working to recover the vessel &amp; isn&rsquo;t a hazard to navigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tCds8Kp0SU\">pic.twitter.com\/tCds8Kp0SU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCGSoutheast\/status\/1918818986885583338?\">May 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, it was straight up in the water. It definitely didn&rsquo;t look ordinary, and it&rsquo;s just very concerning,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re coming along, and I see something in the distance appear at an angle. 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The Lamborghini Tecnomar, worth approximately $4 million, sank near Monument Island off Miami Beach, as reported by the Miami Herald. Fortunately, all 32 individuals on board were unharmed when the 63-foot vessel went down. The boat was significantly over its capacity limit; it was designed to hold only 12 people, meaning it exceeded its limit by 20 at the time of sinking. Ashlee Sklute from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission stated that an investigation into the cause of the sinking is underway. The Coast Guard successfully rescued all passengers without any medical issues reported and used airbags to lift the boat out of danger while its owner decides on next steps for recovery. Witnesses captured footage of the incident as it unfolded, with one observer noting that another yacht was completely flipped vertically in the water nearby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2431451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sinking-Yacht.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9181,54705,5785,32364,17701],"class_list":["post-2431450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-influencers","tag-miami-beach","tag-sinking","tag-social-media","tag-yacht"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sinking-Yacht.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431450"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431454,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431450\/revisions\/2431454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}