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The worlds largest yacht support vessels

SuperYacht Times takes a look at the largest yacht support vessels that are currently in operation from across the globe.

The world’s largest yacht support vessels

The owners of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> have issued a press release to SuperYacht Times stating that the 66.75-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/702" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Campbell Shipyards (Company)">Campbell Shipyards</a> superyacht has been released and has departed Cape Town following a protracted legal battle regarding the superyacht’s ownership. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/117651/image/large-1be2e510bf34a3ef9375d4ad9bec2d55.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/117651"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> was arrested at the request of Daniel Janse van Rensburg in Cape Town, South Africa in regards to a legal dispute he had with Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Equatorial Guinea's Vice-President, on 7 February 2023. The local businessman alleges that he was unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea for about 500 days after a business deal went sour.&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> was preparing to depart from Cape Town, following technical maintenance and a flag and class survey, when Daniel Janse van Rensburg’s lawyer executed a writ alleging that the superyacht belonged to Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/96064/image/large-efe0c2578964b8b81737e3d665147eca.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/96064">On 10 February, the owners of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> requested supporting evidence from Daniel Janse van Rensburg that the yacht belonged to Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, but none were provided. On 16 February, a response was received conceding to the release of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> since their ownership allegations were incorrect.<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> was formally released on 21 February, and has since departed Cape Town. The owners of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> are now pursuing potential options to seek financial damages caused by the unlawful actions of Daniel Janse van Rensburg.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/96065/image/large-5cd98b2394dac6cc5d77a5fa0d7f0dfc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/96065">(14-02-2023 16:15) Equatorial Guinea vice-president's 67m superyacht&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a>&nbsp;seizedAccording to local media companies, South African officials have seized the 66.75-metre superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> and two palatial homes owned by Equatorial Guinea's Vice-President, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/117652/image/large-b7d35b48e29f5943cddedb12d8281c06.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/117652">A court ordered the seizures after local businessman Daniel Janse van Rensburg won a lawsuit against the Vice-President for unlawful arrest and torture. The <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/702" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Campbell Shipyards (Company)">Campbell Shipyards</a> superyacht has been seized in the Victoria &amp; Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.Daniel Janse van Rensburg alleges that he was unlawfully detained in Equatorial Guinea for about 500 days after a business deal went wrong. The businessman has also demanded around $2.2 million (€2 million) in compensation.&nbsp;Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is the son of the world’s longest-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since August 1979. Both father and son have previously been accused of abusing wealth and resources surrounding oil in Equatorial Guinea.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/96063/image/large-c0779a5a76c12eac7d01aa8141899278.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/96063">Daniel Janse van Rensburg has been involved in a lengthy legal battle against the Vice-President in the South African courts. Last year he published a book on how a business trip to Equatorial Guinea in 2013 "turned into a journey to the depths of hell" following his "harrowing incarceration" at the notorious Black Beach prison.Lawyer Errol Eldson, who is representing the businessman, told the news agency AFP that his client had set up an airline in Equatorial Guinea with a local politician who withdrew from the venture at the last minute and demanded a financial refund.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/33196/image/large-e4c554de8b062993e622bddbf9fbfe57.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/33196">According to Errol Eldson, the dispute led to the politician phoning Vice-President Obiang. Within 10 minutes, an elite security force unit “picked Daniel up and threw him into Black Beach prison.”Previously named Golden Shadow, the 1,293 GT superyacht was built at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/702" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Campbell Shipyards (Company)">Campbell Shipyard</a> in 1994 to a design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/236" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Francis Design (Company)">Francis Design</a>. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> can accommodate up to 20 guests across 11 staterooms, as well as a crew of 22.An application to auction the assets has been filed.

Seized superyacht Blue Shadow released following lawsuit

The 67m seized superyacht Blue Shadow has been released following a lawsuit with Equatorial Guinea's Vice-President, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.

67m seized superyacht Blue Shadow released following lawsuit

<img src="/uploads/store/photo/96060/image/large-c1fc0c551f4009affd622e95733e2fbc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/96060">Built at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/702" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Campbell Shipyards (Company)">Campbell Shipyard</a> in 1994 to a design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/236" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Francis Design (Company)">Francis Design</a>, the 66.7-metre motor yacht&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> combines the best of luxury living and serious adventure in a rugged oceangoing package. Known before as Golden Shadow having operated as part of the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/45202" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen superyacht Golden Odyssey in Tivat (2015-12-01 23:00:00 +0100)">Golden Fleet</a>, the vessel was sold in April this year. With a diverse fleet of tenders and exploration craft along with an on-deck dive chamber and full SCUBA centre on board, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Blue Shadow</a> was made for the adventurous. Her 11 staterooms onboard can host up to 20 guests which all benefited from an extensive refit in 2017. Ideal for world cruising, the steel-hulled motor yacht is fitted with stabilisers and can cover an incredible range of 13,000nm. Here she is seen off Cala di Volpe on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda earlier this summer.

67m expedition yacht Blue Shadow in Sardinia

Spotted at anchor off Cala di Volpe over the summer season is the 67-metre expedition yacht Blue Shadow, built in America in 1994. 

The expedition yacht Blue Shadow in Sardinia

After over 24 years under the same ownership, the 66.7-metre expedition-ready superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Golden Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Golden Shadow</a>&nbsp;has changed hands in a recent deal where <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/158" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Fraser (Company)">Fraser’s</a> Jan Jaap Minnema represented the seller. Manuele Thiella of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4680" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Royal Yacht Brokers SARL (Company)">Royal Yacht Brokers</a> represented the buyer in the deal.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/29747/image/large-30d231b8c7ed86bef8e5b13d3b8413f2.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/29747">Built at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/702" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Campbell Shipyards (Company)">Campbell Shipyard</a> in 1994 to a design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/236" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Francis Design (Company)">Francis Design</a>, superyacht&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Golden Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Golden Shadow</a> combines the best of luxury living and serious adventure in a rugged oceangoing package. With a diverse fleet of tenders and exploration craft along with an on-deck dive chamber and full SCUBA centre on board,<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Golden Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">&nbsp;Golden Shadow</a> was made for the adventurous.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/31441/image/large-7d465e4126ba18ceaf95ec60022272e8.JPG" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/31441">Her 11 staterooms on board can host up to 20 guests on board which all benefited from an extensive refit in 2017. Ideal for world cruising, the steel-hulled motor yacht is fitted with stabilisers and can cover an incredible 13,000nm.Currently lying in Tivat, Montenegro, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Golden Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Golden Shadow</a> was asking €9,950,000.

New owner for 67m superyacht Golden Shadow

In a recent deal brokered by Fraser and Royal Yacht Brokers, the 67m expedition superyacht Golden Shadow has been sold.

Expedition superyacht Golden Shadow sold 

<img src="/uploads/store/photo/106524/image/large-2a925a45aabab1101bc5ccc2b529f017.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/106524">Captured here moored in her picturesque home port of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1857" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Porto Montenegro (Company)">Porto Montenegro</a> in Tivat, Montenegro is the 123.50-metre superyacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5626" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Golden Odyssey123.2m (404'2&quot;)Lürssen Yachts2015">Golden Odyssey</a>. Built under the project name Tatiana, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5626" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Golden Odyssey123.2m (404'2&quot;)Lürssen Yachts2015">Golden Odyssey</a> was launched at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/23" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Lürssen Yachts (Company)">Lürssen</a> shipyard in Lemwerder in March this year. Little is known about this new German giant, but she is believed to have a gross tonnage of 7,600 and is powered by a diesel-electric propulsion system. The yacht forms part of the owner’s fleet of privately owned vessels that cruise together known as the Golden Fleet. These include the 80.15-metre ex. Golden Odyssey, now named Golden Odyssey II, the 66.75 metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Blue Shadow66.75m (218'12&quot;)Campbell Shipyards1995">Golden Shadow</a> and the 30-metre sportsfisher <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6757" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Golden Osprey29.38m (96'5&quot;)Knight &amp; Carver1993">Golden Osprey</a>, which can be seen moored at the stern of the mother vessel.

Lürssen superyacht Golden Odyssey in Tivat

Written by James BarratIn 1835, when English naturalist Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands, who could blame him if he spent as little time as possible aboard his ship, the HMS Beagle? The 28 meter brig sloop was a type known as a “coffin brig” because it was tough to sail, and easy to sink. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141294/image/large-7405286e9f9d07618edd60222710f7fb.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141294">Flash forward almost 200 years to June 2012. Modern day Darwins, a multidisciplinary team of fifteen scientists from six different nations, made their own voyage of discovery in an enormously more refined vessel, the 67 meter research ship, M/Y Golden Shadow. These scientists came to the volcanic archipelago, located 972 kilometers west of Ecuador, to perform a comprehensive scientific survey of the Galapagos reef system. In more than 400 hours spent underwater, they gathered data to evaluate the reefs’ recovery nearly 30 years after the Galapagos experienced a mass coral die-off due to warm waters brought in by a severe El Niño weather pattern. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141295/image/large-a2352bcd597ce0aa6bc936e67447abc9.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141295">The Galapagos survey was sponsored by the Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation -- a public benefit organization founded by its namesake Prince Khaled Bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia. On a six-year odyssey to assess the health of major reef systems of the world called the Global Reef Expedition, the Foundation has surveyed and mapped numerous remote coral reef sites in the Caribbean Sea, the Galapagos Islands, and is now focusing their efforts in French Polynesia. Upcoming missions will include the Cook Islands, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia and Australia and key sites in the Coral Triangle. The Global Reef Expedition will conclude with research in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141296/image/large-629359f75f005099bc1f22b4b2f1f9fd.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141296">“It’s a sailor’s dream,” said Captain Mike Hitch, the marine director of the Prince’s Golden Fleet, which in addition to the Golden Shadow includes an 80 meter super yacht, the Golden Odyssey, a Cessna caravan seaplane, the Golden Eye, and a 30 meter sportfisher, the Golden Osprey. “It’s thrilling to contribute to work that helps us understand ocean ecology. Coral reefs play an important part in the health of so many species, and the survival of fisheries that feed millions of people.” <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141297/image/large-624287edc05e007525a84f6431385398.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141297">More and more, yachts like the Golden Shadow do double duty as scientific expedition vessels. But few pursue that role with the dedication of the Golden Fleet. That’s because each year Prince Khaled bin Sultan donates much of the fleet’s time to innovative oceanography and pursuit of the principle, Science Without Borders. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141298/image/large-51262ff9b924fcafdeae2f90941a9126.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141298">“Science has the most impact on conservation when it’s shared,” said Prince Khaled. “Our Science Without Borders theme keeps the Foundation focused on solving local and global problems through international cooperation. At the invitation of host countries, we sail wherever there are important oceanographic issues to study. And in return, we offer our findings, and the scientific resources of the Golden Shadow, to the researchers of every nation we visit.” <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141299/image/large-d1583c81eece1bc6183b76ad649d1f54.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141299">And those resources are world-class. Built in 1994, the Golden Shadow sleeps up to 48 scientists, officers, and crew. A biology laboratory and a fully equipped gym keep visiting scientists busy below decks. Up top, a stern elevator platform, capable of hoisting 12 tons, launches the Golden Eye, a Cessna Caravan Amphibious Plane, as well as catamarans and tenders used as diving platforms. A medical staff supervises each dive, and an onboard decompression chamber is standing by for emergencies. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141300/image/large-34ce32c551e79cc849a77bea3b295829.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141300">In the Galapagos Islands, the facilities inside the Golden Shadow were trumped only by the natural wonders outside. The islands and connecting waters teem with fascinating animals and plants. As Charles Darwin noted first, because of the islands’ isolation, many species, such as the Galapagos Sea Lion and the Marine Iguana, exist only here. Ocean currents account for the Galapagos’ biological bounty. The cold Humbolt Current flows north from Antarctica, while a deep, nutrient rich current crosses from the west. The cold water keeps water and air temperatures moderate for islands that lie right on the earth’s equator. At the same time, a warm current flows north-to-south, creating ideal conditions for coral reefs at the top of the Galapagos archipelago, except when those waters occasionally get too warm. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141301/image/large-d944cd0478a1f50ed1894b56a160302b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141301">In 1982 a severe El Nino event raised the water temperature and killed off much of that reef system. But remarkably, considering our over-stressed environment, the reefs have since recovered. The men and women of the Global Reef Expedition hope to find out what accounts for such resiliency, and whether the reefs can survive future environmental stress. “Because the Galapagos Islands are so remote, they demonstrate how reefs live without the influence of damaging man-made factors, like coastal development and nutrient runoff,” said Philip Renaud, a former U.S. Navy officer and Executive Director of the Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. “The reef system of the Galapagos Islands has proven to be robust and remarkably quick to recover from stress.” <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141302/image/large-bf680d673f21a1a8d8b1fd34b3c0d2bf.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141302">Divers operating from the Golden Shadow measured the size and distribution of coral communities at 23 sites, and examined their condition by extracting tissue samples and conducting ‘flyovers’ in the seaplane, the Golden Eye. They counted fish, to see how the fish populations measure up, and how many species are represented -- a whopping 123! Mostly, during four weeks of research, the scientists marveled at the irrepressible variety of life, as they shared busy days with sea lions and penguins, blue-footed boobies, Hammerhead sharks and Whale Sharks. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/141303/image/large-aa876506bd8a280646148d0455f544c8.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/141303">At night they returned to the Golden Shadow, and enjoyed a well earned rest in accommodations their forebear Charles Darwin could only have dreamed about. Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation +1 301 577 1288 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.livingoceansfoundation.org">www.livingoceansfoundation.org</a>

The Galapagos rediscovered by the Golden Fleet

Porto Montenegro today announced that it had signed a 30 year lease with the “Golden Fleet” to make Porto Montenegro its homeport. The Golden Fleet comprises the Golden Odyssey, Golden Shadow and Golden Osprey and will move from their current homeport of Nice to Porto Montenegro, continuing a landmark year for Porto Montenegro as key development and expansion projects get underway that firmly establish its position as the luxury homeport for superyachts. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/139260/image/large-50b6232a9187ef870f863054347d7efa.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/137101">“As captain of the Golden Fleet, I am delighted to be able to call Porto Montenegro our new ‘home’. Not only is it an extremely impressive full service superyacht facility that is continually growing, it is also located in the Bay of Kotor, one of the most protected and beautiful areas in the Mediterranean. I am confident that Porto Montenegro will continue to become one of the major superyacht hubs over the next few years and this is why we have chosen to make the move,” states Captain of the Golden Fleet, Mike Hitch. The three yachts in the Golden Fleet consist of: <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/191">Golden Odyssey</a>, 80 metres <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946">Golden Shadow</a>, 67 metres and its Sea plane, Golden Eye Golden Osprey, 30 metres “With the illustrious Golden Fleet now based at Porto Montenegro, we are firmly positioned as one of the Mediterranean’s leading luxury yacht homeports. Along with the doubling of our marina capacity, our 5-star Regent hotel, and our new refit facility 2012 is on course to be our best year ever” says Oliver Corlette, Managing Director of Porto Montenegro. The marina has also seen a number of key partnerships take place this year including the launch of Purobeach Porto Montenegro and Regent Porto Montenegro Hotel &amp; Residences. The Golden Fleet can be chartered this summer with Edmiston.Porto Montenegro +382 32 674 660 <a href="mailto:info@portomontenegro.com?subject=Porto%20Montenegro%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">info@portomontenegro.com</a> <a href="http://www.portomontenegro.com/">www.portomontenegro.com</a>Photo by Maarten Janssen

The Golden Fleet makes Porto Montenegro its Homeport

The International SeaKeepers Society is pleased to announce its festivities for the upcoming Miami International Boat Show including feting Khaled bin Sultan, celebrating Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition and presenting a Scientific Panel. SeaKeepers honoree, H.R.H. General Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, promotes scientific exploration and surveys the world’s coral reefs. HRH’s yacht fleet, which includes the M/Y <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946">Golden Shadow</a> (which employs a SeaKeeper 1000), are set to embark on a four-year Global Reef Expedition. Immediately following the scientific discussion, the panelists will be joined by others from the business and yachting community for a fundraising reception aboard Golden Shadow. Guests will have the opportunity to tour this unique research yacht and view first-hand the diver’s decompression chamber, the amphibious sea plane lift and the yacht’s scientific equipment, which includes a SeaKeeper 1000™. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/133906/image/large-d10ec51cd44450a2f2e7accd92a4aa76.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/133906">As the <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/34136">Golden Shadow</a> travels the world’s oceans, SeaKeepers will record valuable oceanographic and atmospheric data for the scientific community through the ship’s SeaKeepers 1000. “Golden Shadow is a vital part of SeaKeepers’s data collection fleet,” said Dean Klevan, president and CEO of SeaKeepers. “The greatest way to protect the sea, and ourselves, is by providing the best possible information to scientists and resource managers.”International SeaKeepers Society Jen Mangham +1 305 318 2278 <a href="mailto:jen@seakeepers.org?subject=International%20SeaKeepers%20Society%20on%20SuperYachtTimes.com">jen@seakeepers.org</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.seakeepers.org/">www.seakeepers.org</a> Photo by Benoit Donne

SeaKeepers to honor Khaled bin Sultan in Miami

<img src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/130097/image/large-728a809c04ee5d86f484f0b9cd53701e.jpg" alt="" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/130097">Superyacht Golden Odyssey in CroatiaCroatian photographer Sinisa Aljinovic took this photo of <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/191">Golden Odyssey</a> in Croatia in the Summer of 2008. The 80 metre superyacht was built by Blohm + Voss in 1990 to a design of Platou Architects with an interior by Alberto Pinto. Together with the support vessel <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946">Golden Shadow</a>, seaplane Golden Eye and sport-fisherman Golden Osprey, she forms the Golden Fleet. The fleet is available for charter through Edmiston. Photo by <a href="http://www.SuperYachtPhoto.com" target="_blank">Sinisa Aljinovic / SuperYachtPhoto.com</a>By Merijn de Waard

Superyacht Golden Odyssey in Croatia

The motoryacht Golden Shadow required a fully enclosed upper deck storage container to house watersports equipment. Norco was commissioned to design and produce a rust-free secure storage unit with easy access. For ease of transport, the ‘Box’ was moulded and manufactured in 3 sections, with the lid in 2 pieces. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/127383/image/large-7e3a8b64ddc5105a253cdb843e0880ac.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/127383">Poole based Norco are specialists in grp and composite mouldings, providing a complete service from inception and development of ideas, through to plug/tool making and final production. Norco can produce full hull or deck mouldings or smaller sections, which can be retrofitted such as a galley, garage or flybridge. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/127384/image/large-9f2c86d2fd2b723d37b009d0239f7068.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/127384">Norco +44 (0) 1202 623934 <a href="mailto:m.northey@norco.co.uk?subject=The%20retrofit%20%u201CBig%20Box%u201D%20onboard%20Golden%20Shadow%20%28SuperYachtTimes.com%29">m.northey@norco.co.uk</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.norco.co.uk">www.norco.co.uk</a>

The superyacht retrofit “Big Box” from Norco 

Officially opened late in April 2007, Monaco Marine’s La Ciotat shipyard is reporting work at full capacity. Making full use of their 35 000 sqm of hard standing, Monaco Marine and their team are currently servicing no less than 9 yachts, ranging from 24 to 82m.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/124145/image/large-5296895eb129da453dec8a363e5a1363.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/124145"><ul> <li>82m Blohm &amp; Voss – M.Y Golden Odyssey </li> <li>67m Campbell - M.Y Golden Shadow </li> <li>65m Feadship - M.Y Cedar Sea II </li> <li>58m CMN - M.Y Netanya 8 </li> <li>50m Proteksan - M.Y La Naturalle Dee </li> <li>48m Bloemsma &amp; van Breemen – M.Y Flying Eagle </li> <li>45m Abeking &amp; Rasmussen - M.Y My Little Violet </li> <li>34m Denison - M.Y Celebration </li> <li>24m passenger vessel– Provence Express </li>
</ul>8 of the above mentioned vessels were hauled out on the 2000 ton Rexroth Yachtlift®, while Golden Shadow’s work is being done on board the yacht alongside the quay. <img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/124146/image/large-63a19667a6c921f175aaef07508f9589.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/124146">The spring 2008 season promises to be equally successful for Monaco Marine La Ciotat with refit and repair work already planned for additional prestigious yachts.

Monaco Marine La Ciotat at full capacity

The new service facility of Monaco Marine La Ciotat opened its doors to megayachts at the end of April 2007. Vincent Larroque, director of the shipyard, is proud to report a very active first 9 months of activity, with no less than 25 hauling out, and a very tight schedule for the beginning of 2008.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/123778/image/large-431490642cdacc69b27fc6ca86f7578d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/123778">The site covers a total area of 35.000 square meters, with 2 200 square meters dedicated to offices and workshops. The 33.000 square meters concrete apron allows to haul out up to fourteen yachts of a size between 40 and 80 meters+. The 2000 ton Yachtlift® is positioned sideways against the quay feeding a large transfer and storage system on rails, giving maximum versatility and speed of operation. A yacht can be lifted and transferred to its berth in four hours.With references such as :<ul> <li>32m Comex built Janus </li> <li>33m Benetti, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/229">Il Odyssey</a> </li> <li>36m Nuevo Vulcano <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/820">Fayza</a> </li> <li>37m Heesen, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/700">Calaf</a> </li> <li>39m Heesen, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1413">Serenity</a> </li> <li>40m Alloy, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1001">Ad Lib</a> </li> <li>41m Alloy, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/409">Como</a> </li> <li>42m Cantieri di Pisa, <a href="http://42m%20Cantieri%20di%20Pisa,%20Element">Element</a> </li> <li>52m Amels, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/428">Kiss the Sky</a> </li> <li>52m Amels, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/25">Deniki</a> </li> <li>53m Sensation, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/988">Noble House</a> </li> <li>58m CMN, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/124">Netanya 8</a> </li> <li>58m Austal, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1748">Outback</a> </li> <li>59m Lurssen, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/371">Oasis</a> </li> <li>60m Oceanco, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/657">Aviva II</a> </li> <li>62m Codecasa, <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1622">Apogee</a> (photo) </li> <li>The Golden Fleet; 66m <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/946">Golden Shadow</a> and 80m <a href="#managed-by-application" data-legacy="true" data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/191">Golden Odyssey</a>......amongst others! </li>
</ul>Monaco Marine La Ciotat ends the year on a very positive note, having created 40 jobs (40 more in the next 6 months), and employing 250 to 300 sub-contractors at full speed.