Proteksan Turquoise

Press Statement - February 17, 2012

Istanbul, Turkey

Proteksan Turquoise, builders of the 60 metre MY Yogi, regrets to report that the yacht sank off the coast of the island of Skyros, Greece on the morning of February 17. The yacht had left the shipyard in Turkey, where it had been undergoing some guarantee re-paint work, on February 15th and was on her way to the Mediterranean when it was hit by gale force weather conditions off Skyros. All eight crew members were rescued by a Puma helicopter from the Hellenic Coast Guard and are presently safe on Skyros, where they will stay until being transferred to Athens.

It is unclear at the moment as to what caused the vessel to sink and that will not be known until representatives from the shipyard have been able to speak to the Captain and crew, which should take place over the next two days. MY Yogi was built to MCA rules and also to French Registry safety standards and the construction was under ABS surveillance and classification.

Proteksan Turquoise would like to thank everyone who has assisted in the rescue of the crew members, especially the Hellenic Coast Guard for the utmost skill and bravery they have shown during this unfortunate incident.

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Double awards from “2011 World Yachts Trophies”

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Three Launches

Three Launches and a New Build Spell a Record Year for Turkish Shipyard.

Proteksan-Turquoise already has had a banner year, launching a combined 607 feet of superyachts-from the revival of Turquoise to the 231-foot Talisman C. Concurrently, the 238-foot Vicky is under construction at the yard and will be the yard's new flagship when she is launched.

Proteksan's launches

Turkish yard Proteksan Turquoise has had a bumper start to 2011, launching three significant yachts already - the 55.4m Turquoise, the 60.2m Yogi and the 70.54m Talisman C - with the 72.64m project NB54 , currently named Vicky, showing herself to be in an advanced stage of construction. The new flagship of the yard's projects. Vicky is being built in steel and aluminum to an H2 design, and is scheduled to be delivered in 2012.

Ex Vinydrea, new Kinta

After the succesful hand over of M/Y Chaika (ex Leo Fun – NB48) to her new owner, now M/Y Vinydrea (NB47) has found her new owner and the name has been changed to M/Y Kinta.

The interior of the yacht has been re-touched by Jean Guy Verges, who was the designer of ex Vinydrea as well,  in accordance with the taste of her new owner and ready for the new season with her new influence...

Turquoise again

Proteksan celebrates milestone

Proteksan-Turquoise is celebrating a busy 2011. The first of three planned deliveries early this year is Turquoise, built for a repeat client who ordered his first Turquoise from the yard in 1994. The high-profile launch of a yacht with solid credentials (Ed Dubois architecture, Donald Starkey Design, all supervised by surveyor Don Patton) helped put Turkey on the yachtbuilding map and establish Proteksan-Turquoise.

NB54 has been arrived in Pendik

After the completion of the hull and superstucture, as well as basic installation and piping sytems, the 72m motor yacht NB54 has been transferred on a yard-owned floating dock from Proteksan Turquoise Yacht & Ships Inc. to our Pendik facility for completion.

NB53 has had her first sea trial for her Owner

After the successful launch of its “Largest Ever” yacht NB53 (70 m), Proteksan Turquoise has carried out the first sea trial for her owner last saturday. A 18.3 knots speed was achieved during this short trial which is 1.3 knots more than the contractual speed. The yacht will be delivered to her owner in June 2011.

“Largest Ever” yacht has been launched...

Proteksan Turquoise Yachts has launched its largest ever yacht – 70 metre NB53- on March 21st, 2011. The title “largest ever” has been passed from the 60 metre NB49 to NB53 at 70 metres, launched on March 2nd, just one month after the 55 metre NB52.

Proteksan Turquoise Yachts has three mega yachts now on its pier in preparation prior to delivery to their owners. The total length of the yachts which have been launched in 2011 is now 185 metres.