Philippine presidential superyacht refurbished and renamed
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
One of the most rarely seen superyachts is the 77.33 metre Pag-Asa, the Philippine presidential yacht. The motor yacht was built by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries in Tokyo, Japan in 1959 as Lapu-Lapu. Throughout her life the superyacht has served several different presidents and before being named Pag-Asa in 2009. Read More
Updated: Fire on superyacht Dardanella causes minor damage
Monday, 7 November 2011According to local reports, superyacht Dardanella, a 36.88 metre explorer styled superyacht, caught fire at the Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City on Saturday afternoon. According to local sources firefighters responded to a fire on board superyacht Dardanella at 80 Audrey Zap Drive at 4:03 p.m. Read More
Video: Motoryacht Final Act burns and sinks
Wednesday, 26 October 2011Earlier this week, motoryacht Final Act burned and sank off the coast of Hilton Head Island. According to eyewitnesses it only took about 2-3 minutes before the entire boat was ablaze. Luckily a passing yacht rescued all people on board, as well as 2 dogs. Read More
Fire destroys superyacht SunChaser
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
According to local news sources, the 38.10 metre Chistensen superyacht SunChaser was destroyed by a fire during refit work, being carried out at the shipyard Boustead Yachts in Langkawi (BYL) in Bukit Malut. 53 Firefighters were on site after an emergency call came in at around 8 pm on the 11th of October. Read More
Superyacht One Lilo dismasted
Thursday, 25 August 2011
A few weeks ago I was on the Greek Island Ios, where I pictured the 35.97 metre sailing yacht One Lilo with a broken mast. We have no further information on what happened, only the following photo, showing the yacht with a broken mast. Sailing yacht One Lilo was originally built by Abeking & Rasmussen in 1988. Read More
Fire destroys superyacht Godspeed
Friday, 12 August 2011
On August 8th, a fire broke out on superyacht Godspeed, off the coast of Santa Teresa di Riva, a small town in the province of Messina, Sicily, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Taormina. Godspeed is a 2005 Westport 130. Details are still unknown, but the video's show that the yacht can be considered a total-loss. Read More
Superyacht intentionally runs aground to prevent sinking
Monday, 8 August 2011
Last week, superyacht Antalis narrowly escaped disaster in Greece, and we now receive news about another narrow miss, this time in the US. A Superyacht hit a rock some 100 metres off Nobska Beach near Woods Hole, Mass., on friday. Quick action by the yacht's captain prevented the yacht from taking on more water through a hole in the hull. Read More
Superyacht Antalis narrowly escapes disaster
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Superyacht Antalis narrowly escaped disaster in the Bay of Aegiali on July 3rd, 2011 in the late afternoon. The vessel was anchored close to Levrossos beach, when she took on water through her stern doors, causing the yacht to list heavily to port. Quick action by her crew and the help of locals prevented serious damage. Read More
Bannenberg designed superyacht Acajou rebuilt as Sureyya
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Last year, whilst on charter in Turkey, I cruised passed an unknown yacht near Göcek. The yacht's name, Sureyya, did not appear in any of our files, and the design did not look familiar. After lengthy investigation, we now strongly believe the yacht is the former Acajou, which was badly damaged in 2005, during a heavy storm in Greece. Read More
