Saturday, June 6, 2026

40 Meter Super Yacht Partially Sinks in Sinop, Turkey

The forty meter super yacht Familia partly sank as it was berthed at Sinop, in Black Sea Turkey on the evening and night of Saturday thirtieth May.  According to reports the yacht started to take on water on the evening of Saturday and on Sunday morning had its hull completely submerged.  The six crew onboard the yacht were evacuated at night.  The cause of the sinking is not reported, but heavy rain-fall was reported during the night.  Re-floating operations have already been started.  The yacht was reported arriving in Sinot the previous Thursday.
The yacht in this part sinking is a full custom Bering 121 hull R16 designed by Sabdes and delivered in 2024.  This Bering 121 completed a refit just a month ago in April at Reviva Refit in Turkey, the refit branch of Mengi Yay were the yacht was also extended by three meters.

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