Tug to Superyacht Conversion Sold

Working together the Zürich and UK offices of Ocean Independence (OCI)  have sold the 49m tug conversion Asteria with brokers Peter Hürzeler and Axel Douqué representing the owner and Peter Thompson representing the buyer.

The sale was concluded less than 6 months after being listed for sale by the company.

Built by Anastassiades and Tsortanides in 1970 in Greece she was converted in 2000/2002 by Northport Engineering in New Zealand into a world cruising explorer yacht.

Now fully Lloyds classed, she accommodates 12 guests in six cabins and carrying a heli-deck, is fitted with zero speed stabilisers and comes complete with a large Northwind aluminium RIB tender.