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Giuseppe Taranto, The Italian Sea Group Vice Chairman, Dies

Diane M. Byrne — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:12:17 +0000

Following an undisclosed illness, Giuseppe Taranto, the vice chairman of The Italian Sea Group, has died. The shipyard released a statement earlier today announcing his passing, which comes after being ill for less than a year. “Giuseppe Taranto fought with immense courage and dignity this tremendous disease that brought him away from his beloved ones,” […]

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Jan-Erik Nyfelt, Baltic Yachts Co-Founder, Dies

Diane M. Byrne — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Jan-Erik Nyfelt, affectionately “Janne” to his colleagues at Baltic Yachts, passed away on January 28. He was among the co-founders of the Finnish shipyard and still active in its activities even after retirement. The news comes from a Baltic Yachts statement. It does not mention his age at the time of his death. Baltic Yachts […]

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Superyacht Owners & Industry Figures Who Died in 2022

Diane M. Byrne — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 05:00:00 +0000

In yachting parlance, “eight bells” often refers to the death of a sailor. It’s from the centuries-old practice of ringing a ship’s bell eight times, which signified the end of a crewmember’s watch duty. Sadly, this year the yachting world rang eight bells multiple times, for superyacht owners and industry figures. Each has left an […]

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Henk Wiekens, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Pendennis, Dies

Diane M. Byrne — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Henk Wiekens, who helped transform Pendennis from a one-location sailing-superyacht shipyard into a multi-national builder, refitter, and restorer, died suddenly on October 19. His age is unknown. “Words cannot express what a hole this leaves in the Pendennis family,” a statement from the shipyard reads. It credits him with not just growing the company, but […]

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Dick Mulder, Second-Generation Mulder Shipyard Chief, Dies

Diane M. Byrne — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:04 +0000

Dirk Robert Mulder (above right), better known as Dick Mulder, the managing director of the family-owned Mulder Shipyard in The Netherlands, died on July 24. The son of the yard’s founder, and leading its expansion into megayachts and international markets, he was 60 years old. Dirk Mulder Sr. established the yard—under a different name, however—in […]

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