Will This Billionaire’s 351 Foot Superyacht Help Sailors? [Ep. 161]
You won't believe what happens when sailors call in reinforcements for a situation that the little boats can't handle!
#rescue #superyacht #travel
A large motor yacht is drifting towards a prestine beach in a storm. The sailing yachts and their small dinghies are no match for a 60+ foot yacht adrift in heavy winds and can do nothing to save it from beaching and a potential environmental disaster.
What do we do? We call our friends to get reinforcements from a huge global elite billionare owned 107 meter mega yacht “Andromeda” anchored nearby and we work with their crew as they send in the cavalry (a huge diesel powered RIB) to rescue the yacht which has dragged its anchor in 40+ knot wind gusts.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Leaving Marina Taina Tahiti. A calm trip where we watch surfers and foil boards.
4:00 Arriving in Opunohu Bay Mo’orea, French Polynesia. We are surrounded by superyachts and fly the drone for shots of beautiful mountain surroundings
7:23 Heavy weather brings big winds which causes sailing yachts to drag anchor. We are nearly missed as a sailboat drifts by and almost plows into an expensive Gunboat 66!
8:42 Sailboats call the Superyacht for assistance rescuing an adrift motor yacht which is headed toward running aground on the beach.
10:33 A tour of the Megayacht Andromeda & its support vehicle and toys
11:08 Completing the salvage and rescue of the adrift motor yacht and placing it on a mooring
13:55 Thank you to our patrons and viewers, please support our videos if you can.
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You won’t believe what happens when sailors call in reinforcements for a situation that the little boats can’t handle!
#rescue #superyacht #travel
A large motor yacht is drifting towards a prestine beach in a storm. The sailing yachts and their small dinghies are no match for a 60+ foot yacht adrift in heavy winds and can do nothing to save it from beaching and a potential environmental disaster.
What do we do? We call our friends to get reinforcements from a huge global elite billionare owned 107 meter mega yacht “Andromeda” anchored nearby and we work with their crew as they send in the cavalry (a huge diesel powered RIB) to rescue the yacht which has dragged its anchor in 40+ knot wind gusts.
Support our video creation: www.patreon.com/ruca
Visit our website: www.sweetruca.com
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Leaving Marina Taina Tahiti. A calm trip where we watch surfers and foil boards.
4:00 Arriving in Opunohu Bay Mo’orea, French Polynesia. We are surrounded by superyachts and fly the drone for shots of beautiful mountain surroundings
7:23 Heavy weather brings big winds which causes sailing yachts to drag anchor. We are nearly missed as a sailboat drifts by and almost plows into an expensive Gunboat 66!
8:42 Sailboats call the Superyacht for assistance rescuing an adrift motor yacht which is headed toward running aground on the beach.
10:33 A tour of the Megayacht Andromeda & its support vehicle and toys
11:08 Completing the salvage and rescue of the adrift motor yacht and placing it on a mooring
13:55 Thank you to our patrons and viewers, please support our videos if you can.
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