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The worlds largest yacht support vessels

SuperYacht Times takes a look at the largest yacht support vessels that are currently in operation from across the globe.

The world’s largest yacht support vessels

During a recent visit to the beautiful superyacht marina in Tivat, Porto Montenegro, one of our readers saw a new support vessel, the 60 metre Sputnik. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/131799/image/large-bfb12f8320c355b1ef17b8f398bc7d2c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/131799">Painted in the same colours as her mother ship, the 72 metre Lürssen <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/591">Queen K</a>, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/3658">Sputnik</a> was built by the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Malaysia in 2006. She has a beam of 16.84 metres, draft of 4.84 metres and a gross tonnage of 1620. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/131800/image/large-61149eea1be772f2df5f316892059dc1.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/131800">Besides numerous tenders, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/3658">Sputnik</a> has a large heli platform as well as a hangar. Not many further details are available on this shadow vessel. Please contact us if you have more information on Sputnik. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the permission of SuperYachtTimes.com. The images used in this article are copyright protected. Suspected violation will be reported.By Merijn de Waard