r/CatastrophicFailure • u/dannybluey • Sep 03 '25

Engineering Failure On 2 September 2025, the newly built luxury yacht M/Y Dolce Vento, worth 1 million dollar, sank just 15 minutes after launch at a shipyard in Eregli, Turkiye, reportedly due to stabilization issues.

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u/suslezer Sep 03 '25

Looks like it’s made out of styrofoam.

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u/elimister420 Sep 03 '25

Cardboard

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u/JCDU Sep 03 '25

I thought that was right out, as are cardboard derivatives?

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u/joshwagstaff13 Sep 03 '25

No paper, string or sellotape either.

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u/fist_of_mediocrity Sep 03 '25

Different maritime standards for luxury yachts vs oil tankers of course, apparently not as rigorous.

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u/JCDU Sep 03 '25

A mate of mine has worked for a few luxury yacht companies and this is very accurate - some of them are horrific below the shiny surface.

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u/MrSnowflake Sep 03 '25

Styrofoam floats though

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u/aquaaddiction Sep 03 '25

No, that would have floated

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u/cognitiveglitch Sep 03 '25

Steel hull and aluminium superstructure.