INVESTIGATIONS will today continue into the cause of an inferno that completely destroyed a £9m Sunseeker yacht at the weekend.

The 34-metre motor cruiser, the second largest in the Sunseeker range, went up in flames at around 11pm on Friday night.

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Fire investigators spent yesterday inspecting the burnt-out wreck and carrying out interviews.

The inspections are taking some time due to the drastic extent of the boat’s damage, said a Dorset Fire and Rescue spokesman.

It is expected the findings of the investigation will be announced today. The DFRS spokesman also confirmed the blaze was not being treated as suspicious.

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The boat, which was sat out of the water on cradles, was all but complete and its Mexican owner had been due to take possession of it at the end of the month.

Brian Murphy, harbourmaster for Poole, said there had been no pollution of the harbour from the fire and he had been pleased with his team’s response.

“We activated our oil spill response plan as a precaution,” he said.

“We were well prepared and also organised an emergency bridge lift to help the response.”

Stewart McIntyre, managing director of Sunseeker, said his production staff had done an “outstanding job” in reacting to the fire and preventing any damage to the boatyard or surrounding area.

He stressed the business’ facilities had not been affected and work was carrying on as normal.

Mr McIntyre added: “I would like to thank the fire service, police, RNLI, Poole Harbour Commissioners, the Environment Agency and everyone in the Poole community who made commendable efforts to control and contain any damage caused by the incident.”