Friday, February 17, 2012

News: “Most Innovative Yacht of 2011” Sinks Off the Coast of Greece Today w/video


The 2011 Super Yacht by Proteksan & Turquoise named Yogi put out a distress call this morning, Friday 17th.  It is unclear what went wrong, but the vessel had lost engine power as was stranded in gale force winds when the call went out.  A total of 8 people were on board at the time including guests and crew.  All 8 people escaped aboard a coast guard helicopter.  The vessel was out for charter at the time of the incident, the owner was not on board.  Check out some video from the rescue helicopter after the break.  There are also a few more before and after photos of the Yogi.






Source: Sail World and Vimeo

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