Posted on 12/31/2021 7:57:35 AM PST by dynachrome
Talk about a whole boatload of problems.
A $51 million superyacht, Utopia IV — owned by multimillionaire JR Ridinger — rear-ended and sunk a gas tanker in the Bahamas on Christmas Eve.
According to reports, the Utopia hit the stern of the tanker, the Tropic Breeze, at 10 p.m. off the coast of New Providence Island.
Maritime Management, which owns the sunken ship, told the local Caribbean National Weekly, “The catastrophic force of the collision pierced the stern of the tanker causing the tanker to sink to the ocean floor at an estimated depth of 2,000 feet.”
As for potential environmental damage, the company said that all “non-persistent materials [LPG, marine gas and automotive gas] … are lighter than water and will evaporate if exposed to surface air.”
Crew members were rescued by another passing superyacht, called Amara.
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What happened to the yacht?
Perfect response.
Beat me to it.
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I’m thinking it must have been armor plated.
I just watched “All is Lost” again the other night.
Getting rammed and sinking really sucks.
Clearly he skimped on hiring a high quality crew. Maybe he got some woke cast-off from the US Navy to run his yacht for him.
Now he can claim that he lost his guns in a ‘boating accident’.
I’d imagine a ship is responsible for what is in front of it.
The US Navy had some fatal collisions a few years ago, all could be traced to bad training and equipment. You’d think Navy sailors and officers would be experts at that kind of thing.
Was Captain Ron driving?
Yeah. All right, you primitive screwheads, listen up. See this? This... is my BOOMSHIP! It’s a 206’-8” megayacht that accommodates 12 with a crew of 13. It’s Rossinavi’s top-of-the-line. You can’t find this in the local boatyard. That’s right, this sweet baby was made in Viareggio, Italy. Retails for about $50 million. It’s got an aluminum hull, six cabins, and a top speed of 24 knots. That’s right. Shop Smart. Shop Rossinavi. YA GOT THAT!?”
smited ship
sank same
Good one!
He hired to ex-USN female sailors who were so busy fighting over the attentions of the helmsman that they didn’t bother to look out the window.
Go woke go broke.
Autopilot at night?
How do you PIERCE the STERN of a TANKER?
First there was snow piercer, now steel piercer? When will the madness end?
Not good to run into A Ship Of Fuels
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