April 6, 2023

Vitech Super Yacht Sinks off Hastings

A 27 meter Vitech super yacht titled m/y Astor with two persons and a dog on board sank while cruising off Hastings, on the East Sussex coast on Thursday April six at about 17:00 hours.  A coast guard helicopter rescued the crew while the dog was later saved by a life boat.  M/y Astor was reported sold in end January, after the yacht has sat untouched in Brighton marina for many years.   
M/y Astor is a 1993 Vitech 90 as designed by Bill Dixon and build in Taiwan.   She is actually the first of two Vitech 90 delivered with the second hull launching thirteen years later in 2006.

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