Miami influencers overload Lamborghini yacht by 166%, sink [Video]
It was a big weekend in Miami, with Formula 1 returning for the fourth Miami Grand Prix. But some Floridians took to the water aboard a Lamborghini yacht to get their need for speed fix. With disastrous results.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, Lamborghini reinvented the yacht
Italian exotic car manufacturer, Lamborghini, decided to take on the yacht market. It teamed up with Tecnomar yachts. The result is a 63-foot-long speedboat. It uses extensive carbon fiber to keep its weight below 24 tons. It claims a top speed of 63 knots, thanks to two 2,000-horsepower diesel V12s.
Despite being 63 feet long with two cabins below decks, the lightweight yacht advertises a maximum crew accomadation of two, a maximum guest accommodation of five. The Miami Herald reports the deceptively large speedboat has a maximum capacity of just 12 people.
That didn’t stop 32 people from crowding onto a Lamborghini yacht in Florida. And you don’t have to be a nautical expert to guess what happened next.
Things go sideways on a speedboat in Miami
Bruce Maresh was boating when he spotted something odd on the ocean. “It appeared at an angle, and the closer we get, you could tell it was a big boat.”
Florida yacht broker Oscar Diaz reports he heard a distress call go out, Saturday. “Over the radio, a captain called out, ‘MAY DAY, MY BOAT IS SINKING.’”
Witness Rachael Miller added, “It was vertical…It was straight up in the water. It definitely didn’t look ordinary, and it’s just very concerning.”
As the boat went down, stern first, everyone onboard appears to have put on life jackets and crowded onto the bow. Video shows them in a relatively good mood as the Coast Guard approached, one person joking “Women and children first!”
#Breaking #SAR ? A @USCG Sta #MiamiBeach crew & 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 & isn't a hazard to navigation. pic.twitter.com/tCds8Kp0SU
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) May 4, 2025
The Daily Mail slammed the “shameless influencers” for taking selfies on the bow of the sinking yacht, and blasting music and dancing once on Coast Guard lifeboats. Former Miss America participant Regan Hartley can be seen clutching a $350 bottle of Clase Azul Gold Tequila and announcing her “baby” is safe.
Why were the boaters all so jovial? Well Diaz explains they were in about nine feet of water, and an easy swim from two separate islands. “If they were in the open ocean, they wouldn’t be smiling so much.”
The Coast Guard reported zero injuries.
Whose Lamborghini yacht sank in Miami?
There’s no official word on who the Lamborghini yacht that sank in Miami belonged to at the time. But it appears that even before the incident they were having second thoughts. It was already listed for sale at $4.7 million.
The Coast Guard reported that after it off-loaded the partygoers, it floated the boat to the surface and got it out of the travel-way. Now, a commercial salvage operation is attending to the boat. With both its engines submerged in saltwater, it will likely need some extensive work. So if you’re on the fence about buying your own Lamborghini yacht, now’s the time to make a lowball offer. Just maybe don’t load 32 people on it. See the boat sinking for yourself in the video below:
