IPM Group Mallorca has released a great video showing the lifting of the graceful 67-metre sailing mega yacht HETAIROS, performed by STP Shipyard Palma last year as one of the most important moves to date in the Balearics. Currently one of the largest shipyards in Europe, STP Shipyard Palma was selected to work on the refit and maintenance works of this beautiful classic vessel, which has attended numerous international regattas with remarkable performance.

Over the course of about 6 hours and 12 people involved in the maneuver, including divers, sailors, travelift managers and safety staff, S/Y Hetairos was hoisted with the largest travelift STP has among its equipment and allowing lifting up to 700 tons.

Lifting of S/Y HETAIROS at STP Shipyard Palma

The working equipment operated with great care, given that HETAIROS, which was built at the time to be the largest and fastest yacht, and still have the size to cross the Panama Canal, besides having a striking boom overhanging the boat and a mast over 62 meters also has a retractable keel and a hull tech carbon, reason why the accommodation had to be done very carefully on containers specially prepared for it.