Overview

• The 24–30 meter yacht sank roughly 15 minutes after entering the water about 200 meters off Zonguldak’s Eregli district.
• The owner, captain and two crew abandoned the vessel and swam to shore without injury.
• Coast Guard and port authorities established a security perimeter as recovery teams deployed to the site.
• Med Yilmaz Shipyard confirmed technical inspections are underway to determine the cause.
• Maritime experts have pointed to possible stability miscalculations, including metacentric height issues, as a key line of inquiry.