{"id":5419,"date":"2023-08-04T18:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/08\/04\/cujo-yacht-sinks-infamous-boat-used-by-princess-diana-and-dodi-fayed-in-final-holiday\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T18:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:15:42","slug":"cujo-yacht-sinks-infamous-boat-used-by-princess-diana-and-dodi-fayed-in-final-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/cujo-yacht-sinks-infamous-boat-used-by-princess-diana-and-dodi-fayed-in-final-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Cujo yacht sinks: Infamous boat used by Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed in final holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The luxury motor-yacht enjoyed by Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed on their final summer holiday in the South of France days before their deaths in August 1997 has sunk to the bottom of the sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cujo, once a favourite of Hollywood superstars, disappeared below the waves of the Mediterranean after hitting an unidentified object some 18 miles off Beaulieu-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Seven people on board were rescued following the accident, but the boat ended up at a depth of almost 8,200ft (2,500m), local police said.<\/p>\n
‘The skipper of the Cujo issued a Mayday,’ said one officer. ‘His ship was sinking due to a leak.<\/p>\n
‘Rescue boats were sent from Antibes and, after making sure everyone was safe, gendarmes detected a significant water leak at the level of the starboard front hull.<\/p>\n
‘Her owner had activated the pumps and kept the engines running, but this didn’t stop the boat sinking.’<\/p>\n
Salvage launches also arrived, but could not save the boat.<\/p>\n