By Jim Wyss and Devon Pendleton (Bloomberg) –Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has backed out of purchasing a superyacht that’s been abandoned in Antigua for over a year, after the sale…
https://gcaptain.com/ex-google-ceo-scraps-67-6-million-purchase-of-abandoned-superyacht/
Καθώς η περίοδος διακοπών κορυφώνεται, χιλιάδες σκάφη αναψυχής πλέουν στη Μεσόγειο.
Πιο συγκεκριμένα, σύμφωνα με στοιχεία της MarineTraffic, την τρέχουσα χρονική περίοδο πλέουν πάνω από 16.000 σκάφη αναψυχής και yachts στη μεγαλύτερη κλειστή θάλασσα της γης.
Η πλειονότητα των σκαφών πλέουν στις Βαλεαρίδες Νήσους (3.248), στη Λιγουρία (3.235), στο Αιγαίο Πέλαγος (2.653), στην Τυρρηνική Θάλασσα (1.963) και στο Ιόνιο Πέλαγος (1.349).
Παράλληλα, η μέση καταγραφείσα ταχύτητα των περισσότερων σκαφών...
https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2023/08/13/i-mesogeios-kataklyzetai-apo-skafi-anapsychis-kai-yachts/
By Upmanyu Trivedi (Bloomberg) –The UK’s decision to freeze an unsanctioned Russian tycoon’s £38 million ($49 million) superyacht was legal, a London court ruled in a boost to the government’s attempts…
https://gcaptain.com/russian-tycoon-fails-to-get-superyacht-out-of-canary-wharf/
By Lisa Fleisher (Bloomberg) –What do buyers of the world’s largest yachts want these days? Same thing that we all wanted more of during pandemic lockdowns: more space and a connection with…
https://gcaptain.com/dubai-boat-show-features-electric-sailboat-318-million-superyacht/
By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) –As the world opens back up with travel, the ultra-rich sail to the seductive beaches of the Maldives with their luxury vessels. Tucked away in the Indian…
By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — Billionaires over the world have descended upon the Caribbean ready for Christmas and New Year parties, as the yacht count in the region has more than…
Marine Order 52 (MO52) establishes survey, maintenance and certification...
https://mfame.guru/new-marine-order-52-yachts-and-training-vessels-from-1-january-2023/
By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) –Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal and her 30-strong team have had a busy summer booking private yachts for bankers, CEOs and other high flyers now liberated from the shackles of…
https://gcaptain.com/bankers-ceos-splash-millions-on-one-week-superyacht-rentals/
By Kristen Shirley (Bloomberg) –It takes a lot to make waves in the Hamptons, but Dom Pérignon has raised the bar on yacht charters out East this summer. Instead of merely popping…
https://gcaptain.com/the-most-expensive-meal-in-the-hamptons-is-a-30000-dinner-cruise/
LONDON (Reuters) – Fire ripped through a superyacht in southwest England on Saturday, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky and briefly releasing the burning vessel to drift across its marina. …
https://gcaptain.com/fire-engulfs-superyacht-in-british-marina/