Yacht Sanitization in Gaeta
A sheltered Tyrrhenian harbour used for long stays between Rome and Naples.
Gaeta is where a lot of yachts sit when they are not needed: a sheltered bay, good berths, and a habit of long stays. That makes it a straightforward port to work in, and a place where standing water is the usual story.
Long stays, quiet systems
The yachts here are often waiting rather than working, which is exactly the condition that causes trouble.
A boat on a long berth gets her tank topped up and a couple of taps run. Everything else — the guest heads, the cockpit shower, the far end of the hot water loop — sits with water in it at ambient temperature for weeks at a time.
Because nobody is using those outlets, nobody notices anything. The first sign usually comes when the yacht goes back into service and every shower is run at once.
That is why we sample at the outlets that are not used, not just at the galley tap. A clean result from the only tap anybody opens tells you very little.
Everything we can treat while you are in Gaeta
The same six jobs make up almost every visit. On most yachts more than one of them is needed at the same time, which is why we survey first and then plan them into a single stop.
Fresh water system
Tanks, distribution lines and every outlet treated as one network, then checked.
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Legionella testing and remediation
A sampling plan, accredited lab analysis, and treatment across the whole network if a sample comes back positive.
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HVAC and air ducts
Ducts and air handling units opened, cleaned and checked, cabin by cabin.
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Fan coils and air conditioning
Units opened, coils and filters cleaned, condensate trays checked — where the smell on start-up usually comes from.
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Galley hoods and extraction
Filters, hood and the duct run behind it degreased, right up to the fan.
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Odour and mould investigation
Finding where a smell or a damp patch actually starts, instead of covering it.
Read moreSee the full list of services if you are looking for something more specific, such as water sampling, post-refit or charter turnaround work.
The quiet months are the opportunity
Here there is no pressure of a season, which means the work can be done properly rather than squeezed.
Treat and sample while the yacht is quiet, and there is time to deal with whatever the result shows without anything else being at stake.
If she is going back into service in spring, plan a second sample close to that date: it is the one that describes the water the owner will actually use.
From the first call to the report
The sequence is the same whichever berth you are on in Gaeta. What changes is the timing, and that is planned around the yacht rather than around us.
We look before we quote
A technician goes through the yacht with the crew: which outlets are used daily and which almost never, where the air handling units sit, what the crew has actually noticed.
The visit is planned around you
We fit the work into the window you have — between charters, during a yard period, or over a quiet weekend alongside.
We work alongside
No yard move and no lift. The heavy equipment stays on the quay; only hoses and a small dosing unit come aboard, on protected decks.
You get it in writing
Sampling points, what was done, and the laboratory report where water was analysed. That document is what closes the job.
Every port has its own rhythm. We plan the visit around the berth and the crew, not the other way round.
Francesco Colombo
CEO · AirBio Marine, a division of AirBio (Ekonore S.r.l.)
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Our own technicians, certified processes
Every intervention is carried out by AirBio technicians employed and trained in house, never subcontracted. We work under certified management systems and close each job with a technical report the captain can file on board.
- ISO 9001Quality
- ISO 14001Environment
- ISO 45001Health & safety
- ISO 16636Pest management
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What a visit looks like
A few moments from the jobs we do on yachts every season: the equipment on the quay, the systems we open and the checks we close with. The same way of working applies in Gaeta.
Other ports on the same run
If the yacht moves before we get to you, or you are berthed one harbour along, these are the pages for the ports next door.
Naples
South, in the gulf.
Open
Fiumicino
North, on the Rome coast.
Open
Palermo
South, across to Sicily.
Open
Porto Cervo
North-west, in Sardinia.
OpenThe complete list is on the ports page.
Working in Gaeta: frequently asked questions
Where do you take the samples?
At the points that matter, which usually means the outlets nobody uses rather than the one everybody does. The plan is written down so the same points can be repeated next time.
Nobody is aboard. Can you still work?
Yes, with access arranged in advance. We say exactly what we need to get on and off the yacht.
Is a treatment always needed?
No. Sometimes the sample comes back fine and the answer is a flushing routine rather than a treatment. We would rather tell you that than sell you something.
Laid up in Gaeta?
Tell us the yacht, how long she has been sitting and when she goes back in service. A technician calls you back within 24 hours.
Tell us about the yacht
Yacht length, marina, systems and what you have noticed on board. A technician reads the message and calls you back to plan the survey.
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Where we work
Italian Riviera and Tuscany marinas and yards — Viareggio, La Spezia, Portofino, Genoa, Sanremo, Livorno, Argentario — and other Mediterranean ports on request.
Documented work
Every job ends with a technical report and photos for the yacht's records.