Yatch A may never leave Bearing Sea

[Brother D]

Article has since been pulled from the World's most accurate, honest, highly-regarded newspaper

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3832041/Ru...

Not sure if there would be any truth in it?

[CanAm]

Dead link?

[Simpo Two]

Evidently the yatch has lost its bearings!

[Brother D]

Wierdly it was in the google search for a while, but even that has gone... Have to wonder if it was either completely false article by the DM, or the yard asked for it to be pulled. Is the exit to the bering sea really that shallow??

[Magic919]

If you Google and correctly spell yacht, it comes up. Whether it's the Baltic Sea or Baring I'll leave as an exercise for the reader.

[bloomen]

I'll assume that your average shipyard is fully aware of what can and can't leave its local waters. That's what they're paid for.

[joshleb]

That cannot be true surely? Just reading a reprint of the Mail article, seems like someone may be having stern words!

http://www.georgianewsday.com/news/regional/414628...

[ecsrobin]

Just blow up the bridge surely?

[Scotty2]

Tip it on its side. That's what I do when changing the burgee on my GP14 !

Might work actually.

[esuuv]

There is an article on the times website (so i can't link it) with a quote from the shipyard saying its designed to run light at 7.5m draft and so can come out through the Drogden straight which is 8.3 meters.

Empty tanks, drain the swimming pool, unload the wine cellar and the pretty girls - am sure it'll be a breeze.......

[SpeckledJim]

If this was actually a problem, could they undersling some inflatable tubes either side to lift it in the water?

[karona]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiv0fxFcV3I

[Wozy68]

'The masts were prudced by Magma Structures based in Portsmouth'

My initial thought was that the Germans would never be so silly. But it seems we are involved ........ So it will be our fault then

[ecsrobin]

Wozy68 said:

'The masts were prudced by Magma Structures based in Portsmouth'

My initial thought was that the Germans would never be so silly. But it seems we are involved ........ So it will be our fault then

They were made in portchester. You get a good view of the facility on the A27. Lord sugars boat was refitted next door and ASV who make the autonomous boats for military trials are also based there.

[V41LEY]

Thanks for the link. On another point, you will have to be a pretty ace helicopter pilot to land on that with those masts in your landing zone ! The chances for something going wrong seem obvious. Plus if you are that good - the down wash landing where it is will make it a bit breezy on the sun loungers .

Edited by V41LEY on Saturday 15th October 11:08

[marksx]

V41LEY said:

Thanks for the link. On another point, you will have to be a pretty ace helicopter pilot to land on that with those masts in your landing zone !

That was my first thought too!

Surely it is not beyond the wit of man, and the deep pockets of a billionaire to get it out. Removing the masts and refitting elsewhere, or removing a section of them.

Not that Mr Billionaire should necessarily be the one to foot the bill mind.

[AnotherClarkey]

SpeckledJim said:

If this was actually a problem, could they undersling some inflatable tubes either side to lift it in the water?

The idea is sound - camels have been in use for centuries.

[V41LEY]

PW said:

From looking at the photos, there's no helipad, so not an issue.

Bizarre - it seems to be so ugly that it's inspiring people to want schadenfreude from it, to the point where tabloids are inventing stories about how it's doomed.

In the Georgia news article it says it has a helipad so was assuming it is the area between the rear two mast.
Maybe something is launched from inside which they can tow ?

[FourWheelDrift]

It's got "a" sail up - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3840990/33...

[Otispunkmeyer]

Never heard of this guy who owns it and then I got confused with that other Yacht called A. I guess that is his too? Do they just differentiate by calling one motor yacht A and sailing yacht A?

Milnechenko's Wiki page states he started a bank at 21! Who the hell, at 21, has the means to start a bank? Everything he has started ends up as russia's largest bank/piping company/coal company/whatever as well.


Its an ugly boat by the way. Motor Yacht A looks a lot better. I don't like the, I guess, rake? or forward stance? of this thing.

Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Monday 17th October 11:59

Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Monday 17th October 12:00