Proteksan Turquoise, the builders of the 60 metre yacht, M/Y Yogi, that sank off Skyros, Greece on February 17, wishes to give an update to the release that was sent out on February 21 as it was then stated that the builder’s representatives would meet the owners, the Captain and crew on or around March 1, so as to gain an understanding of the sequence of events that lead to the casualty. It would now seem that this meeting has been postponed until March 9 at the earliest and, therefore, Proteksan Turquoise will continue to refrain from speculating on the sad event before full clarification is available.
Proteksan Turquoise would, nevertheless, like to again stress the point that M/Y Yogi’s construction and outfitting work was surveyed and certified by ABS and classed as XA1, Commercial Yachting Service, XAMS and built to MCA/LY2 compliance. She was also surveyed by the French Flag Authority during the construction period and placed on the Commercial French Registry.
The yacht’s original building programme was under the former Captain’s supervision and there has been no claim concerning her performance or engines up until the time she left the yard on February 15, where she had undergone some guarantee work, mainly paint, some interior decoration, carpet change and some minor technical adjustments.
Further updates will be released when more information becomes available.