WATCH: Yacht owner forced to swim to shore as boat sinks 15 minutes into maiden voyage

Ray White (in for Bongani Bingwa on 702) speaks with international correspondent Vicki Turner.

Listen below:

A 24-metre, $940,000 yacht called Dolce Vento tipped over off the coast of Turkey shortly after taking to the water.

The boat had been on the water for about 15 minutes when it began to sink.

A bystander caught a video of the incident, which shows the owner of the yacht and the crew swimming to shore while his boat goes down.

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Rescue teams are trying to recover the yacht to determine what happened.

“Dolce Vento translates to 'gentle breeze' or 'sweet wind'. Could it have been a gust that caught the crew off guard?” 

- Vicki Turner

“I can imagine there are a few red faces in that shipyard this morning.” 

- Vicki Turner

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