The yacht, named Dolce Vento, was approximately 85 feet in length and was completed at Med Yilmaz Shipyard.
Dolce Vento, a brad new luxury yacht worth almost $1 million, sank into the waters off the coast of Zonguldak in northern Turkey’s Eregli district on Tuesday, only fifteen minutes into its maiden voyage.
A video of the ship’s owner swimming back to shore after the approximately 85-foot boat submerged went viral on the internet, according to the New York Post.
The boat sank 15 minutes into its maiden voyage. (Representative image/Unsplash)
Luxury yacht sinks in northern Turkey
The construction of the yacht had been completed at Med Yilmaz Shipyard, as per Superyacht Times. As the boat started to sink, passengers and crew members panicked.
They immediately jumped overboard, where the ship’s owner and the captain joined them. The yacht was approximately 85 feet in length and had cost around $940,000.
As the ship slowly plunged into the waters off the coast of Zonguldak, the shipowner and others gradually swam to shore, physically unharmed by the incident. The exact cause of the incident was not known. Shipyard officials said technical inspections of Dolce Vento would be carried out soon.
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