This is the surprising second an 88-foot yacht, believed to be owned by knowledgeable poker participant nicknamed ‘The Lion’, erupted in flames off the idyllic Mediterranean island of Formentera.

Five crew and 12 passengers had been on board however everybody managed to make it off in time, despite the pace at which the boat was engulfed in flames.

Incredibly, just one individual - a Spanish member of the crew - wanted hospital therapy for minor burns, based on regional authorities.

The alarm was raised at 6pm yesterday because the yacht was anchored off Es Cavall d’en Borras seashore within the Ses Salines Natural Park.

Onlookers had been aghast because the yacht, which prices £46,000 to constitution in summer season, went up in flames.

Smoke rolled out of the boat, blackening the sky. Whether the proprietor, Diego Gomez Gonzalez, recognized within the poker world as The Lion, was on the vessel stays unknown.

Gonzalez earned his nickname after showing on the closing desk of the European Poker Tour in Prague in a full lion costume.

The Madrid-born gambler started enjoying poker along with his buddies, earlier than shifting to on-line video games after which the nationwide circuit.

His most profitable profession win was ending fifth within the European Poker Tour in Prague, the place he took residence £200,000.

The 34-year-old additionally got here second within the EPT Master’s Final in Dortmund the 12 months after, profitable £30,000.

The now destroyed boat is described on-line as being obtainable for “out-of-this-world charter vacations”.

It sleeps 12 in a VIP cabin, one double cabin and 4 twin cabins.

The beautiful yacht is full with a deck-jacuzzi and has waterskis, paddleboards and snorkelling tools.

The fireplace is believed to have unfold by means of the boat in a matter of minutes.

The Spanish coast guard took the boat additional out to sea to place out the flames.

It’s unclear whether or not the occupants had chartered the vessel or whether or not they had been acquaintances of Gonzalez.