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Boats
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Roman Abramaovich’s Yacht Is In Manthattan And Someone Got Some Nice Closeup Pics Of It [Gallery]
07 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s not every day that one gets closeup shots of the second biggest yacht in the world. Roman Abramovich’s yacht, Eclipse is a mysterious beast and whilst these pics show closeups of the outside, we’re yet to see inside.
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Behold: The Largest Superyacht In The World (The R5,5 Billion ‘Azzam’) Has Just Launched [Gallery+Video]
09 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Roman Abramovich must be so upset about this. I would be. When you build yourself the biggest yacht in the world, having the biggest yacht IS a big deal. That’s how these guys work. And now Roman’s just going to have to DEAL with this beast, dubbed ‘Azzam.’
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French Navy Amphibious Assault Vessel (Helicopter-Carrier) “Mistral” Off Sea Point This Morning [PIC]
05 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Behold, le French Helicopter Carrier, “Mistral.” Anyone who spends time in Provence will be aware of the famous wind there, called the “Mistral.” It is appropriate that our buddies at Aerial Perspective took this pic during a howling gale!
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Superyachts.com Announces 2013′s List Of The World’s 100 Biggest Superyachts [GALLERY]
21 Jan 2013 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Superyachts.com has just released their mind-blowing annual Top 100 biggest yachts in existence list.
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The Superyacht Used In The New James Bond ‘Skyfall’ Movie Is For Sale At $14 Million [GALLERY]
13 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I haven’t seen Skyfall yet, but now I have another reason to make sure I do. I’ve always enjoyed superyachts and there is something very special about a superyacht with sails. This yacht, ‘Regina,’ is no exception. It was used in the latest Bond film and is yours for $14 million.
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I Just Did A 7-Day Cruise And I Suggest You Do The Same – Everything You Need To Know.. (Incl. Photo Gallery)
23 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I’ve never been on a cruise and I’ve never had anyone fully explain to me what it’s about and what it’s like. So for those of you who haven’t done one yet, listen to this (you won’t believe what I paid).
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Seth’s Encounter With The 12th Biggest Superyacht In The World – ‘Carinthia VII’ (Includes Spicy Story About Owners)
17 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
I was in Venice this last week and found myself in the company of Carinthia VII – at 97.2m, she is the 12th biggest SuperYacht in the world. I got some pics for you and also dug up some interesting (very spicy) info about her and her owners. Here are some pics I took of [...]
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Butlers Pizza Thanks The Crew Of The SMIT Amandla Tug Boat
29 May 2012 by silverstreak / No Comments
Those of you living on in the real world would have been vaguely aware of a Japanese fishing vessel, the Eihatsu Maru, parked on South Africa’s fair shores in the last two weeks.What you might not have thought about in the ensuing drama was the incredible job that the crew of the SMIT Amandla tug [...]
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SA Will Foot Bill For Salvaging Stranded Japanese Vessel
17 May 2012 by Janey Bee / 3 Comments
South Africa is going to foot the bill for salvaging the Japanese fishing vessel currently stranded on Clifton First beach, according to the SA Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa). The owner of the ship, which ran aground on Saturday and has since moved 25m closer to the shore, has to date refused to cover the costs of the salvage.
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Clifton Trawler Shipwreck Receives Butlers Pizza Delivery [VIDEO]
16 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 12 Comments
Tugboats tried again yesterday to pull free Eihatsu Maru, the Japanese trawler stranded on Clifton beach in Cape Town. The rope snapped – just as it did yesterday – and it occurred to all at 2oceansvibe Media, that the crew (and dog) on board might be feeling somewhat peckish. So we did what any self-respecting [...]
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Clifton Trawler: Day 4 Draws To A Close…
15 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
[pic source - Twitter - @alettagardner]
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Clifton Trawler: Grounded On Purpose?
14 May 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 11 Comments
Various officials are currently meeting with the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) to establish a salvage operation for the stranded trawler on Clifton’s First Beach. A source familiar with the maritime industry believes it’s quite unlikely that the vessel wouldn’t have known what it was doing, and that fog would not have played a role in the grounding.
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WATCH: Clifton Shipwreck Salvage Operation LIVE Online RIGHT NOW!
14 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
It’s a great moment for the BEACH WATCH website, as they have the infrastructure that allows us to watch the stranded Japanese trawler LIVE on the net. We’re not 100% sure when the salvage operation will get underway – but you can keep an eye on things using the live Clifton beach webcam. You can [...]
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Pics From N.S.R.I Rescue Mission – Clifton Beach Trawler Crash [Hi-Res Close-Ups]
12 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
The NSRI has kindly uploaded a whole of pics of their rescue mission, following the Japanese trawler which crashed into Clifton 1st Beach early Saturday morning. Click ‘continue reading‘ to see the rest of the hi-res close-up pics.
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Ship Runs Aground At Clifton Beach [Photo Gallery + Panoramic Shot]
12 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 14 Comments
A large fishing vessel has run aground at Clifton First beach, Cape town. With heavy mists greeting excited gawkers this morning, one can be sure the same fog played a role in theis ship running aground. We are picking up details as we go, but a local convenience store manager confirmed that he heard lots [...]
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Superyacht ‘Yogi’ Sinks Off Skyros, Greece [Video]
18 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Superyachts are one of the things that we hold sacred, here at 2oceansvibe – and part of the reason why we play the overseas lotteries on a weekly basis. It is therefore something of great distress for us, when we learn of the sinking of one of these fantastic beasts of the sea – especially [...]
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The World’s Biggest Superyachts
27 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Now there’s a heading I like to see! And those of you who have entered Saturday’s 1 Billion Rand lottery (buy tickets online) might want to get inspiration for their yacht – should they win the lottery. ‘Cos let’s face it – we’re in it til we win it! How’z that staircase there in the [...]
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Cruise Liner Runs Aground – Captain Arrested [Radical Photo Gallery]
16 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
More than 4,000 people were evacuated when the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Tuscany on Friday night, leaving two French passengers and a Peruvian crew member confirmed dead. Although iol reported there were no South Africans on board, news24 have confirmed there was a couple who jumped four-storeys to safety. According to the [...]
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The Puma ‘Quad’ At The V&A Waterfront – Jack Parow, Wedding DJs, Craig De Sousa And More! BE THERE!
25 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
If you’ve missed the branding around town for the Puma Quad and yacht that will be arriving in Cape town, then you seriously need to consider an eye appointment. PUMA enters new yacht into 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town, South Africa, November 2011 – PUMA Sailing fans can catch all the action of the [...]
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How You Can Own A Yacht Like Rupert Murdoch’s
28 Sep 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Rupert Murdoch has just taken delivery of his brand new yacht. And it’s not just a luxury yacht, it’s a luxury SAIL yacht. That means you can cruise around the world on wind alone. How rad is that? The name of the boat is “Vertigo.” What’s more, there is a chance that YOU could own [...]
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Great White Jumps Into Research Boat
20 Jul 2011 by Joey Cameron / No Comments
The last time a 500kg, three-metre long Great White jumped into my boat, I woke up safely under my duvet, with my great white cat playing bouncy castle on my bed. You have to hand it to these boys though, not only did they escape this situation unscathed but they had to shack up with sharky, while being towed to Mossel Bay harbour.
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Sink Sepp! The Video Game Is Here – Stop The Captain From Sailing
03 Jun 2011 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Disappointed with smug Sepp? Never fear, the interweb has a little something to ease that feeling for you on this, the hour that we officially welcome in the Cape Town Friday Rule. Sink Sepp allows players to fire cannons packed with exploding footballs at the Fifa boss while he tries to sail his ship.
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Biggest Tagged And Released Great White Shark Caught
10 May 2011 by Bearded Wiseman / 2 Comments
The crew of National Geographic Channel’s hit series Shark Men announced this past Friday that they had broken the previous record for the biggest Great White Shark ever caught and released alive. They exhibited their capture on Sunday night on the US version of the show. We’ll unfortunately have to wait a bit to see it over here in Africa.
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Clifton Dictator Orders $380 Million Yacht
01 Mar 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Teodorin Obiang, the 41-year-old son of Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, who has in the past done business in Clifton with local real estate agent, Denise Dogon, has commissioned the building of a luxury superyacht for himself worth $380 million – three times more than his country spends annually on health and education. The suspicion is that [...]
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