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Fire on the Nautilus One

Operator
Unknown
Vessel
Date
Location
about 13 nautical miles from Kaashidhoo, Maldives
Fatalities
0

According to Raajje.mv, The Times of Addu and taucher.net, the 30 m wooden safari boat Nautilus One, with seven cabins and in service since 1998, caught fire in the early hours of 25 January 2021 while in transit from Hulhumale to Hanimaadhoo with six crew and no guests aboard. The fire, reported at 3.39am and described as starting near the bow anchor winch, could not be contained, and she sank at about 6.44am roughly 13 nautical miles from Kaashidhoo. All six crew escaped to another dive vessel; no injuries were reported. No source names an operating company, so no operator is recorded.

Conditions that day

Wind
10 to 12 kn from 60°
Strongest gust
17 kn
Hour by hour (24 of 24 hours, UTC)
UTCWindGustFrom
00:0011 kn17 kn70°
01:0011 kn17 kn70°
02:0011 kn16 kn70°
03:0011 kn16 kn70°
04:0011 kn17 kn70°
05:0011 kn17 kn70°
06:0011 kn17 kn70°
07:0011 kn15 kn70°
08:0010 kn14 kn60°
09:0010 kn14 kn60°
10:0011 kn14 kn60°
11:0012 kn15 kn60°
12:0012 kn16 kn60°
13:0011 kn16 kn60°
14:0011 kn16 kn60°
15:0011 kn15 kn60°
16:0012 kn16 kn60°
17:0012 kn16 kn60°
18:0012 kn16 kn60°
19:0012 kn16 kn60°
20:0012 kn17 kn60°
21:0012 kn16 kn60°
22:0012 kn16 kn60°
23:0012 kn16 kn60°

ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, sampled 11 km from the recorded position. Modelled conditions across the whole day, not an observation at the vessel: a grid this coarse averages away the localised squall or wave a report may describe. Not a statement of cause.

Sources

Raajje.mv
Safari sinks following fire accident·25 January 2021
The Times of Addu
Nautilus One safari sinks after catching on fire·25 January 2021
taucher.net DiveInside
Maldives: Liveaboard vessel Nautilus One sinks after fire on board·28 January 2021