The 26 meter Posillipo yacht Hendemim partly sunk following collision in a break-water at Bodrum, Turkey on 13:30 of Tuesday third November. The yacht is reported to have suffered an engine failure during manoeuvring and with the strong twenty knots winds of the moment ended colliding into the break-water of the marina on the port side of the hull, which breached its hull. On collision the yacht started to take on water, with the situation getting worse during towing operation were the yacht partly sank, with only it's flybridge remaining visible. The two crew onboard were saved and are reported to have not been injured. A salvage operation is currently being organized.
The yacht in this accident is a Posillipo Technema 87 as designed by Giovanni Zuccon and produced from 1994 to 1999 in three units. In it's production years the Technema 87 was Posillipo largest built and produced yacht to date.


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