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utch yard Damen Yachting has pulled , a new YS 53 support vessel, into the light, and during a well-orchestrated event, floated it in Antalya, Turkey, where it was built. In attendance was the owner, sportfisherman (and helicopter pilot) Anthony Hsieh, and his entourage on a hiatus front their fishing campaign in Cape Verde to mark the arrival of their new mothership. The vessel is a working tool and will travel around the world as the team looks for “the giants of the seas” and carries on research. “It's beautiful. It's not the shiny boat you expect, but it's built for a purpose,” Hsieh said shortly after the boat came out of the shed. Painted gray, the vessel has a fleet, including a game boat over 40ft, and to land a helicopter.

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