Bad Company Support (now Bansky): 45.6 m Damen YS 4508 support yacht, helipad, 5,000 nm at 12 kn

Videos

Four tours from YouTube, most viewed first.

**DAMEN YACHT SUPPORT VESSEL "PINK SHADOW" SuperYacht Toy Hauler Tour**NautiStyles · 18 Dec 2021 · 286,164 viewsWatch on YouTube

**Damen Sea Axe Yacht Support Vessel [Walkthrough]**Denison Yachting · 20 Nov 2019 · 269,393 viewsWatch on YouTube

**151-Foot Superyacht Joy Rider by Damen | YachtWorld Legends EP. 4**YachtWorld · 27 Mar 2020 · 24,108 viewsWatch on YouTube

**Yacht Support | JOY RIDER | 147ft | Your own toy box on the water**Breed Media · 16 Jun 2020 · 1,408 viewsWatch on YouTube

On board

Filmed by people who were on board: guests, crew and independent reviewers. Not broker tours.

*Crew***Take a tour of the Bad Company Support 150' Vessel!**
The Bad Company fishing team's own channel shows the yacht after her 2022 refit, with Captain Dan Nedwidek.
Bad Company Fishing Adventures · 16 Jul 2022 · 103,814 viewsWatch on YouTube

Photos

The yacht under way on calm grey water, port side on, with a giant red octopus painted on the bow, the name PINK SHADOW below the wheelhouse and covered tenders on the aft deck; a village with a church tower on the shore behind — Under way as Pink Shadow, tenders stowed on the aft deck

A yoga class on pink mats on the open aft deck, with white deck markings, deck chairs along the rail and two small sailing dinghies on trolleys, by turquoise water and a rocky shore — The open aft deck, used for tenders, toys and helicopter landings

A man hitting golf balls from a mat at the stern rail of the aft deck, with PINK SHADOW towels and mats and a dinghy on a trolley, facing a green hill across turquoise water — Golf practice off the stern in the Pink Shadow years

A main-deck saloon with pale wood cabinets, a wall-mounted television, a round dining table with mustard chairs and green tub armchairs by large windows — The main-deck saloon as delivered in 2019

The saloon redecorated with dark tropical-print wallpaper, a round wooden dining table with orange chairs, leather sofas and a heavy wooden chest — The saloon after her later tropical-print redecoration

A double cabin with dark green tropical-print wallpaper, a white bed under a suspended ceiling panel, two portholes, a wicker chair and a dark green desk with flowers — A double cabin with the later tropical-print decor

A double cabin in neutral tones with a quilted cream bedspread, two portholes, a pale wood bedside table and an open door to the bathroom — A double cabin in the original 2019 decor

A twin cabin with two single beds, blue and green cushions and botanical wallpaper on every wall — One of the two twin guest cabins

The wheelhouse: a black captain's chair in front of a wood-trimmed console with chart screens and controls, and a wide wraparound windscreen looking out to sea and mountains — The wheelhouse

A narrow white galley with stainless steel worktops, a double sink, a built-in oven and a porthole — The galley

Specifications

Ice class: No ice-class notation. Her Bureau Veritas class is I ✠Hull •Mach with the service notation Special service – Yacht Support, Unrestricted navigation, and AUT-UMS for an unattended engine room
In ice, in practice: Without an ice notation she has no rated ability to work in ice, and no ice or polar voyage by her has been reported. Her class allows unrestricted navigation, and her documented passages are warm-water ocean crossings in the Atlantic and to South America
Helicopter: One touch-and-go helipad on the aft working deck of about 120 m², which also carries tenders and toys and must be cleared before a landing. Her crew of seven as built included a helicopter pilot. No hangar has been reported; the certification standard and maximum helicopter weight have not been published
Deck crane: Knuckle-boom crane lifting up to 6.7 tonnes for launching and recovering tenders and toys from the aft deck; modified in 2022 to launch a 10-metre sportfishing boat
Tenders and toys: As built: deck space for tenders up to 6 tonnes and 10.5 metres, a six-wheel-drive off-road vehicle or a small aircraft, plus a 28 m² sun deck behind the wheelhouse that doubles as Jet Ski storage. After the 2022 refit: cradles for a 10-metre sportfishing boat, two tenders and Jet Skis on the aft deck. A 10-metre Rupert tender was included in the 2023 sale listing
Submersible: None reported on board. She was designed with deck space for a submersible
Support vessel: She is a yacht support vessel herself, classed as one by Bureau Veritas. As Pink Shadow (2019–2021) she shadowed the Baltic sailing yacht Pink Gin, the first Damen support vessel dedicated to a sailing superyacht, and could host up to 200 guests for parties after racing. From 2022 she carried a sportfishing boat and tenders for Anthony Hsieh's Bad Company fishing fleet and served as its floating hotel. His newer 53-metre Damen YS 53, launched at Antalya in Turkey, took over the Bad Company Support name
Range: 5,000 nm at 12 kn
Fuel capacity: 93,900 litres
Speed: 16.5 kn maximum; 12 kn cruising
Propulsion: Two Caterpillar C32 TTA diesel engines, 1,790 kW in total, driving two propellers; three 99 kW generators. Quantum zero-speed stabilisers
Length overall: 45.6 m 46.0 m on the builder's fleet page
Beam: 8.3 m 8.0 m at the hull on the builder's fleet page and in the class register
Draught: 2.4 m at full load 3.05 m in the class register
Gross tonnage: 309 GT 315 GT in Boat International
Hull and superstructure: Semi-displacement steel hull with Damen's wave-piercing Sea Axe bow; aluminium superstructure
Builder and model: Damen Yachting, built at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem in the Netherlands, yard number 545102. Yacht Support YS 4508, the first and only hull of the model
Design: Exterior, interior and naval architecture by Damen Yachting
Guests and crew: 6 guests in 3 en-suite cabins: a main-deck master suite forward and two twin cabins; crew of 7 7 crew plus a captain on the builder's fleet page
Where she has been: After delivery in 2019 she travelled 11,000 miles to an owner's event in South America and was due at St Barths for the Bucket Regatta in March 2020. In 2022 she left Madeira on a marlin-fishing tour to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and West Africa, and in May 2023 she was in Cape Verde before heading to Fort Lauderdale. In October 2026, as Bansky, her last port of call was Palma de Mallorca
Build history: Keel laid in May 2015; Damen offered her for immediate delivery in September 2019. The YS 4508 design was first shown at the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show. Launched as Joy Rider (the launch was announced in July 2019; class date of build 29 August 2019) and renamed Pink Shadow the same year after her sale; her owner then had her modified at the Rybovich yard in Fort Lauderdale, including custom artwork on the hull. Listed for sale in 2021 and sold within six months to Anthony Hsieh, who renamed her Bad Company Support and gave her a four-month refit at Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Centre in Florida in 2022, with a grey repaint. Listed again in 2023, sold in 2026 and renamed Bansky Boat International dates the purchase to January 2022; the builder says the end of 2021
Flag: Cayman Islands, port of registry George Town
Owner: Private owner. Registered owner in the Bureau Veritas register: Bansky; manager: Bansky Services. From early 2022 until her 2026 sale she belonged to the sportfisherman Anthony Hsieh

Where is she now

Live AIS position on:

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IMO 9762314 · MMSI 319364800

Questions

Is Bad Company Support the same yacht as Joy Rider, Pink Shadow and Bansky?

Yes. The 45.6-metre Damen YS 4508 was launched as Joy Rider in 2019, became Pink Shadow the same year, Bad Company Support from 2021 to 2026 and is now Bansky; her IMO number, 9762314, has stayed the same (Bureau Veritas, VesselFinder).

Is this the same Pink Shadow as the 58-metre Damen SeaXplorer?

No. This yacht was Pink Shadow from 2019 to 2021. The 58-metre SeaXplorer 58 Pink Shadow is a different vessel, delivered by Damen in 2023 (Bureau Veritas, Damen Yachting).

Does Bad Company Support have a helipad?

Yes, a touch-and-go helipad on her aft working deck of about 120 m², which also holds tenders and toys and has to be cleared before landing. No hangar has been reported (Boat International, YachtBuyer).

How far can Bad Company Support go without refuelling?

The builder gives a range of 5,000 nautical miles at 12 knots, and she carries about 93,900 litres of fuel (Damen Yachting, Bureau Veritas).

Does Bad Company Support have an ice class?

No. Her Bureau Veritas class has no ice notation, and no ice or polar voyage by her has been reported (Bureau Veritas).

Who owns Bad Company Support now?

She was sold in 2026 and renamed Bansky; the new owner has not been named. From 2022 she belonged to sportfisherman Anthony Hsieh, whose newer 53-metre Damen now carries the Bad Company Support name (YachtBuyer, Boat International).