Aerial view of Pink Shadow under way on a bright grey sea, seen from astern: a dark green hull and superstructure, a helideck with a white H in a circle on the aft upper deck, and an open swim platform below
Pink Shadow from the air, with the helideck on her aft upper deck.

Pink Shadow

Pink Shadow is the 58-metre explorer yacht Damen Yachting delivered in August 2023, the third yacht of its SeaXplorer range and the first built at its yard in Antalya, Turkey. Her hull was started on speculation, and the owner who bought her during construction had the stern redesigned around a glass-sided pool, fold-down balconies and side-launched tenders. She has an ice-class hull with IMO Polar Code Category B certification, a certified helideck, 30 days' autonomy and a range of 5,000 nautical miles, and she is offered for charter.

58.3 m
Length overall
5,000 nm
Range at 11.5 kn
30 days
Endurance
Polar Code Cat. B
Ice class (notation not published)
1
Helipad

In short

Pink Shadow is the only SeaXplorer 58 Damen has built and the first SeaXplorer constructed at its Antalya yard; she was delivered in 2023 as the third yacht of the range, after Anawa and La Datcha (Y.CO, Boat International). Her hull is ice-classed, and she holds IMO Polar Code Category B certification under Lloyd's Register class, although her exact Polar Class notation has not been published (Damen Yachting, NAVIS). With 5,000 nautical miles of range at 11.5 knots and 30 days of autonomy, she carries two Rupert R9 tenders, road and off-road vehicles, motorcycles and an 11.4-metre sailboat, and her helideck doubles as cargo space (Boat International, YachtBuyer, Damen Yachting). During the build her owner had the stern reworked around a glass-sided pool and fold-down sides, and side-launched tenders replaced a planned slipway (Dockwalk).

Videos

Four tours from YouTube, most viewed first.

This Polar Explorer Can Take You ANYWHERE! Damen SeaXplorer 58 Pink Shadow Tour & ReviewYachtBuyer · 8 Mar 2025 · 872,588 viewsWatch on YouTube
The SeaXplorer 58 launchedDamen Yachting · 8 Feb 2023 · 106,521 viewsWatch on YouTube
Xplorer 58 | PINK SHADOWDamen Yachting · 7 Apr 2023 · 83,229 viewsWatch on YouTube
Pink Shadow | For Charter by Y.COY.CO · 2 Feb 2024 · 63,687 viewsWatch on YouTube

Photos

Pink Shadow running fast on dark blue water, seen from ahead on her starboard bow: a green hull with a silver bow plate, black window bands and radar domes on the mast
The vertical bow with its silver bow plate
Pink Shadow head-on under way, her bow wave spreading on both sides, with the enclosed bridge, mast and radar domes above and hills behind
Head-on, with the enclosed bridge wings either side
Pink Shadow at speed seen from her port bow, showing the full length of the green hull, the copper-coloured louvres aft and a large crane on the upper deck
Under way, seen from the port bow
Close view of Pink Shadow's aft superstructure against a dark hillside: a folded crane on the upper deck, railings round the helideck and copper-coloured louvred panels on the main deck
The crane and helideck railings above the louvred beach club
A bar with stools under a carved wooden canopy, pillars carved like palm trunks, yellow and pale-blue sofas and a pink neon sign, with the sea visible through the open side
The Tahiti Plage beach club on the main deck
A wood-panelled saloon with leather armchairs, bookcases, a long corridor runner and a black-and-white photograph of a river steamer on the wall
A saloon in the Fitzcarraldo theme
A lounge with a green sofa and a wooden bar under a bamboo ceiling and skylight, opening onto an aft deck and a view of mountains
An indoor bar and lounge opening onto the aft deck
A lounge with a large silver crocodile sculpture beside a green sofa, a bar behind and glass doors open to the deck
A lounge with a crocodile sculpture
A formal dining table laid for a dozen guests under two drum chandeliers, with a classical statue in a niche and a map on the wall
The formal dining table
A guest cabin with a velvet headboard, bold floral wallpaper, a crystal ceiling light and a travel trunk at the foot of the bed
A double guest cabin
A twin guest cabin with two red velvet beds, grey botanical wallpaper and a gold sunburst ceiling light
A twin guest cabin

Further reading

Independent coverage we found. We link to it rather than rewrite it.

Specifications

Ice class
Ice-class hull according to the builder; NAVIS reports Lloyd's Register classification and IMO Polar Code Category B certification, citing strengthened propulsion, Polar Class heavy-ice hull strengthening and icebreaking capability. The exact Polar Class notation has not been published
In ice, in practice
Category B is the IMO's category for ships designed to operate in polar waters in at least thin first-year ice, which may include old ice inclusions; Category A covers at least medium first-year ice. No ice or polar voyage by Pink Shadow has been reported: Y.CO offers her for Antarctic charters, and YachtBuyer notes that she was designed with warmer regions in mind
Helicopter
One certified helideck on the aft upper deck; Y.CO describes it as a touch-and-go pad, while YachtBuyer says a helicopter can be carried on board and secured for passages. The railings fold flat so the deck also stows vehicles and tenders. No hangar, and the certification standard and maximum helicopter weight have not been published "Commercially registered helipad" in Boat International (2026)
Tenders
Two 9-metre (28 ft) Rupert R9 RIBs, one with outboards and one with diesel inboards, plus a rescue tender and jet skis. Gantry cranes on either side of the main deck handle the tenders; this side-launch system replaced the slipway planned before the owner's changes
Vehicles and other craft
Road and off-road vehicles, motorcycles and a custom 11.4-metre performance sailboat. In 2024 her captain said the helideck was carrying a car, two motorbikes and a container, lifted by a large knuckle-boom crane
Support vessel
None reported for this yacht. The owner's earlier Damen yacht support vessel, the 2019 YS 4508 also named Pink Shadow, is now Bad Company Support
Endurance
30 days of autonomy; wastewater tanks that give her access to zero-discharge zones; accommodation for two expedition staff
Range
5,000 nm at 11.5 kn 5,000 nm at 12 kn on the builder's fleet page
Speed
14.5 kn maximum; 12 kn cruising 14 kn top speed in YachtBuyer, 15 kn on the Y.CO listing; 11 kn cruising in YachtBuyer's specification, 11.5 kn in the Boat International directory
Fuel capacity
188,000 litres 168,099 litres in the Boat International directory
Propulsion
Two MTU 12V 4000 M65R diesel engines of 1,492 kW each; two 248 kW Scania generators 1,491 kW (2,000 hp) per engine in YachtBuyer
Length overall
58.3 m 58 m in YachtBuyer
Beam
11.0 m
Draught
3.6 m at full load
Gross tonnage
1,090 GT 1,091 GT on the Y.CO listing and in the Boat International directory
Hull and superstructure
Steel hull, aluminium superstructure
Builder and model
Damen Yachting; designed and engineered at the head office in the Netherlands and built at Damen Yachting Antalya, Turkey. Delivered as the SeaXplorer 58, now listed by the builder as an Xplorer 58; Y.CO calls her the only one of the model, and YachtBuyer lists the model as discontinued
Design
Naval architecture by Damen Yachting; exterior by Azure Yacht Design; interior by Design Unlimited, inspired by Werner Herzog's 1982 film Fitzcarraldo. EYOS Expeditions contributed to the design
Guests and crew
12 guests in 6 cabins, all on the main deck, one of them wheelchair-accessible; crew of 15 plus two expedition staff 17 crew in Boat International (2026) and Y.CO's 2024 spotlight, 17 plus a captain in NAVIS, 18 in YachtBuyer's specification; 15 plus a captain on the builder's fleet page
Where she has been
After delivery she set off on her maiden voyage to the Mediterranean (August 2023). By mid-2024 she had spent several weeks in the Caribbean, including St Barths, and in September 2024 she was shown at the Monaco Yacht Show. Her captain then planned a charter season from Uruguay down to Ushuaia and Patagonia; that voyage has not been confirmed. In December 2025 the Boat International directory reported her most recently spotted in the South Atlantic off Brazil. For summer 2026 Boat International listed her as available for charter in France and Italy
Build history
Damen laid the hull on speculation, which took about a year off the build for the owner who bought her during construction. At the owner's request the yard reworked the aft end with a larger swim platform, a glass-sided pool, fold-down side bulwarks and side-launched tenders. She was launched by February 2023, completed sea trials in April and was delivered in August 2023 (Lloyd's Register date of build 1 August 2023), the third SeaXplorer after Anawa and La Datcha. No refit has been reported Boat International reported the delivery on 7 August 2023; Damen announced it on 21 August 2023
Charter
Offered for charter through Y.CO, with Caribbean and Bahamas winter areas and Mediterranean summer areas; not for charter to U.S. residents while in U.S. waters
Flag
Isle of Man
Owner
Reported to be owned by Hans Georg Näder (Dockwalk, August 2024), who also owns the sailing yacht Pink Gin VI. Registered owner in the Lloyd's Register: SX-58 GmbH & Co KG

Where is she now

Live AIS position on:

MarineTrafficVesselFinder

IMO 9880336 · MMSI 232046610

Questions

Is Pink Shadow an ice-class yacht?
Yes. Damen describes an ice-class hull, and NAVIS reports IMO Polar Code Category B certification under Lloyd's Register class, meaning operation in at least thin first-year ice. The exact Polar Class notation has not been published (Damen Yachting, NAVIS, IMO).
How far can Pink Shadow go without refuelling?
Her range is 5,000 nautical miles at 11.5 knots, with 30 days of autonomy; the builder's fleet page gives the same range at 12 knots (Boat International, Damen Yachting).
Does Pink Shadow have a helipad?
Yes, a certified helideck on the aft upper deck, but no hangar. YachtBuyer says a helicopter can be secured on deck for passages; otherwise the deck carries vehicles and tenders (Damen Yachting, YachtBuyer).
Who owns Pink Shadow?
Dockwalk named Hans Georg Näder as her owner in August 2024; he also owns the sailing yacht Pink Gin VI. Her registered owner is a company, SX-58 GmbH & Co KG (Dockwalk, Y.CO, Lloyd's Register).
Is Pink Shadow the same yacht as the 2019 Pink Shadow support vessel?
No. The earlier Pink Shadow was the owner's 45.6-metre Damen yacht support vessel of 2019, now named Bad Company Support; the 58-metre SeaXplorer was delivered in 2023 (Dockwalk, Boat International).
Can you charter Pink Shadow?
Yes. She is offered for charter through Y.CO, with Caribbean and Mediterranean cruising areas and Antarctic itineraries on offer (Y.CO, Boat International).

Compare with

Explorer yachts of a similar type and length in this guide.

Anawa yacht

Anawa

The first SeaXplorer: a 62-metre Polar Class yacht with her own helicopter hangar

La Datcha yacht

La Datcha

The first SeaXplorer 77: a heli-ski and dive platform with an ice-class hull and two helicopters

Scout yacht

Scout

A Dutch-built explorer styled to look like a converted commercial ship and planned as a home for seven months a year

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