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Luxury yacht capsizes off coast of Turkey moments after launch

The nearly $1 million Dolce Vento yacht capsized due to suspected stability issues, with all four aboard escaping unharmed; an official investigation is ongoing.

  • A luxury yacht named Dolce Vento sank off the coast of Zonguldak, Turkey, just 15 minutes into its maiden voyage, according to Superyacht Times.
  • All passengers, including the yacht's owner and captain, safely abandoned the vessel by jumping into the sea, according to The New York Times.
  • Officials from the shipyard will conduct technical inspections to understand the cause of the sinking, reported by The New York Post.
  • The Turkish Coast Guard and port authorities established a security perimeter around the sinking yacht to ensure safety in the area, according to The New York Post.
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In Zonguldak, Turkey, a luxury yacht, the "Dolce Vento", worth 800,000 euros, sank only 15 minutes after it was launched The day promised. A sea of oil, sun and sun.

·France
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VIDEO - In Turkey, the Dolce Vento, a brand new luxury yacht worth almost one million euros, sank just fifteen minutes after its exit from the shipyard. Without any explanation.

·Paris, France
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A ticket worth nearly $1 million was sunk across Turkey's coast in just 15 minutes after the opening, passengers and panicked crew landed on board.

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A luxury yacht has sunk after just entering the water. The footage is going viral on social media.

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From Turkey comes the viral video of a luxury yacht sunk off Eregli in Zonguldak in Turkey. The one million-dollar boat was at its inaugural trip: the Dolce Vento began to lean on one side after a few minutes from putting in the water, then sinking in the waves of the sea to the north of Turkey. There are no victims or wounded, but of course there was a general bewilderment: the first trip of the Dolce Vento could not end in a worse way. The loc…

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Akşam broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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