SeaBrook Harbor fire (New Orleans, United States)

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23m classic yacht Bougie goes up in flames in New Orleans

A 23.4 metre classic yacht called Bougie has been destroyed in a shipyard fire in New Orleans, USA.

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A 23.4 metre classic yacht Bougie has been destroyed in a shipyard fire in New Orleans, USA. She is one of five yachts that caught fire in a devastating blaze at SeaBrook Harbor over the weekend.

According to local reports, the fire department was called to the scene just before 6am local time on the morning of Sunday, November 13 to tackle the fire. The blaze is thought to have originated in an office building on the premises of the yard, which has also been destroyed.

Bougie is one of the larger yachts destroyed by the fire. She was delivered in 1929 as a custom commuter vessel, built in teak and mahogany with a three-cabin layout.

In 2013, the yacht was partially sunk with all of the lower spaces flooded, including the engine room. She has since been repaired, and under new ownership, she arrived at SeaBrook Harbor in late October to enter the next stage of a full-scale restoration.