Somewhere in the air above Turkish shores, the distant sound of a sad trombone is playing.
A nearly $1M luxury yacht sinking into the ocean minutes after it left shore has captured the curiosity of Internet users.
The “Dolce Vento” had just left the coast of Zonguldak in Northern Turkey when it was spotted tipping to one side. Fifteen minutes later, what looked like the crew could be seen jumping into the water as the boat went under.
Brand new $1M luxury yacht tips over and sinks just minutes after launching — forcing crew to jump overboard https://t.co/k2DG8c6eJQ pic.twitter.com/o7hMghIKVw
— New York Post (@nypost) September 3, 2025
It was the yacht’s maiden launch after it had been delivered to its owner in Istanbul, who reportedly paid $940,000 for it, a price that many found curious.
An investigation into the incident is underway, but meanwhile, X users offered plenty of snarky speculation over the scene:
Dolce Vento, meaning Gentle Wind.
Wind? It never got to see a slight draft. ♀️
— MAGA – American Pitbull (@MelissaRNMBA) September 3, 2025
When you order your yacht off Temu
— TradDad (@1dwn4up) September 3, 2025
If a yacht that size only cost $1M, then that explains why it sunk
— Greg McBeth (@gregmcbeth) September 3, 2025
They forgot this pic.twitter.com/lYpRouGzkf
— bits4meee (@bits4meee) September 3, 2025
The good news: $1m gets you an 85 foot yacht in Turkey.
The bad news: it floats upside down.— brian t muldoon (@brian_t_muldoon) September 3, 2025
Maybe they forgot to screw in the bilge plug? That happened to me one time but thankfully I caught it before my boat sank.
— TheBigO99 (@TheBigO1999) September 3, 2025
Look how tiny that hull is when it’s out of the water! What a terrible design. I’m no shipbuilder, but I could have told you that wasn’t going to work.
— Attas (@TxRecon1) September 3, 2025
Boat is worth at least 5x what the headline claims. Also obviously ballasted bad. She was taking on water from the get-go, hence the list, but there’s no way a list that small should have immediately capsized her.
— Kiran2K (@kiran2_k) September 3, 2025
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