Overview
- Two excursion vessels — a Pardo‑type yacht and a rigid‑hulled inflatable — collided late Sunday in the Bay of Cannes, throwing all ten people aboard the inflatable into the sea.
- A 24‑year‑old man reported by the mayor to have been steering the inflatable is missing and has not been found despite helicopter and boat searches on Monday morning.
- Ten people were injured in the crash and taken to regional hospitals in Cannes and Nice, with authorities reporting four patients in serious condition.
- Local police described the vessel types and said investigators cannot rule out alcohol or drug use on one boat, and the French judiciary has opened a formal inquiry.
- The nighttime collision on the busy Côte d'Azur highlights safety risks for tourist excursions and could prompt stricter oversight of night boating and toxicology and technical checks during the investigation.