A brand new luxury yacht, Dolce Vento, was guided into the water for the first time off the shore of northern Turkey. What seem to be a perfectly fine launch, turned awful as the vessel plunged into the waters
in just 15 minutes.
Approximately 85-foot boat worth nearly $1 million sank in no time and following the mishap, crew members and owner were seen jumping into sea to swim back to the shore. The entire incident was caught on camera and the video went viral.
Luxury Yacht Sank Minutes After Launch | Video
🚨BRAND NEW $1M YACHT SINKS MINUTES AFTER LAUNCH
Luxury vessel tips over on maiden voyage off Turkish coast as owner, captain and crew jump overboard.
Everyone safely reached shore after expensive maritime embarrassment.pic.twitter.com/qD2Fd7sCj6
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 3, 2025
According to New York Post, the yacht was delivered to its owner from Istanbul. An investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of sinking and a technical inspection will also be conducted.
Internet Has A Lot To Say
Netizens reacted sarcastically to the video and some even called it an AI-generated video.
“if a boat that big only cost $1 million I can tell you why it sunk,” one of the comments read.
Another user commented, “Congrats on unlocking the world’s most expensive diving board, kek”
The yacht was even compared to the Titanic. “Titanic: 2 hours.
This yacht: 2 minutes,” a comment reads.
“The mathematic was a bit off. Bring it back guys let’s get those dumbells more to the middle,” a comment reads.
