Luxury sailing yacht sank in Indonesian waters, crew rescued

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Luxury sailing yacht ASIA with 4 crew on board, including two Brits, sank on Nov 22 in Indonesian waters, most probably in Banda sea, after hitting an unidentified object. All crew went into RHIB and shortly after were picked up by marine police, no injures reported. Yacht was en route from Kalabahi, Alor Island, Indonesia, Banda sea, to Phuket Island, Thailand.
Luxury sailing yacht ASIA, MMSI 533110251, length 29 meters, 10 guests, 4 crew, flag Malaysia, owners Paul and Debbie Johnson (skipper and chief officer), for charter. For more details and photos visit https://www.boat-yacht-charters.com/yacht-charter-asia-index.php

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.