Watch shock moment £84million superyacht smashes into luxury boat & rips open vessel’s stern off Turkey coast
THIS is the dramatic moment a whopping £84 million superyacht smashes into another luxury boat and rips its stern off in Turkey.
The 90.1m Lurssen superyacht ‘Ice’ was caught on footage colliding with the three-times-smaller Numarine yacht ‘A.Mey’ in holiday hotspot Yalıkavak.
Dramatic footage shows Ice go at full speed into the rear of A.Mey, causing the vessel to chaotically spin.
The crash is audibly heard from the thrashing of the waves and the incredible impact of the superyacht to the other vessel’s stern.
The £86 million Ice continues to push the smaller luxury yacht and doesn’t appear to stop.
A.Mey continues to be dragged for a while as onlookers watch on in horror.
The yacht was being anchored when the horror collision took place.
The extent of the damage is unclear but Ice hit the bow with enough force to badly damage A.Mey’s aft section.
Similarly, the late Steve Jobs’ specially built megayacht was involved in a collision that was captured on camera.
The 78.2-meter Feadship superyacht Venus and the 104.6-meter Lady Moura collided off Naples, Italy last month.
A sudden change of wind has been confirmed as the cause of the collision between two mega-yachts, a source close to the matter told Boat International.
“On July 22, while at anchor, Venus came into contact with Lady Moura, which was also anchored,” the source said.
The source says that no family were on board, only crew members.
According to them, the wind changed very suddenly, going from an easy breeze to bursting to 55 knots in just a few minutes.
“Neither boat dragged anchor, though the other boat was on a chain double the length expected in the depth of water they were in,” the source said.
“Both captains were in discussion immediately following the incident about minor repairs needed.”
Footage of the incident, taken by Mexican businessman and owner of Lady Moura, Ricardo Salinas, shows the Venus’ bow colliding with the side of Salinas’ yacht.
In the video, you can Salinas and others on board the ship yelling and screaming trying to get the other crew’s attention as the boat is coming towards them.
The screams and blaring horns made no difference, however, as the Venus collided right into the side of Salinas’ yacht.
A loud thump is heard as the collision happens, but luckily the damage was minimal, according to the businessman.
Salinas, who released the video on Tuesday, blamed the crew of the Venus for the crash.
The video was captioned in Spanish and criticized the other yacht’s crew for how they operated the superyacht.
What is the Ice yacht?
THE iconic Ice yacht is a massive private vessel that's worth over £80 million.
It measures 295ft in length and was launched in 2005 as ‘Air’.
The vessel was completed at the Lurssen yard in Bremen, Germany and designed by Tim Heywood.
Incredible Ice was owned by Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov until 2015.
The ship has a crew of 27 people and can reach a speed of a whopping 18 knots.
Ice is extremely luxurious with a large swimming pool on the main deck and a Jacuzzi on the sundeck.