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Hellenic Air Force / EPA
An aerial view taken from a Greek military Super Puma all-weather helicopter shows a 60-meter-long yacht running adrift after taking in water in the sea area between the islands of Skyros and Psarra, central Aegean Sea, Greece on Feb. 17. All passengers and crew, eight French nationals, were airlifted from the distressed yacht and are all safe.
Hellenic Air Force / EPA
A handout picture provided by the Hellenic Air Force taken from a military Super Puma all-weather helicopter shows a 60-meter long yacht running adrift after taking on water between the islands of Skyros and Psarra, central Aegean Sea, Greece on Feb. 17. All the passengers and crew, eight French nationals, were airlifted from the distressed yacht and are all safe.
A luxury yacht cruising the Aegean sea sank off the coast of Greece. According to Turkey's Daily News, the yacht "suffered mechanical failure in gale-force winds," and began to take in water. The eight French passengers and crew aboard were rescued after the captain sent out a distress signal.
The scene is reminiscent of the luxury cruise Costa Concordia, which hit a reef off the coast of Italy's Giglio island on Jan. 13 when the captain brought the ship too close to shore. It killed 17 people, and 16 people remain missing and are presumed dead.
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Gee, can you say Insurance job?
But short of blowing a hole in it, how do you just sink a luxury yacht that size. I'm no boater, so I really don't know. I spend my billions on castles and sh** like that.
Mike, I like your sense of humor.
I bought castles too, but they're a B*&$% to sink for insurance!
35 million down the drain.... AllState, I need a new boat!
Well the article did say that the yacht experienced "mechanical failure in gale-force winds". Depending on what the failure may have involved, bilge pumps, steering, motor, etc. & experiencing these types of weather conditions, I suspect it couldn't avoid taking on a lot of water & wasn't able to pump the water out to stay afloat. I recommend that you stay on land & inside with your billions!
boats and hos...well, eh the boat didn't make it.
When it lost mechanical power they were likely no longer able to keep the boat turned into the waves and i'd imagine that the boat was slowly taking on water along the stern to the point where it eventually rolled to one side like you see in the pictures. If they lost all electrical power, it probably happened pretty quickly and once you start taking on water like that it's just a slow sink as the vessel slowly loses its buoyancy as the water rushes in to fill the void.
You're pretty much 100% SOL if you can't steer in those conditions regardless of how big the boat is.
this yacht was brand new...built in 2011. You can google a Yacht named Yogi or IMO 9544621
Mike, did you miss the part of the article stating the yacht was french?
Something is wrong here.......look at the size of the waves in the pic? They don't look big enough to go over the edge of the boat? I had a small 42" and it even had back up separate system for bilge pumps? Divorce, Scandal, Owes Somebody, More to this story to follow.
Go look at the pictures of this yacht. The design doesn't look good for real rough waters. The freeboard in the aft section is too low for an ocean going yacht. Next time the owner should contact Delta Marine and have a good boat built here in the USA. Are you listening John Kerry?
Well, it was built in Turkey :/
Still try to wrap my head around how the bilge pumps could have failed completely...very odd.
JH...
I noticed that too, the aft is practically as low as a crab-boat, or long-liner.
Should have got a Boat made in the USA or Norway.
Rick H-481104,
"Something is wrong here.......look at the size of the waves in the pic? They don't look big enough to go over the edge of the boat? I had a small 42" and it even had back up separate system for bilge pumps? Divorce, Scandal, Owes Somebody, More to this story to follow."
Your tiny 42" boat wouldn't stand a chance in these waters & I doubt that it could accommodate a bilge system at all. The RF system installed for remote operation probably filled the entire boat!
Just a thought here about the small waves … Helicopters don’t handle well at all in ‘Gale Force’ winds. It is possible things calmed down on the seas before these photos could be taken.
I'm here to tell you it really sucks when your yacht sinks.
Ain't it though? Gad, I HATE it when that happens! Well, the carpet was probably a little worn, anyway...
I wish I had a yacht to sink! Heck, I can't even afford a kayak to sink!
Both my Ferrari and my Porsche are at the mechanic's at the same time and I hate that.
Well, the name of the yacht is "the Republican".....Future GOOD happenings to Occur???
Now it makes sense, the Republican is sinking in Liberal infested Greek waters. You see that, there is no escape for anyone when Liberal philosophy runs it's course.
Those waters have been claiming vessels since before Homer took up writing.
What do the Simpsons have to do with it?
That's a lot of money on the sea floor now.
Only a 200 footer? Let's save the newsflashes for "real" yachts!
Our family's yacht is a little smaller than that one - A 60 meter yacht seems little excessive to me.
Is your last name Lugosi ??
The sea's a fickle mistress... arrr!
But seriously, glad everyone is okay.
money well spent
rofl
its good the rich get a taste of the real life
otherwise being an a-hole myself
glad no one got hurt
35million for a 200 footer, try 150million.
He prob spends thirty-five on gas, insurance, crew, and upkeep.
Even sailing in Greek waters requires a bail-out.
LOL!
But this time the Greek bailed out the French.
So sad. What a beautful boat. Happy they are all alive. The Ocean is an agressive place....
Gregg, there is no reason for comments like that. We are all trying to be witty and clever here. Come on.
200 feet *$7000/ft is $1.4M. Heli ride priceless
Even sailing in Greek waters requires a bail-out.
But it has to be timely, too late, and it doesn't do anybody any good!
Glad everyone got off safe, but how about a bit more detail MSNBC? What was the name of the boat? Who was on it; just crew or the owner, was it rented out? Who owns the boat? I would think these interesting tidbits would be easy for a reporter to dig up.
As the saying goes, "A boat is a hole in the water that you throw money in."
Apparently the captain didn't see the hole on his charts...
The Captain's first hint at trouble was when he noticed Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio hanging out together near the stern....
Some poor job creator lost his dingy.
Thats NOT just some Yacht , thats what we guys call in my world a MEGA-YACHT anything over 145ft long. theres Yachts and then theres Mega-Yachts, this is a Mega Yacht and the electronics on board are what the average citizen would make in 10 years, not to mention the furniture alone 90% of it is custom made just for that Yacht. The Engines alone which are probably 12 or 16 cylinder Twin Turbo Diesels would cost about what 25 new good size homes cost, over 10,000 sq feet. and that Pilots house where the Captain sits and steers the Yacht - the Capatins Chair alone can run upwards of $10,000 dollars. That is a Big Money Yacht that sunk there in the photo - maybe the reporter or a Reporter can find out the name on the back of the boat and see who its registered to ???
I already posted it above.
Hope it's nobody I know.
Sounds like another case of Jewish lightning. (I spent many years on the sea and have seen it all, including someone taking an ax and chopping a hole in the hull and sinking the boat in 8 ft of water! Crime stoppers solved that one pretty quickly. LOL)
its sinking just like the GREEK ECONOMY ! ,i am suprised the greeks could afford to gas up those choppers for the rescue,but then they might ask the captain of that ship for a loan before pulling him and crew up to safety :P looks like he needs a bailout too
The seas were angry that day....."George Castanza"
Like an old man trying to return soup at a deli.
Awesome, another 1%-er we'll have to bailout!
Was that a Yacht or the Greek economy?