How do you forget that before anyone ever takes their boat out and that's before you even get on the road before you leave your house always do a check of everything on the boat easily will avoid losing things and missing things before you get to the lake or river or wherever lol
That fast water flow can be only from the big water openings in the hull (sea chests and exhausts ). It s very common the sea chest valves letting water in if they havent been operated for longtime and whenever you remove an exhaust hose to take the inox tube out of the way for turbo removals or gearbox removals etc you need to properly seal the tube from inside and outside .
It's good to see you expanding your 'footprint'. You really seem to be enjoying all this! I know when I fire up my box and look to see what's on you get first choice if you have something new.
Isn't there an alarm that goes off when there is too much water in the bilge? How is it possible that such amounts of water collect in the bilge unnoticed?
Right! Common sailing vessels have bilge/water alarms. Up to and including APPS on the phone to alert anytime. Even drift alarms too. So! Repair crews work on boat day before. Boat partially sinks. Not one dam alarm goes off on a mega million dollar yacht. VERY FISHY sounding.
Now while I only have a very small yacht in comparison to Stefania, it is left unmanned for most of the time over winter in a very safe marina. I leave it on shore power and it is monitored and (mostly) some functions controlled remotely. I can control pumps, heating, dehumidifiers, lighting etc remotely it has CCTV and I can get the marina staff to go onboard if anything need attention. SO why not the big boat ?
With a boat worth tens of millions of dollars, you don’t take the chance of fire or flood. They are very complex vessels with lots of machinery running 24/7, under constant supervision by the crew. Insurance companies may have requirements that the boat be manned at all times. In my twenty years as a Chief Engineer, I can count the number of times on one hand that a boat was left unmanned while in the water. Shipyard periods can be a different story.
The wind in Genoa in the winter comes screaming down the valley from the north (the one where the bridge collapsed) at about 50kns gusting 70+ Vessels berthed stern-to at Molo Vecchio get the wind at about 20-30 degrees on the stbd bow and it really pushes very hard to leeward, hence port quarter damage. I used to put 4 or 5 ground lines on the bow (3 stbd & 2 port).
I was working on a Riva 110 one day in Ft. Lauderdale and the HVAC guy was in the engine room working and he unplugged a hose from the chiller without turning it off. Almost sank the boat right there in the marina. Amazing.
I have my suspicions about coffee shops. There is over 20 within a mile radius of my house which never seem to be busy yet they still open more. But then it's easy to say they sold 3000 cups when in reality they sold 300.
The water in that area isn't very deep. The stern was probably already on the bottom and so long as the bulkhead doors were closed it wasn't going to sink any further.
Its a Benetti Classic 35m. It was a total right-off the day it was built. This yacht hasn't seen proper maintenance in years. Look at the lack of gloss in the blue paint and the cap rails haven't seen varnish or teak oil since the old King died. $5.2 million for a 22 yr old Benetti Classic - someone is having a giraffe.
Wouldn't/shouldn't there be multiple pumps and alarms if they weren't working? Like, I understand they can fail, but it should have immediately alerted somebody and there should have been some sort reaction protocol for such a situation? I have a $35 water sensor in my basement and a pump that was maybe $150. I would know in 5 minutes if I needed to run that pump, and could have another pump and a generator there in less than an hour if all hell broke loose. I just don't understand how a $5million boat with crew could have so much water before they reacted.
Thank you for this video. Sad to see a beautiful SuperYacht without anybody to care of... Also, I hope to see something new about Octopus soon. I love this wonder... :-)
@@jordanbabcock9349They could do theatrical level performance, and they will never get a tip from me. They are paid hourly and they agreed to that wage. Tips? Not happening.
By the way, thing are only "expensive" if you don't have the money....I get that all the time in my biz - European auto repairs- specially -- because customers buy used and have no idea how much effort takes to service and repair the vehicle
If something like this happen to you , call an emergency diver responder ( they have diesel/gasoline external water pumps that can pump tons of water in few minutes ) and use a waterproof canva from underwater to slowdown the water inlet . Make sure nobody gonna dive under the boat as he might get trapped , Canvas shall be applied like a curtain from one side of the boat to the other by pulling lines . If there arent fin stabilizers it will be easy , those Bennetti most probably have already fin stabilizers . That s why you need an engineer onboard or Captain/Engineer .
Gotta love a crew that "happened" to notice the yacht was sinking...and.. the coffee business.. gotta love a latte..ahh the ego of these high rollers. It's never enough is it.
I'm sure the owner was disappointed the crew noticed too early. Insurance was probably worth more than the selling price. Probably should have went with engine fire instead
Bilge pumps are not damaged control devices and there should be no need for the pump to come on anyway unless something was leaking obviously. Most likely related to seawater intake valves.
Isnt it odd that the sinking is caused by a pump? is it normal for them to take on so much water that a pump is needed like that all time? I mean lose power and sink?
It's normal to have some leaks, but they shouldnt sink the boat in a day, even with a bad pump. Things like the seals around the propeller shaft. The yatch had work done to it, my guess would be something wasn't fitted properly.
@ameunier41 I watched again and missed the part where they had done work on it prior to this happeneing. I have owned large vessels and never had such a problem. Most of the water we took on came from above not below. It was such a small amount. Thanks for your thoughts.
It’s always a pleasure contributing to the Chanel. The pictures turned out to be nicer than I thought 😅 She’s still at anchor at the bay, if possible I’ll try to see if someone can get me closer so I can take a few drone shots for you
The northern Red Sea, Hurghada - Sharm (the touristy area), is very safe compared to the Straits way down south which is roughly 1000nm away. Excluding the diving companies who insist on feeding the fish which is causing the shark attacks....
FYI Esysman : It is illegal to have 'automatic bilge pumps' on mega yachts, for pollution reasons. All standard builds have manual bilge pumps and bilge alarms.
Flying Fox is a different class she can have 22 guests... Also to add on to bigphilrl that 4ml is ONLY boat and staff.. no mooring, no food, no Internet, no fuel, no electric, no water....no , no , no...
A yacht shouldn't sink within 24hrs of a bilge pump not functioning- if it's that leaky that it needs constantly pumped dry, it shouldn't be in the water.. There's another problem; perhaps a through hole seacock or seachest being buggered up by the repair guys?
Sad to see this happen to any boat owner. I am sure the ones who will be making a killing will be the the yard being paid to repair this yacht and the lawyers for the owner and the company who was working on the yacht the day before.
Royal shadow Yacht Flying Fox Secretly belongs to His Royal Highness prince Zana Windsor. Royal yacht Dilbar Secretly belongs to King Charles the 3rd. Because his Mother never told him.
Redundancy?it's hard to imagine many millions of dollars being so carelessly floating on the water with its security in the hands of a bulge pump..if it's my millions,im gonna have 7 or 8 bilge pumps as well as a massive pump flow capacity pump onboard and having different backup power sources on different circuits.
A very small point but I believe you are mis-pronouncing Stefania. Assuming the yacht is supposedly Russian owned the correct pronounciation would be; StefanIA - Stefan YAA.
And this is exactly why there's no reason for you not to be millions of dollars one small seal on the whole thing goes down anything costing over $100,000 anything costing over $10,000 should be able to stay afloat on its own without any problems that's ridiculous that a yacht needed a bilge pump in the first place there shouldn't be anything seeping or leaking Sue the yacht company for design flaws
no offence but the bilge pump not working is not the cause of the leak it could be the cause of the sinking but there shouldnt be that much water entering that it sinks a yacht in a few hours in the first place . say he was on open sea and his bilge pump is broken aslong as your not taking on water that shouldnt be a issue a yacht shouldnt be depended on a bilge pump to stay a float in normal circumstances
Same thing happened to me with my 9ft Bassmaster when I forgot to put in that drain plug. It's hell being a boat owner.
Yup bung plug for sure
Yea everyone forgets the drain plug at leat once. 😮
How do you forget that before anyone ever takes their boat out and that's before you even get on the road before you leave your house always do a check of everything on the boat easily will avoid losing things and missing things before you get to the lake or river or wherever lol
Relatable, happend to me on my 505 dinghy as well
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That fast water flow can be only from the big water openings in the hull (sea chests and exhausts ).
It s very common the sea chest valves letting water in if they havent been operated for longtime and whenever you remove an exhaust hose to take the inox tube out of the way for turbo removals or gearbox removals etc you need to properly seal the tube from inside and outside .
It looks like someone forgot their drain plug. 😜
Will be on BRONCO's GURU tonight it not alreay there LOL Think they also call themselves Drain Plug Mafia, but maybe not.
Now you know why starbucks is so expensive. Stephanie has such a beautiful paint job.
*STEFANIA These super yacht owners do not pay tax so you’re paying for the boat in effect, one coffee at a time. Terrible coffee it is too.
it took on a lot of water in a short time for a bilge pump failure. Someone punctured a hull.
Must be a pretty rough build if it takes so much water in a few hours that it partially sinks without the bilge pumps 😂😂😂
It's good to see you expanding your 'footprint'. You really seem to be enjoying all this!
I know when I fire up my box and look to see what's on you get first choice if you have something new.
About the Bilge pump i have 4 in my boat just in case one fails THANKS AGAIN FOR THE UPDATE VIDEO my friend....
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Isn't there an alarm that goes off when there is too much water in the bilge?
How is it possible that such amounts of water collect in the bilge unnoticed?
Right! Common sailing vessels have bilge/water alarms. Up to and including APPS on the phone to alert anytime. Even drift alarms too. So!
Repair crews work on boat day before.
Boat partially sinks.
Not one dam alarm goes off on a mega million dollar yacht.
VERY FISHY sounding.
Oh my, it must be a sinking feeling to be awakened to your yatch taking on water.
True story, my Boston whaler is said to be unsinkable.
So...just do "Boston whaler" on those bigger boats.
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Loved your comment!
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Yea those Boston Whalers are unsinkable but will float just below the surface when full of water.
Now while I only have a very small yacht in comparison to Stefania, it is left unmanned for most of the time over winter in a very safe marina. I leave it on shore power and it is monitored and (mostly) some functions controlled remotely. I can control pumps, heating, dehumidifiers, lighting etc remotely it has CCTV and I can get the marina staff to go onboard if anything need attention. SO why not the big boat ?
With a boat worth tens of millions of dollars, you don’t take the chance of fire or flood. They are very complex vessels with lots of machinery running 24/7, under constant supervision by the crew. Insurance companies may have requirements that the boat be manned at all times. In my twenty years as a Chief Engineer, I can count the number of times on one hand that a boat was left unmanned while in the water. Shipyard periods can be a different story.
The wind in Genoa in the winter comes screaming down the valley from the north (the one where the bridge collapsed) at about 50kns gusting 70+ Vessels berthed stern-to at Molo Vecchio get the wind at about 20-30 degrees on the stbd bow and it really pushes very hard to leeward, hence port quarter damage. I used to put 4 or 5 ground lines on the bow (3 stbd & 2 port).
I was working on a Riva 110 one day in Ft. Lauderdale and the HVAC guy was in the engine room working and he unplugged a hose from the chiller without turning it off. Almost sank the boat right there in the marina. Amazing.
smh
I have my suspicions about coffee shops. There is over 20 within a mile radius of my house which never seem to be busy yet they still open more. But then it's easy to say they sold 3000 cups when in reality they sold 300.
Try Turkish barbers...those are cash washing fronts
@@williamrae9954 that's on a smaller basis, good for washing about 5 grand a week but they can't do much more than that.
Congrats on a rapid refloat. Narrowly avoided a total loss.
The water in that area isn't very deep. The stern was probably already on the bottom and so long as the bulkhead doors were closed it wasn't going to sink any further.
Its a Benetti Classic 35m. It was a total right-off the day it was built.
This yacht hasn't seen proper maintenance in years. Look at the lack of gloss in the blue paint and the cap rails haven't seen varnish or teak oil since the old King died. $5.2 million for a 22 yr old Benetti Classic - someone is having a giraffe.
@@csjrogerson2377 I have taken three ships into the yards. A "lack of gloss" does not sink a vessel, sirrah.
Wouldn't/shouldn't there be multiple pumps and alarms if they weren't working? Like, I understand they can fail, but it should have immediately alerted somebody and there should have been some sort reaction protocol for such a situation? I have a $35 water sensor in my basement and a pump that was maybe $150. I would know in 5 minutes if I needed to run that pump, and could have another pump and a generator there in less than an hour if all hell broke loose. I just don't understand how a $5million boat with crew could have so much water before they reacted.
Thank you for this video. Sad to see a beautiful SuperYacht without anybody to care of... Also, I hope to see something new about Octopus soon. I love this wonder... :-)
I'm glad to see Starbucks owner helping himself to a new toy.
While his employees suffer every day trying to pay bills and eat.
Owning Starbucks buys that yacht? Gezzzzz
Thot the same
If the employees work harder they'll make plenty of tips!
Starbucks is hardly a company to work for to actually make a "living wage" at. Starbucks is backup or extra cash income only.
@@jordanbabcock9349They could do theatrical level performance, and they will never get a tip from me. They are paid hourly and they agreed to that wage. Tips? Not happening.
Thank you for sharing these beautiful yachts.😊
Great show as always
Hey Dan put some horizontal beams in place to stop the plastic from blowing in.
Fabulous.
yes, yes biggg discount there for water damages 😀
Nice one mate 😂😂😂❤
I was in Antibes on the 1st of Jan (last week and it was still there)
Great video! If you ever need info about yachts in Antibes? I live on a sailboat in Port Vauban.
Oh the irony - the first story is about a yacht called "Pour Another" followed by a yacht owner who is a coffee baron 😅
By the way, thing are only "expensive" if you don't have the money....I get that all the time in my biz - European auto repairs- specially -- because customers buy used and have no idea how much effort takes to service and repair the vehicle
If something like this happen to you , call an emergency diver responder ( they have diesel/gasoline external water pumps that can pump tons of water in few minutes ) and use a waterproof canva from underwater to slowdown the water inlet .
Make sure nobody gonna dive under the boat as he might get trapped , Canvas shall be applied like a curtain from one side of the boat to the other by pulling lines .
If there arent fin stabilizers it will be easy , those Bennetti most probably have already fin stabilizers .
That s why you need an engineer onboard or Captain/Engineer .
Gotta love a crew that "happened" to notice the yacht was sinking...and.. the coffee business.. gotta love a latte..ahh the ego of these high rollers. It's never enough is it.
Well who would have thunk it since it never sunk before... ha, ha, ha...
I'm sure the owner was disappointed the crew noticed too early. Insurance was probably worth more than the selling price. Probably should have went with engine fire instead
@admin I think i ve seen this post again , that picture reminds me an older post
God bless you, great videos
Bilge pumps are not damaged control devices and there should be no need for the pump to come on anyway unless something was leaking obviously. Most likely related to seawater intake valves.
Hi, love this channel!
There must be a large leak if it went down overnight. Bilge pumps shouldn't be relied on to keep your boat afloat.
i See it to there, I life in the port Saban
Isnt it odd that the sinking is caused by a pump? is it normal for them to take on so much water that a pump is needed like that all time? I mean lose power and sink?
Maybe the pump sucks?
It's normal to have some leaks, but they shouldnt sink the boat in a day, even with a bad pump. Things like the seals around the propeller shaft.
The yatch had work done to it, my guess would be something wasn't fitted properly.
@ameunier41 I watched again and missed the part where they had done work on it prior to this happeneing. I have owned large vessels and never had such a problem. Most of the water we took on came from above not below. It was such a small amount. Thanks for your thoughts.
@@JoeKyser thank to you, I didn't think about the fact the engine compartment isn't 100% sealed above the water line.
God bless ❤
RFA Argus ruining the skyline in the background 😂
It’s always a pleasure contributing to the Chanel. The pictures turned out to be nicer than I thought 😅
She’s still at anchor at the bay, if possible I’ll try to see if someone can get me closer so I can take a few drone shots for you
Thanks again!
Nobody cares.
someone leave the plug out? I it was the pump that failed thats a lot of water that it usually pumps out? My guess the pump or fitting was leaking.
I wish you had said what make MY Pour Another was, my guess is a Burger as she has a beautiful sheer.
The northern Red Sea, Hurghada - Sharm (the touristy area), is very safe compared to the Straits way down south which is roughly 1000nm away. Excluding the diving companies who insist on feeding the fish which is causing the shark attacks....
When Ben Mallah walks to the stern.
he needs to publish the depreciating price of these yachts we all know maint costs and their depreciation curve vs refit timeframe and cost
Based on your experience, is the charter fee for flying fox unreasonable ? That seems a bit much for a week.
Hard to say, she’s the largest charter yacht in the world so nothing to compare to.
But with 22 guests it's "only" 200 000 per person... ok, that is still expensive! 🙂
I sailed past Liva O while departing Valetta late last summer. She is a striking craft, yet not so much to my liking.
The pump may have failed but why is water coming in? The problem isn't the bilge pump, it's something else for sure
Failed check valve on pump.
FYI Esysman : It is illegal to have 'automatic bilge pumps' on mega yachts, for pollution reasons.
All standard builds have manual bilge pumps and bilge alarms.
In your charter price coverage, you report 4 million euros, but forgot to say per week !
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
Bilge pump failure ? When I had my boats I never needed the bilge pump unless I had a leak.
What about rain? Thats when mine run….
@@MikenMpls I only ever had on instance of my cockpit drains getting clogged. But yes, that's certainly a factor.
Definitely more than 100k in damage. 5 million my last offer
SeaTow has some good videos if I remember correctly.
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Well it's pretty much a salvage title at this point cuz it was halfway underwater so I'll buy it for salvage price AKA scrap price
Maybe Special Submarine Yacht Operation?
I have noticed when certain markets tank, all of sudden these super yachts sink or catch fire
Bilge pump!? Failed thru-hole.
Bilge pump shouldn't be necessary if the hull is intact. Obviously there's another issue.
"Is it just me or have there been a lot of superyacht -fires- sinkings this year?" - Casuals, probably
Charter prices are always by the week right? So $4,000,000/wk? Are these 400 foot yachts still only 12 passengers?
yes its per week, without food ;-)
Flying Fox is a different class she can have 22 guests... Also to add on to bigphilrl that 4ml is ONLY boat and staff.. no mooring, no food, no Internet, no fuel, no electric, no water....no , no , no...
Insurance job👍
The bilge pump failing is not the cause of water getting into the boat in the first place....
Sea tow is a massive recovery company
The Red Sea makes sense if your a bad guy or maybe need a semi stealth way to deliver shit to bad guys
Or navy SeAL's
Its crazy how soaring interest rates coincide with sinking ships and homes burning down
A yacht shouldn't sink within 24hrs of a bilge pump not functioning- if it's that leaky that it needs constantly pumped dry, it shouldn't be in the water.. There's another problem; perhaps a through hole seacock or seachest being buggered up by the repair guys?
I don't mean to be rude, asking, but is that $4m a day, or $4m an hour?
The other listings were per week so I expect it is per week.
@@zapfanzapfan --- Oh.
It's always per week. Sorry our fault for assuming people would know this.
Is this ben mallah,s boat?
Do superyacht's carrying helicopters have a full-time helicopter pilot as crew? Does the helicopter pilot have other duties?
Sad to see this happen to any boat owner. I am sure the ones who will be making a killing will be the the yard being paid to repair this yacht and the lawyers for the owner and the company who was working on the yacht the day before.
"Pour Another."..100 gallons into the hold....
Could of...not sure.... what if...
Imagine....
"We've got a technical issue on the boat".
"Is it the blooming WiFi again???"
"No... The boat sunk"
4 millionfor what?
A week
I wish I had chartered the Flyining Fox while it was on Sale...
Royal shadow Yacht Flying Fox Secretly belongs to His Royal Highness prince Zana Windsor. Royal yacht Dilbar Secretly belongs to King Charles the 3rd. Because his Mother never told him.
Great lede: Sinking due to a technical issue.
I don’t think it needs to pour another one
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"Port Royale"
Thats Ben Mallah sons neighbour! Lol
3rd one in a week what’s going on insurance scams
4 million euros for how long? a week , a month , a year??
It’s always a week
bilge pump failure? better make the yacht watertight
Never interested in BIG YACHTS untill you started to REPORT on RUSSIAN YACHTS. LEARNED GEO NAVI GPS LAWS TRACKING AND MORE....THANKS e.
Your not allowed to park there😂
So I pump can cause that One ? You would think a 15 million plus vessel would have other safeguards and alarms ‼️ seems we do not know real reason
Unlikely
Redundancy?it's hard to imagine many millions of dollars being so carelessly floating on the water with its security in the hands of a bulge pump..if it's my millions,im gonna have 7 or 8 bilge pumps as well as a massive pump flow capacity pump onboard and having different backup power sources on different circuits.
Is the size of a yacht inversely related to the integrity, honesty, and intelligence of the owner?
a boat does not sink from a disabled bilge pump... a boat should be able to remain floating without a bilge pump.
A very small point but I believe you are mis-pronouncing Stefania. Assuming the yacht is supposedly Russian owned the correct pronounciation would be;
StefanIA - Stefan YAA.
With no one on board for extended periods, I can imagine the vermin infestations that can ensue.
And this is exactly why there's no reason for you not to be millions of dollars one small seal on the whole thing goes down anything costing over $100,000 anything costing over $10,000 should be able to stay afloat on its own without any problems that's ridiculous that a yacht needed a bilge pump in the first place there shouldn't be anything seeping or leaking Sue the yacht company for design flaws
Would think an engineer is now looking for a new job.
no offence but the bilge pump not working is not the cause of the leak it could be the cause of the sinking but there shouldnt be that much water entering that it sinks a yacht in a few hours in the first place . say he was on open sea and his bilge pump is broken aslong as your not taking on water that shouldnt be a issue a yacht shouldnt be depended on a bilge pump to stay a float in normal circumstances
I agree, we just read what was said about the cause of the partial sinking. More likely to do with the sea chest.
A boat shouldn't leak so much that it would sink if a bilge pump failed.
Awww Oh no another owner commits insurance fraud ☹️
Please do not waste much needed rainwater to bring toys through the Panama Canal when commercial vessels cannot afford to pass the canal.
Boat in water can be a lot of fun. Boat full of water, not so much. Just sayin
Note to self do not buy a mega yacht even if you win Powerball lottery. It's a money pit.