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According to an exclusive report by Patronlar Dunyasi, the 86-meter mega yacht Sunrays, owned by Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia, has anchored in the coastal district of Fethiye in southwestern Türkiye to receive fuel before continuing its route across the Eastern Mediterranean.
Registered in the Cayman Islands, the yacht arrived to take on fuel transported overland from a refinery in Izmir.
The vessel received around 94,000 liters of fuel through tanker deliveries arranged at the dock. The stop was brief, serving primarily as a logistical checkpoint before departure.
Built in the Netherlands in 2010, Sunrays is equipped with features designed for long-distance leisure cruising. Onboard facilities include a dance floor, beauty salon, spa center, elevator, underwater lighting system, beach club area, and a fully equipped gym.
The yacht can host up to 12 guests in nine suite cabins, three of them classified as VIP suites, and it operates with a crew of around 25 people.
The annual operational and maintenance costs of a vessel of this scale are estimated to range between 10 and 15 million dollars.
Ravi Ruia is known as the co-founder and vice-chairman of the Essar Group, a multinational corporation active in sectors such as oil and gas exploration, mining, and retail. He founded the company alongside his brother Shashi Ruia.
Born on April 22, 1949, he studied engineering at the College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai, recognized as India’s oldest technical institution. Ruia is married to Madhu Ruia, and the couple has two children, Smiti and Rewant.
The Ruia family is known to visit the Aegean coastline regularly during the summer season.
After the fuel replenishment in Fethiye, the Ruia family and their guests are expected to depart Türkiye and set sail for the Port Said region in Egypt.
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