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The biggest yachting news stories of June 2025

27 June 2025 • Written by Dea Jusufi

Nearly a year on from her tragic sinking, and Bayesian has finally landed ashore. It's a huge milestone for everyone involved in – and affected by – the disaster, with the hull crucial to ongoing investigations in Italy and the UK.

While the sunken Perini Navi dominated this month's news, two 100-metre-plus builds from Oceanco and Lürssen; a hydrogen-fuel breakthrough from Feadship and a surprise announcement from luxury car manufacturer Ferrari also hit the headlines.

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1. 56m sunken yacht Bayesian landed ashore for first time

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The 56-metre sailing yacht Bayesian was successfully landed ashore following her lift from the seabed earlier in the month. The Perini Navi was settled on to a custom, Dutch-built cradle in Termini Imerese, approximately 10 nautical miles from the site of her sinking in Porticello.

2. 119m Feadship superyacht Breakthrough first to receive liquid hydrogen bunkering in the Netherlands

The 118.8-metre Feadship build Breakthrough – also known as the world's first fuel-cell powered superyacht – became the first superyacht to be supplied with liquid hydrogen in the Netherlands.

The milestone was achieved in the Port of Amsterdam, which played a "key role" in enabling the hydrogen bunkering by advising on safety matters and "drawing on its experience in other alternative fuels", such as liquefied methane and gaseous hydrogen.

3. 134m Lürssen superyacht Project Deep Blue prepares for launch

Credit: Marcus Meyer

This month, the shed doors were opened on the 134.2-metre Lürssen Project Deep Blue as she prepares for her imminent launch.

In previous weeks, several photographs offered the first glimpses at the superyacht's elusive design, including her powerful –and fittingly blue – flared overhangs. Now, her full, five-deck exterior is visible to the public.

4. Netflix's Titan: OceanGate Disaster exposes ignored safety protocols and fearful work culture

A comprehensive new Netflix documentary revealed the many steps OceanGate head Stockton Rush skipped in his single-minded mission to get the Titan project off the ground.

The documentary revealed that to avoid scrutiny, the Titan submersible was not flagged by any classification society and rubber-stamped as safe, something which US Coast Guard investigator Capt Jason Neubauer "had not seen in 26 years of investigations."

5. Third-largest sailing yacht built by Vitters now listed for sale

The 59-metre Vitters sailing yacht Maximus joined the market with Bruce Brakenhoff and Mike Orchard of Edmiston for the first time since her 2023 delivery.

Commissioned for a highly experienced owner with a "focus on performance, comfort and precision", Maximus was constructed in aluminium to a design by veteran Germán Frers.

6. Oceanco launches 111m superyacht project Y726

Dutch builder Oceanco announced the launch of an 111-metre superyacht known as Y726, which brought Espen Øino, Mark Berryman and Lateral Naval Architects together on design.

She is one of the largest yachts by volume ever constructed by the shipyard, with a beam of 16 metres and a gross tonnage of 4,550GT.

7. Heesen Yachts delivers 50m "silent-cruising" superyacht Orion

This month, Dutch yard Heesen Yachts delivered and christened the 49.8-metre superyacht Orion.

A predatory profile by Dutch studio Omega Architects distinguishes the model, as does her hybrid propulsion system, which offers silent cruising up to 10 knots as well as reduced fuel consumption and lower emissions.

8. 65m classic yacht Lady Esther redelivered following three-year rebuild

The 65-metre classic yacht Lady Esther was officially redelivered following a three-year rebuild with Damen Maaskant.

Works were extensive, with Lady Esther benefiting from a 10-metre extension, a reconfigured interior layout, two glass-walled decks and a new Jacuzzi.

9. Ferrari announces 30m "self-sufficient" racing yacht with 2026 launch date

Luxury automobile manufacturer Ferrari announced a breakthrough project – a 30.5-metre foiling yacht called Ferrari Hypersail.

French naval architect Guillaume Verdier is signed onto the prototype, which will be the first of its size in the world to be exclusively energy self-sufficient; operating on renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and kinetic.

10. Nauta Design reveals 75m concept with year-round "water patio"

Italian studio Nauta Design unveiled a new 75.1-metre superyacht concept named Project Velor, designed to explore "new possibilities in spatial planning".

Among the standout features is an open-air beach club, or "water patio", located aft on the lower deck. Designed for versatility, this space features fold-out platforms and retractable glass doors that allow it to function as a year-round lounge.