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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
The World’s Uber Rich Are Now Renting Giant Cruise Ships
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The World’s Uber Rich Are Now Renting Giant Cruise Ships

By Mark Ellwood (Bloomberg) — Floating amid mega-yachts in Monte Carlo’s crowded harbor during the May 2015 Monaco Grand Prix was a startling sight:

February 17, 2016
Total Views: 176

Thursday, January 28, 2016
Dramatic Rescue: 13 Rescued from Luxury Yacht Moments Before Sinking [VIDEO]
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Dramatic Rescue: 13 Rescued from Luxury Yacht Moments Before Sinking [VIDEO]

Some dramatic video released by the U.S. Coast Guard showing the rescue of 13 people from a luxury yacht moments before the vessel sank below the waves. The

January 28, 2016
Total Views: 58

Monday, November 23, 2015
WATCH: Launching of the Largest Superyacht of 2015, the 156-Meter “Project Omar”
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WATCH: Launching of the Largest Superyacht of 2015, the 156-Meter “Project Omar”

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov just outdid himself with the launch of his new 156 meter super yacht Project Omar. Usmanov already own another 110 meter

November 23, 2015
Total Views: 78

Thursday, October 22, 2015
People Are Saying This New Mega Sailing Yacht is the Ugliest Vessel Ever Built
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People Are Saying This New Mega Sailing Yacht is the Ugliest Vessel Ever Built

  The design of the soon-to-be world’s largest sail-assisted motor yacht was revealed for the first time recently as the vessel set out for a

October 22, 2015
Total Views: 1281

Thursday, September 24, 2015
New Icebreaking Megayacht Will Have Adventurous Billionaires Drooling
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New Icebreaking Megayacht Will Have Adventurous Billionaires Drooling

Cruising around the Caribbean or Mediterranean in a mega yacht may be relaxing and all, but for you more adventurous yachtsmen unafraid of a

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 394

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Damen Sells First Yacht Support Vessel With Fully-Enclosed Helicopter Hanger
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Damen Sells First Yacht Support Vessel With Fully-Enclosed Helicopter Hanger

  Damen Shipyards says it has just sold its first mega-yacht support vessel with a fully-enclosed helicopter hanger. That’s right, some people

July 21, 2015
Total Views: 909

Sunday, May 24, 2015
WATCH: Mega Yacht Lift Goes Horribly Wrong
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WATCH: Mega Yacht Lift Goes Horribly Wrong

The video below was just posted to facebook by the Panama-based website Mi Diario and shows a heavy lift project going horribly wrong. You can watch the

May 24, 2015
Total Views: 1321

Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Dragonfly superyacht
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Superyacht Dragonfly Comes to Vanuatu’s Rescue After Devastating Cyclone

Under the direction of the yacht owners, the crew of M/Y Dragonfly put the hammer down and sailed 1600 nautical miles over 3.5 days to reach the south Pacific

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 158

Thursday, March 5, 2015
WATCH: Superyacht Dwarfs Small Dutch Town
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WATCH: Superyacht Dwarfs Small Dutch Town

Check out this aerial drone video of a brand new 83.5-meter (nearly 274 feet!) superyacht in the canal's of the small town of Alphen aan den Rijn, in the

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 282

Monday, December 8, 2014
Austrian Company Unveils Tanker-Based Superyacht Concept
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Austrian Company Unveils Tanker-Based Superyacht Concept

An Austrian yacht design firm has unveiled a new superyacht concept for the uber rich that is based on the size and shape of a modern suezmax oil tanker.

December 8, 2014
Total Views: 280

Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Video Shows Drawbridge Close On Mega Yacht
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Video Shows Drawbridge Close On Mega Yacht

Ouch. This incident happened Tuesday evening on Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway in North Miami. The 161-foot Rockstar was damaged but none of the 15

December 3, 2014
Total Views: 63

Drawbridge Closes on Mega Yacht Near Miami
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Drawbridge Closes on Mega Yacht Near Miami

Vessel traffic on the Florida's Intracoastal Waterway is restricted Wednesday after a span of a draw bridge closed onto a the deck of a luxury yacht near

December 3, 2014
Total Views: 101

Thursday, November 27, 2014
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Sometimes, One Megayacht Just Isn’t Enough

Kiwi billionaire Graeme Hart has opted to build another giant expedition yacht to go along with a similar vessel under construction at Kleven Verft shipyard

November 27, 2014
Total Views: 47

Friday, June 20, 2014
WATCH: Drone Films as Luxury Yacht Gets Destroyed by Fire
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WATCH: Drone Films as Luxury Yacht Gets Destroyed by Fire

A 102-foot luxury yacht possibly worth $24 million has been completely destroyed after it caught fire while dry docked at a San Diego boat yard, and it was all

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 409

Wednesday, April 23, 2014
gCaptain Announces Partnership With TheTeakRail
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gCaptain Announces Partnership With TheTeakRail

MORRO BAY, CA (April 23, 2014)- A new website, TheTeakRail.com, created by a professional mariner and an accomplished executive chef and restaurant owner, is

April 23, 2014
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Friday, November 15, 2013
Because Sometimes, One Tender Just Isn’t Enough
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Because Sometimes, One Tender Just Isn’t Enough

Damen has announced today that their  67-meter, ridiculously over-the-top seagoing toy hauler (Fast Yacht Support vessel) M/Y GARÇON, has won the

November 15, 2013
Total Views: 729

Monday, October 7, 2013
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Billionaires Emulating Jules Verne Take Submarines to Sea Depths

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) — The strange contraption slowly being assembled in a modest industrial shed in Breda, a small city in the Netherlands, bears little

October 7, 2013
Total Views: 347

Friday, October 4, 2013
16 Rescued From Burning Luxury Yacht Off Cairns
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16 Rescued From Burning Luxury Yacht Off Cairns

A passing containership came to the rescue of 16 people Thursday who were forced to abandon a burning luxury yacht off the coast of Cairns,

October 4, 2013
Total Views: 126

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
WATCH: Researchers ‘Spoof’ Superyacht Off Course
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WATCH: Researchers ‘Spoof’ Superyacht Off Course

A radio navigation research team from The University of Texas at Austin set out this summer to secretly coerce a 213-foot yacht off its course using a

July 30, 2013
Total Views: 61

helicopter incident yacht
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Yacht Almost Loses Helicopter [IMAGE]

Update: 2 August 2013- According to a comment on Facebook, two of the straps that secured the helicopter to the deck apparently broke in a strong gust, causing

July 30, 2013
Total Views: 352