It's raining yachts!

[93 FORD BRONCO]

Anyone care to explain this to me? Or have any info on this. It's crazy but I'm pretty sure it's not photoshopped. Look carefully and
You'll notice all the slack on the canvas covers is hanging downwards also the two guys, and those two hatch covers falling off the deck.

[jetboat]

welcome to the internet!

It was a rigging fail when launching. There is a video if your look.

[isyeskeert]

Holy yacht!

[93 FORD BRONCO]

Originally Posted by jetboat

welcome to the internet!

It was a rigging fail when launching. There is a video if your look.

Damn! Talk about your perfect timing on that picture!

I had thought it might have been a rigging failure but then I thought. "Would they really let people be on board when they were doing that" idk what to think about this. I guess rigging failure makes the most sense

[1r3land]

Well that sucks....

He's prob got his phone in his pocket too lol

[ittybitty]

YACHT DELIVERY

85 foot custom-built motor yacht complete with 4 state rooms,
a state-of-the-art galley, GPS System and radar for navigation,
twin supercharged diesel engines, etc.

$7,474,793.00

************************************************** *********



Champagne, chocolate covered strawberries with cream and
music dockside for the excited 'soon to be owner' and a small
group of his friends.

$1500.00

Two corporate representatives, crane, and rigging
$2,500..00 a hour minimum...
a faulty turnbuckle...
$25.00



(Note the owner in the stern/back of the yacht)

Watching your 7 million dollar dreamboat nose dive into the
harbour, accompanied by two corporate representatives from the company
that built it just prior to 'inking' the final paperwork and
handing over a 7 million dollar bankers check



PRICELESS!
So, how was your day?

[BJoe]

Not that bad!

[slowlearner]

things like this make my day........the knowledge that some arsehole with too much money has his world fall apart in a split second is pure gold. Probably a nice guy and all, but

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by slowlearner

things like this make my day........the knowledge that some arsehole with too much money has his world fall apart in a split second is pure gold. Probably a nice guy and all, but

Success automatically makes you an asshole?

[slowlearner]

Originally Posted by nigels_world

Success automatically makes you an asshole?

figure of speech.......to re-phrase, somebody with so much money they can throw it about and get themselves a big fancy-pants boat that screams LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME.....I did say he "may be a nice guy and all"......

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by slowlearner

figure of speech.......to re-phrase, somebody with so much money they can throw it about and get themselves a big fancy-pants boat that screams LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME.....I did say he "may be a nice guy and all"......

I guess I still don't get it. The guy contributed a lot of money to the economy. Putting who knows how many people to work. And that automatically makes him a suspected asshole.

EDIT: You do realize you can't go "off shore" in a canoe right?

[slowlearner]

I guess I'm just a mean-spirited sumbitch who finds other peoples mis-fortunes like this a bit funny.......I try to keep it to myself but occasionally it has to get out......now, back to comments about the original subject of the boat and the poor soul who lost his boaty.....

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by slowlearner

I guess I'm just a mean-spirited sumbitch who finds other peoples mis-fortunes like this a bit funny.......I try to keep it to myself but occasionally it has to get out......now, back to comments about the original subject of the boat and the poor soul who lost his boaty.....

Don't get me wrong. I think It's worth a laugh, it is funny as hell :thumbup: but not just because he is rich. People are so disgusted by successful people these days. It's just not something I'll ever understand.

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by slowlearner

...the poor soul who lost his boaty.....

I'm sure nothing was lost here except a little time away from his yacht. People that have money for fancy shit, have money for insurance on that fancy shit.

[HyperMark]

Originally Posted by slowlearner

... finds other peoples mis-fortunes like this a bit funny.......

The Germans have a word for that.
Schadenfreude: is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.

[rangercat23]

Originally Posted by JeremyH

I'm sure nothing was lost here except a little time away from his yacht. People that have money for fancy shit, have money for insurance on that fancy shit.

I am sure the crane and rigging crew's insurance will be dealing with this incident

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by rangercat23

I am sure the crane and rigging crew's insurance will be dealing with this incident

That's what I said.....people with money for fancy shit.

[93 FORD BRONCO]

Originally Posted by slowlearner

figure of speech.......to re-phrase, somebody with so much money they can throw it about and get themselves a big fancy-pants boat that screams LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME.....I did say he "may be a nice guy and all"......

I think the phrase your looking for is "more money than sense"

[GySgt Hartman]

I found the real story:

The yacht mishap occurred on March 7, 2007 at Port Jebel Ali (a man-made harbor in the Gulf of Arabia outside Dubai, UAE).

The $1.5 million Carver 55' Marquis Motor Yacht was being lifted aboard a cargo ship by slings for transport to the USA. In other words, at the time of the accident, the yacht was being lifted, not lowered (if so, where is the water dripping from the boat?)

The yacht slipped out of the forward sling, plunged bow-first into the water and capsized.

The friction from the rear sling tore off the yacht's propellers, shafts, struts, and drive train.

The yacht was damaged beyond repair.

Just in case you think I might be pulling your leg about this incident, I am not. The accident was researched by Snopes, the online debunker of urban legends and judged true.

Dick Nocenti, a Carver spokesman was interviewed about what happened.

Nocenti said the brand-new 55-foot Carver Marquis - baseline price $1.2 million and closer to $2 million out the door - was being off-loaded for delivery to its new owner in Dubai's Port Jbel Ali on March 7, 2008.

An insurance representative was on hand snapping pictures and two Carver representatives were aboard, ready to ferry the boat to its owner as soon as it hit the water. Well, the yacht DID HIT THE WATER, but not exactly the way they had hoped it would.

The new boat was 45 feet above the water when it began to slip out of its sling while being lowered into the water. Nocenti said the boat began slipping from the rear strap due to wind and water action. The straps around the bow and stern of the boat were not tied together, which he said is a common practice when unloading yachts.

"The boat nosedived," he said. It hit bottom, crushing the front end in the somewhat shallow water, and then capsized and sank.

The two men aboard had no choice but to ride it out, a fearful few seconds that were captured on camera. Carver did not identify the two crewmen, but Nocenti said that one broke his collar bone while the other was uninjured. Nocenti said the injured representative was treated and has since returned to work.

This valuable boat was certainly built to never sink. Where have we heard that before? Wasn't there some movie about a boat that was built to never sink but it did?

The Carver Marquis is a high-end boat, built with entertainment in mind. Owners can choose to order the boat with a lower helm station or a "sky lounge," according to company marketing documents. The vessel features granite counters in the galley, Italian marble in the heads and optional quarters for crew. Standard power is a pair of 500 HP Volvo Penta diesels.

Fully loaded with 200 gallons of water and more than 800 gallons of fuel, the boat weighs roughly 62,000 pounds, according to the company.

The yacht that fell was a total loss. One of the photos shows the boat capsized, its running gear demolished, and on its way down. A few days after the accident, the boat was raised and the insurance company took possession.

The boat's owner, whom Carver did not identify, did not get to enjoy his new ride for even a second. However, Nocenti said the owner was not upset. After all, the owner was not ready to sail the boat until it reached the USA. He simply waited for the insurance company, also unidentified, to settle. Then he turned around and immediately bought another Carver.

It must be nice to be so rich that an accident like this doesn't even faze you.

[BJoe]

Until I read where it happened, I kinda felt sorry for the buyer........now, not so much.