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Boats
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Meet Captain Mark Maguire, TikTok’s Straight-Talking Star Demystifying Container Shipping [Videos]
03 Dec 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The sharp-shooting, straight-talking man of the Big Blues has been making waves on TikTok, if you can believe it, showcasing his life out at sea plying the global trade routes and demystifying the world of container shipping.
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Antarctica Cruise Guests Staging Hunger Strike After Trip Cut Short From “Unexpected Malfunction”
03 Dec 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
No one is screaming louder right now than a group of cruise passengers, who staged a hunger strike after their Antarctica itinerary was cut short and they were given a decent refund.
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Sixteen People Missing After Newly-Built Tourist Yacht Sinks In Rough Seas
26 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
There were no mechanical issues at the time of the event, and witnesses said that the boat capsized after being hit by a strong wave.
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How A Sport Billionaire’s Rags-To-Riches Tale Saw His $1.2 Million-A-Week Yacht Rented To Netflix For A $150 Million Movie
07 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The superyacht stole the spotlight in a 2019 Netflix action thriller, where it even managed to outshine Ryan Reynolds’ charm.
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Blazed South African Fishing Vessel Feared Sunken Off Cape Coast, Says SAMSA
15 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The fiery incident involved the now abandoned 62-year-old MVF Armana while she was located approximately 60 Nautical Miles offshore from Gansbaai.
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New Zealand Minister Lashes Out At Trolling Of Sunk Ship’s Female Captain
11 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Despite taunts from the lesser-evolved netizens of the internet, Commander Yvonne Gray ensured all 75 people on board were evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued during the incident, which she called her “very worst imagining”.
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A Russian Spy Turned Banker Is Selling His Massive Superyacht For $100 Million
12 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Amaryllis, a 78.43-metre Abeking & Rasmussen custom superyacht, owned by Russian businessman and former banker Andrey Borodin, is a true marvel of luxury.
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Autopsies Reveal Bayesian Victims Died Of ‘Dry Drowning,’ Painting A Terrifying Picture Of Their Last Moments
06 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The autopsies of the first four victims suggest that they had found an air bubble in the cabin in which five of the victims’ bodies were discovered.
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Bayesian’s Manufacturer Points Finger At Crew Of Sunken Ship, Blames “Human Error”
23 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
CEO of the Italian Sea Group, who bought the Bayesian’s constructors Perini Navi two years ago, has spoken out following the sinking of the £30 million (R700 million) superyacht off the coast of Sicily.
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China’s Peace Ark Naval Hospital Ship Is Coming To Give Cape Town A Little TLC
21 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Since its launch in 2007 and on its mission Harmony, the Peace Ark has visited over 45 countries and regions and provided medical care services to more than 290,000 people.
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Here’s Why A Boat As Sturdy As The Bayesian Might Have Sunk [Video]
21 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Mariners are pointing at some of the Bayesian’s unique features that could’ve been a factor in its demise.
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Everything We Know About Waterspouts – The Bizarre Ocean Weather Phenomenon That Sank The Bayesian Billionaire’s Yacht [Video]
21 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The luxury sailboat was anchored just a few hundred metres off the coast of Porticello on calm seas when it was suddenly struck by a violent waterspout that took it down.
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There’s Something Fishy About The Sinking Of That Billionaire Mike Lynch’s Yacht In A Tornado Off The Sicilian Coast
20 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
That’s because Lynch’s ex-colleague and co-defendant in a US fraud trial was fatally struck by a car two days before authorities say a tornado abruptly sunk Lynch’s yacht off the coast of Sicily.
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Luxury Superyacht Sunk By Tornado After Freak Storm Hits Sicilian Coast
19 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The passengers are reported to have been tourists on holiday in Sicily, and it is feared that those missing may have been trapped inside their cabins.
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Billionaire Bumper Bashing – Superyacht Owned By Steve Jobs’ Widow Crashed Into Another Yacht Owned By Mexican Telecom Tycoon
08 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The two luxury liners, which cost a combined $265 million, slammed into each other after a vicious gust of wind off the Italian coast of Naples put them on a collision course.
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18 People Rescued From Life Raft After Their Cargo Ship Gets Hit By Rough Seas Off West Coast
10 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
An 18-member crew had to be rescued from a life raft after their cargo ship was stricken by strong winds and 3.5 meters swells about 60 nautical miles west of Doringbaai.
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Bus That Transform Into A Boat Will Take Passengers Around Cape Town Soon [Video]
03 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This fascinating vehicle transforms from a bus to a boat mid-journey, allowing passengers to experience all manners of getting around while exploring the beauty of the Mother City.
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The Luxury Residential Gigayacht That Will Be Bigger Than ‘Titanic’ [Images]
02 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Meet Ulyssia, a new 324-metre marvel that combines the best features of a superyacht, cruise ship, and condo into one epic package.
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Cape Town Has Become The Global Leader For Production Of Luxury Offshore Catamarans
27 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
South Africa is also highly regarded for producing semi-rigid boats and rescue craft, with several manufacturers operating in this sub-sector.
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Travel To 80 Places Over Five Months On The Ultra-Luxurious Three Oceans World Cruise 2027
06 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The voyage includes 11 overnights in ports from Honolulu to Bordeaux and includes Cape Town, nogal.
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Bizarre Runaway Boat Crash At Monaco Grand Prix Caught On Camera [Video]
27 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Monaco Grand Prix is known for its occasional bizarre moments, but this weekend’s incident involving a boat in the port of Monte Carlo tops them all.
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11 Fishermen Still Missing After Hout Bay Trawler Tragedy
20 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Nine of the 20 local fishermen were saved after a mayday call was intercepted on Friday afternoon.
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Saudi Arabia’s Latest OTT Project Envisions A Massive New Marina For Superyachts [Video]
14 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Though its initial plans for the Line seem to have been scaled back – by a lot – Saudi Arabia’s wildly ambitious, and at times impractical, vision to remake the desert country into a tourist paradise is not over.
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Cape Town’s Cruise Ship Industry Is At An All Time High – But Mind The Traffic
11 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Cape Town has been growing in popularity as a stop for international cruise ships, which has offered enormous potential for tourism growth. It has also created major congestion on our roads.
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Shame, A Norwegian Cruise Ship Left Eight Passengers Stranded On African Island
03 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
They claim they are on the little-known island without money and vital medications after the vessel left port without them.
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Australian Billionaire Clive Palmer Confirms He Is Going To Build A Replica Of The Titanic
14 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Ignoring superstitions around replicating the most famous death ship ever, it would be magnificent to see the Titanic II sail into Cape Town harbour.
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Redditors Debate The Meaning Of Money After Someone Posted A Pic Of An Entrepreneur’s OTT Superyacht
28 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“Sometimes you may be so rich that money loses meaning.”
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Couple Who Disappeared After Yacht Was Hijacked By Escape Convicts ‘Likely Thrown Overboard’
27 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Kathy and Ralph are experienced adventurers who spent their retirement sailing aboard Simplicity, spending summers in New England and winters in the Caribbean.
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Tragic Santorini Shipwreck Now A Ticking Environmental Time Bomb
19 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
17 years later the ship is still sitting in the ocean, leaking toxins, chemicals and heavy metals into the ocean all around the world-famous Greek island and its beautiful caldera.
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The World’s Largest Luxury Residential Yacht Is Gracing South Africa For An Extended Visit
31 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The World, Residences at Sea will be sailing into Cape Town for an extended five-day visit in February and March before sailing on to Mossel Bay and Durban.
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