By SuperyachtNews 12 Aug 2019
Captain of 'Moatize' explains cause of Cairns marina crash
The 46m motoryacht crashed into a wharf in cairns after suffering from a technical fault….
Footage has emerged of the moment the 46m motoryacht Moatize crashed into a wharf in Cairns Marlin Marina after suffering from a technical fault. The captain and crew were able to respond to the situation in an appropriate manner and fortunately no one was hurt.
The incident occurred when the yacht was docking at the Cairns marina at around 6pm on Saturday night. The vessel only suffered cosmetic damage but collided with the pier very close to waterfront diners and, as a result, part of the marina and a nearby restaurant have closed while the site is restored.
Following the incident, local press interviewed Moatize ’s captain about the cause of the crash and his response. “We came [into the marina] and did a tight turn… and our starboard gear was stuck ahead when I selected the go astern,” he told local news outlet The Daily Telegraph .
“We used the bow thruster to come over into a clear vision, went astern to exit the marina, but it was still going ahead at all times. We took control in the wheelhouse to try and see if it was a technical fault on the controls, but it was still going ahead again. So, we did what we’re trained to in collisions: we shut down all engines, dropped an anchor and thank God we selected a nice spot where there were no personnel.”
Regarding the damage caused to the boat and the affected infrastructure, he added; “I am not even worried about the money and neither is the owner. We are just making sure that everyone here is still functioning, that no one is put out, and there is no injury – that’s our only concern.”
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Incredible moment superyacht crashes into Cairns wharf
A superyacht with mechanical problems had no other option but to crash into a marina in Cairns as the crew frantically tried to minimise damage.
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Footage of a multimillion-dollar superyacht crashing into a wharf in Cairns has emerged showing terrified diners watch on.
The 45.6m yacht Moatize lost control just after 6pm last night when a mechanical problem caused one of its engines to lock into full speed.
The quick-thinking crew were seen at the front of the yacht waving their arms and telling people to get out of the way as other members dropped the anchor to minimise damage.
The Moatize crew were praised for quickly slowing down the superyacht, meaning other boats at the marina were only slightly damaged.
Diners at the Prawn Star, a converted-trawler restaurant, watched on as the superyacht kept coming closer and closer.
Despite the close call, no one at the restaurant, which was at its full capacity of 60 people last night, were injured.
Prawn Star even embraced their dramatic Saturday night, posting footage of the near miss to their Facebook page.
Never a dull moment at the Prawn Star. Everyone was safe but a little shaken after this happened yesterday! Thank you to our amazing crew for handling it so well. Posted by Prawn Star Cairns on Saturday, 10 August 2019
“It was scary, people were screaming and very frightened. But no one was hurt and that’s the most important thing,” Prawn Star’s business manager Kay Green told the ABC.
“One of the customers said he felt like he had been in an episode of (the movie) Speed 2 .
“I offered everyone free beer but they said it was the best entrainment they’d had for years so they weren’t really bothered about free beer.”
The Prawn Star was forced to close after the crash due to the superyacht damaging the marina’s berthing pontoon.
Ms Green stayed positive and said she expects the restaurant to be back up and running soon.
“Our crew handled it perfectly, they kept their calm, got everyone off the boats and got everyone settled down and since then the spirit of co-operation has been fantastic,” Ms Green said.
Ports North, which operates the marina, is still investigating however no spills from Moatize were reported.
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Cairns crash
This is the incredible moment a multimillion-dollar superyacht went careering into the Cairns Marlin Marina.
Nobody was hurt, but visitors enjoying the sunset ended up with quite a dinner show when the Moatize simply failed to stop as it made its way back to the wharf.
Watch the video above.
Prawn Star runs "ocean to plate" floating restaurants out of the Cairns marina.
The company was upfront about the incident, posting video on its Facebook page on Sunday morning.
"Never a dull moment at the Prawn Star," the post read.
"Everyone was safe but a little shaken after this happened yesterday! Thank you to our amazing crew for handling it so well."
In the video, deckhands can be seen waving frantically, warning people on the wharf.
But there were no injuries and the company is now assessing damage to the pier.
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M/Y Moatize Loses Control in Cairns
The 46-meter M/Y Moatize gave onlookers quite a scare when it crashed into a wharf in Cairns, Australia, on August 10 just after 6 p.m., news.com.au reports. Reportedly, a mechanical problem caused one of the vessel’s engines to lock into full speed. Thankfully, no one was injured as a result of the incident. Crewmembers were seen waving their arms in a video and telling people to get out of the way, while other crew dropped the anchor to minimize damage, which slowed down Moatize . Other boats at the marina were only slightly damaged. “We came in and did a tight turn, which we have to do, and our starboard gear was stuck ahead when I selected to go astern. We could have taken out one of the other vessels,” Moatize ’s captain told 7News Cairns . “We did what we are trained to do in a collision: We shut down all engines, dropped an anchor, and thank God we selected a nice spot where there was no personnel.” He said it was just a technical problem and would be fixed in the next week. She suffered some scratches to the paint on the hull, which the captain said will be fixed when they return to Brisbane. Although converted-trawler restaurant Prawn Star in the marina was at full capacity with 60 people, no one was injured — even posting a Facebook video of the incident from their vantage point on the restaurant's page. The collision damaged the berthing pontoon, which forced it to close and made several boats, including Prawn Star, have to relocate, ABC reports. Cairns Marlin Marina’s operator Ports North is investigating the incident, but no spills were reported. Moatize was safely guided to its berth after an emergency response.
Photo from Prawn Star's Facebook video
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By Brendan Mounter
ABC Far North
Topic: Maritime Accidents and Incidents
A multi-million-dollar superyacht has crashed while attempting to moor at a Cairns marina, narrowly avoiding a potential disaster on the busy tourist strip.
Key points:
- Terrified diners on a converted-trawler restaurant at a Cairns marina panicked as a superyacht headed towards them
- One patron who witnessed the incident described it as being like something out of a movie
- After an emergency response, the vessel was guided to its berth alongside the marina
Adrian Hawker, visiting from Victoria, was on the marina admiring the 45-metre luxury vessel Moatize when the mayhem unfolded.
"I thought I'd just watch it dock, but then he went the wrong way," Mr Hawker said.
"It just picked up more speed — next minute I heard this crunch when he hit the little boat and I was just waiting for another big crunch into The Salthouse."
However, the Moatize crew managed to drop anchor, which avoided a collision with the popular waterfront establishment.
'Dinner and a show' aboard restaurant trawler
Terrified diners on a converted-trawler restaurant Prawn Star also feared the worst as the Moatize careered towards them.
"It was scary, people were screaming and very frightened. But no-one was hurt and that's the most important thing," Prawn Star's business manager Kay Green said.
The superyacht after its close call with patrons on a Cairns marina. ( Supplied: Adrian Hawker )
Ms Green said one diner described the near miss as like being from the scene of an action film — restaurant patrons getting both dinner and a show.
"One of the customers said he felt like he had been in an episode of [the movie] Speed 2.
"I offered everyone free beer but they said it was the best entrainment they'd had for years so they weren't really bothered about free beer."
The collision has damaged the berthing pontoon, forcing its closure and the relocation of boats including the Prawn Star.
While the restaurant lost last night's trade, Ms Green praised both her staff and the response from authorities.
"Our crew handled it perfectly, they kept their calm, got everyone off the boats and got everyone settled down and since then the spirit of cooperation has been fantastic," Ms Green said.
Ports North, which operates the marina, is investigating the incident and said it was the result of mechanical issues.
No injuries or fuel spills were reported and after an emergency response the vessel was safely guided to its berth.
The 5 tragic minutes that sank a superyacht
PORTICELLO, Italy — Survivors of a storm that sank a superyacht off Sicily recounted their ordeal to one of the doctors who rushed to their aid, with some saying it took mere minutes for the 180-foot ship to go down.
Dr. Fabio Genco, head of the Palermo Emergency Medical Services, told NBC News on the phone Thursday that he arrived in the seaside village of Porticello before dawn Monday, about an hour after the $40 million Bayesian sank in the violent and sudden storm.
Of the 22 people onboard, 15 survived despite storm conditions and darkness, climbing onto a lifeboat before being rescued by a nearby sailboat. The crew members have made no public statements so far, though some have been interviewed by investigators.
“They told me that it was all dark, that the yacht hoisted itself up and then went down,” Genco said, recounting what the survivors told him. “All the objects were falling on them. That’s why I immediately made sure, by asking them questions, if they had any internal injuries,” he said.
It appears they had just minutes to abandon the sinking ship, Genco said.
“They told me that suddenly they found themselves catapulted into the water without even understanding how they had got there,” he said, “And that the whole thing seems to have lasted from 3 to 5 minutes.”
Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, which owns Perini Navi that built the Bayesian, told Sky News that there were no flaws with the design or construction of the yacht. He said their structure and keel made boats like that “unsinkable bodies.”
In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, he disavowed responsibility, blaming instead the actions of the crew. “Mistakes were made,” he said.
Genco said one of his colleagues who arrived at the scene before him initially thought that only three people survived, but the coast guard reported there were other survivors and more emergency services were called in.
When Genco arrived, he found scenes of panic and despair.
“Unfortunately, we are used to such panic scenes because we are used to the shipwrecks that happen on Lampedusa ,” Genco said, referring to the island southwest of Sicily, where the wreckage of boats carrying migrants on the sea journey from North Africa to Italy are often found .
Six of the passengers were declared missing Monday, and by Thursday, the bodies of five had been recovered from the wreck , some 160 feet underwater.
Among those who survived is Angela Bacares, wife of the British tech mogul Mike Lynch , whose body was recovered Thursday.
Another survivor has been identified as Charlotte Emsley, 35. She told the Italian news agency ANSA that she had momentarily lost hold of her year-old daughter, Sofia, in the water but managed to retrieve her and hold her over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were pulled into safety.
Dr. Domenico Cipolla at the Di Cristina Children’s Hospital in Palermo is also part of a team of medical professionals treating the shipwreck survivors. He told the BBC on Wednesday that Emsley and her daughter, as well as the father of the child, who Cipolla said also survived, are continuing to receive psychological help.
“Psychological support was constant and is constant even today, because basically it is the wounds of the soul that are the most in need of healing in these cases,” Cipolla said.
Genco also told NBC News that he was especially concerned about the child. “She did not understand anything. She was soaking wet and cold,” he said.
Karsten Borner, the Dutch captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, a yacht that was anchored near the Bayesian, said by phone Wednesday that he saw a thunderstorm come in at around 4 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET) Monday, followed by what looked like a waterspout, a type of tornado that forms over water.
The International Centre for Waterspout Research noted on X that there was a “waterspout outbreak” off Italy on Monday, the day the Bayesian sank.
“I turned on the engine and made maneuvers so that we wouldn’t collide with the Bayesian, which was anchored about 100 meters from us,” Borner said. “Then all of a sudden it disappeared. Then the wind calmed down, we looked around and saw a red flare.”
Borner said he got into his boat’s tender and saw a life raft with 15 people on it. Members of the crew were administering first aid.
“I don’t know why it sank so quickly, but it may have something to do with the mast which was incredibly long,” he said. Questions have been raised about whether the mast was to blame for the accident as tall masts, even with the sails down, have more surface area exposed to the wind, which can contribute to tipping a vessel in a storm.
The CCTV footage that emerged Tuesday showed the yacht’s 250-foot mast, believed to be one of the tallest aluminum sailing masts in the world, lashed by the storm as it appears to tilt to one side before disappearing.
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Below Deck Down Under’s Captain Jason Chambers crashed a superyacht in 2019
The newest franchise of Bravo’s popular Below Deck franchise has just been christened on Peacock! Below Deck Down Under introduces viewers to the crew of the superyacht M/Y Thalassa , sailing the waters of the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Australia.
The crew includes a familiar face for Below Deck fans, chief stew Aesha Scott. However, all the initial buzz seems to surround M/Y Thalassa’ s hunky skipper, Captain Jason Chambers! Unfortunately for the newly christened Bravolebrity, this won’t be the first time he has received international media attention.
Captain Jason Chambers Yacht Crash
Jason Chambers was the captain of the 45.6-meter superyacht Moatize when it crashed into a Queensland marina in 2019, narrowly missing a restaurant trawler. Videos of the frightening crash went viral, and Jason spoke with an Australian news outlet to explain what happened.
“We came in and did a tight turn, which we have to do, and our starboard gear was stuck ahead when I selected to go astern,” Captain Jason explained to 7News Sydney soon after the accident. (Video embedded below.) “We could have taken out one of the other vessels, a [Timber?] schooner there, which had personnel on there, so the damage could have been a catastrophe.”
More from Captain Jason on his actions after the malfunction:
We used about thrust to come over into a clear vision, went astern to exit the marina, but it was still going ahead at all times. We took control in the wheelhouse to try and see if it was a technical fault on the controls, still going ahead again. We did what we’re…trained to in collisions. So, we shut down all engines, dropped an anchor, and thank God we selected a nice spot where there was no personnel.
You had a restaurant on the right hand side, you had a lot of people onlooking straight ahead, I had a gap with a lot of small vessels on my starboard side, so that was my best solution is come over where there was no personnel.
Captain Jason said the yacht completed all of its sea trials in Brisbane just prior to the crash. “These things happen,” he added.
When asked about the amount of damage to Moatize , Captain Jason said his focus was elsewhere. “I’m not even worried about the money, to be quite honest…We’re just making sure that everyone here is still functioning — the businesses — and there’s no one here that’s put out, and there’s no injuries. That’s the only concern.”
In summary, the vessel had a malfunction and Captain Jason Chambers avoided any significant damage or injuries with his actions.
Superyacht Moatize Crash Videos
I’ve collected some videos of the Moatize crash and embedded them below. The first is a news report that includes multiple angles, and is by far the best as far as getting an accurate perspective of what happened. The last video is the interview with Captain Jason just after the crash.
You can catch Captain Jason probably not crashing M/Y Thalassa by checking out Below Deck Down Under , now streaming on Peacock!
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Kylie Jenner hosts birthday party on EUR1.1-million-a-week superyacht Tranquility
Last Saturday, the youngest self-made billionaire ever Kylie Jenner celebrated her 22nd birthday aboard 91.5-metre Oceanco charter superyacht Tranquility off the coast of Italy, according to entertainment news outlet TMZ. The vessel was formerly known for her ownership by Jho Low under the name Equanimity, before she was seized and auctioned by the Malaysian government.
Kylie Jenner is a renowned media personality, member of the Kardashians family, businesswoman and the founder and owner of Kylie Cosmetics company launched in 2015. At the age of 21, she was named The Youngest Self-Made Billionaire Ever by Forbes (still, the title that many tabloids call in question).
The makeup mogul’s personal net worth is currently estimated at $1 billion, while in 2018, her company’s revenue increased at 9% to an estimated $360 million. At the moment, the company is worth no less than $900 million, while Jenner owns a 100% stake.
Built by Oceanco in 2014, Tranquility has been hitting headlines since summer 2018. In August 2018, the Indonesian authorities seized Low Taek Jho’s superyacht at the request of the US Department of Justice , and transferred her to Malaysia . It is alleged, that the yacht was originally purchased by Low Taek Jho using money embezzled from the 1MDB state fund.
Shortly afterwards, Tranquility was put on sale as a part of the effort to recover funds stolen by Low and his cohorts from the state fund. In April 2019, the deal was closed on the vessel’s acquisition by Genting Malaysia Bhd for $126,000,000 , which made only half of her initial price. In the meantime, the vessel’s maintenance had cost the government over $3,500,000 since her reclaiming in August 2018.
Tranquility was the first superyacht designed and built to be fully Passenger Yacht Code (PYC) compliant. She features exteriors by Oceanco’s in-house design team and interiors by Winch Design.
The yacht can accommodate up to 26 guests on-board, along with 28 crew members. The yacht is also trademarked with extensive spa area on the lower deck, plunge pools and customised interior.
Tranquility’s interior was designed by Andrew Winch and along with Travatino Veluto marble and bleached oak with wenge finishing, the decor has a subtle, oriental influence. In the upper saloon, a fully operational, perspex-cased piano is a spectacular show piece, and there’s a luxuriously comfortable lounge area as well as a formal dining room for 12.
46m superyacht Moatize crashes into a wharf with a restaurant
On Saturday evening, a 45.6-metre superyacht Moatize smashed into Cairns marina (Queensland, Australia) while attempting to moor. The port has remained closed since the accident, reports Sunrise.
The vessel crashed into the port heading to the converted-trawler restaurant Prawn Star Cairns, making diners rush out of their seats. Fortunately, no one of the restaurants full capacity of 60 got injured though.
According to some reports, a mechanical problem caused one of the yacht’s engines to lock into full speed. Meanwhile, the crew frantically tried to minimise possible damage.
The crew members were seen at the bow waving their arms and warning people to move way, while the others dropped the anchor at the time. Thus, they managed to slow down the vessel quickly, ensuring other boats at the port got only slightly damaged.
The captain of the Moatize told 7NEWS Cairns that the starboard gear stuck as they were making a tight turn. No fuel spills were reported, although the marina operators are still investigating.
The Prawn Star had to close after the crash, as the superyacht had damaged the berthing pontoon. Still, the restaurant’s business manager Kay Green told the ABC remained positive on the restaurant to be back up shortly.
‘Our crew handled it perfectly, they kept their calm, got everyone off the boats and got everyone settled down and since then the spirit of co-operation has been fantastic,’ she said.
With interior volume of 509 tons, the yacht can accommodate up to 12 guests within interior designs by Redman Whiteley and exterior designs by Dubois Naval Architects.
Canadian billionaire’s 96m superyacht Faith spotted in Sardinia
The 96.55-metre Feadship superyacht Faith has been recently spotted at anchor in the bay of Cala di Volpe in Porto Cervo, Sardiania. The vessel is believed to belong to Lawrence Stroll, a Canadian billionaire with current net worth of $2.6 billion . According to Forbes, the owner’s previous yacht was sold to a renowned fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger.
Lawrence Stroll is known for masterminding the American fashion brand Michael Kors’ hugely successful IPO in 2011 with a Hong Kong fashion tycoon Silas Cho being his business partner. Thus, the largest part of his fortune comes from selling his shares in Michael Kors; with the last stake sold in 2014. Moreover, Mr Stroll has been a part-owner of the SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team Formula 1 team since 2018.
First known under the name Vertigo , the superyacht was built by Dutch yard Feadship in 2016 . Redman Whiteley Dixon was responsible for the exterior design of the vessel with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, while Chahan Interior developed the interiors and De Voogt Naval Architects worked on the naval architecture.
The elegant curves of Faith’s streamlined profile feature proportion and harmony, with the same applied to the characteristically Feadship lines of her flared bow, which features a games deck and helicopter landing pad with a hangar for a Bell 429 WLG helicopter below.
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The current position of MOATIZE is at North West Atlantic Ocean reported 20 mins ago by AIS. The vessel arrived at the port of Palm Beach, United States (USA) on Aug 9, 18:16 UTC. The vessel MOATIZE (IMO 8947840, MMSI 503486500) is a Yacht built in 1999 (25 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Australia .
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Footage has emerged of the moment the 46m motoryacht Moatize crashed into a wharf in Cairns Marlin Marina after suffering from a technical fault. The captain and crew were able to respond to the situation in an appropriate manner and fortunately no one was hurt. The incident occurred when the yacht was docking at the Cairns marina at around 6pm ...
The vessel, the Moatize, hit the gangway and narrowly missed a restaurant trawler called Prawn Star, which posted footage of the Saturday evening crash to social media.
Incredible footage has emerged of the moment a multi-million dollar superyacht crashed into a Cairns marina. By Digital Staff. Part of the Cairns marina remains closed after a super yacht crashed on Saturday evening, narrowly avoiding waterfront diners who were forced to flee in panic. The 46-metre luxury vessel lost control as it came into ...
The yacht Moatize is owned by Michael O'Keeffe, Chairman of Champion IRon and former CEO of Riversdale Mining.In August 2019 she crashed into the marina of C...
The skipper of 'Moatize' has explained what caused the multi-million dollar superyacht to crash into Cairns Marlin Marina last night. More:...
August 11, 2019 - 9:25PM. Footage of a multimillion-dollar superyacht crashing into a wharf in Cairns has emerged showing terrified diners watch on. The 45.6m yacht Moatize lost control just after ...
45.6 metre super yacht Moatize crashed into the E arm of the Cairns Marlin Marina on Saturday evening, causing damage to the ship's bow and to the marina gangplank. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE
This is the incredible moment a multimillion-dollar superyacht went careering into the Cairns Marlin Marina. Nobody was hurt, but visitors enjoying the sunset ended up with quite a dinner show when the Moatize simply failed to stop as it made its way back to the wharf. Watch the video above. Know ...
UPDATED: Incredible video has emerged of the moment a multi-million dollar superyacht crashed into the Cairns Marlin marina.
Multi-million-dollar superyacht crashes into wharf as onlookers watch. By 9News Staff. 7:24am Aug 12, 2019 ... A mechanical problem with the luxury vessel Moatize caused one of the engines to lock ...
The 46-meter M/Y Moatize gave onlookers quite a scare when it crashed into a wharf in Cairns, Australia, on August 10 just after 6 p.m., news.com.au reports. Reportedly, a mechanical problem caused one of the vessel's engines to lock into full speed. Thankfully, no one was injured as a result of the incident.
Adrian Hawker, visiting from Victoria, was on the marina admiring the 45-metre luxury vessel Moatize when the mayhem unfolded. "I thought I'd just watch it dock, but then he went the wrong way ...
Moatize, a 45.6m aluminium motor yacht, narrowly missed ramming into the 60-person floating restaurant Prawn Star as it entered Cairns Marina, Queensland , Australia, on the evening of August 10. Video of the extreme mooring appeared on the restaurant's Facebook page. One theory isthat Moatize's right engine jammed during a sharp turn at full throttle and the crew was unable to reduce the ...
Captain Jason Chambers, who will be at the helm for the new spinoff "Below Deck Down Under" premiering in March, was the captain of Moatize when the 45-meter luxury superyacht crashed while ...
The CCTV footage that emerged Tuesday showed the yacht's 250-foot mast, believed to be one of the tallest aluminum sailing masts in the world, lashed by the storm as it appears to tilt to one ...
A TOUR boat suffered an ugly scratch during Saturday's superyacht crash at the Marlin Marina in Cairns, but is expected to be back on the waves soon.
Captain Jason Chambers Yacht Crash Jason Chambers was the captain of the 45.6-meter superyacht Moatize when it crashed into a Queensland marina in 2019, narrowly missing a restaurant trawler.
46m superyacht Moatize crashes into a wharf with a restaurant. On Saturday evening, a 45.6-metre superyacht Moatize smashed into Cairns marina (Queensland, Australia) while attempting to moor. The port has remained closed since the accident, reports Sunrise. The vessel crashed into the port heading to the converted-trawler restaurant Prawn Star ...
On Saturday evening, a 45.6-metre superyacht Moatize smashed into Cairns marina (Queensland, Australia) while attempting to moor. The port has remained closed since the accident, reports Sunrise.The vessel crashed into the port heading to the converted-trawler restaurant Prawn Star Cairns, making...
The Moatize yacht was constructed by Pendennis in 1999. It is powered by 2 Caterpillar engines, boasting a maximum speed of 16 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots. The yacht Moatize can accommodate 12 guests and features a dedicated crew of 11. The current owner of Moatize is Michael O'Keeffe, a notable figure in the mining industry.
Moatize is a motor yacht with an overall length of m. The yacht's builder is Pendennis Shipyard Ltd from United Kingdom, who launched Moatize in 1999. The superyacht has a beam of m, a draught of m and a volume of . GT.. Moatize features exterior design by Dubois Naval Architects Ltd. and interior design by RWD. Up to 12 guests can be accommodated on board the superyacht, Moatize, and she also ...
The current position of MOATIZE is at North West Atlantic Ocean reported 15 days ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to the port of Nassau, Bahamas, and expected to arrive there on Jul 12, 23:20.The vessel MOATIZE (IMO 8947840, MMSI 503486500) is a Yacht built in 1999 (25 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Australia.
The Moatize yacht was constructed by Pendennis in 1999. It is powered by 2 Caterpillar engines, boasting a maximum speed of 16 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots. The current owner of Moatize is Michael O'Keeffe, a notable figure in the mining industry. The yacht's value is around $20 million, with annual running costs of approximately ...