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Stay up to date with the latest in developments from the world of yachts, speedboats, underwater vehicles, and more – if it floats or dives, you’ll find it here.
This $300K Tesla-Inspired 40 MPH Electric Boat Just Got Closer to Hitting the Water
This $300K Tesla-Inspired 40 MPH Electric Boat Just Got Closer to Hitting the Water

24 Nov 2021, 05:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Arc One promises to be the most powerful electric boat out there, and a former Tesla specialist has just joined the team, which also got a major financial boost

 
One of Russia’s Top Influential Tycoons Is Selling His Secretive $113 Million Megayacht
One of Russia’s Top Influential Tycoons Is Selling His Secretive $113 Million Megayacht

24 Nov 2021, 05:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The controversial and powerful CEO of Rostec, one of Putin's closest friends, has secretly owned a huge luxury yacht that is now for sale

 
Heesen's Biggest, Fastest Luxury Superyacht Touches Water for the First Time
Heesen's Biggest, Fastest Luxury Superyacht Touches Water for the First Time

23 Nov 2021, 10:44 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Heesen Yachts celebrated the launch of its longest, fastest superyacht to date: the Project Cosmos. Measuring 262 ft, it can reach a top speed of 33 mph

 
GM Gets Into Electric Boating, Buys Stake in Pure Watercraft
GM Gets Into Electric Boating, Buys Stake in Pure Watercraft

23 Nov 2021, 06:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / General Motors is all for the holistic approach to the EV revolution, so it’s joining forces with a Seattle-based electric boating company to make it happen

 
Google Billionaire Larry Paige’s Former Yacht Got the Biggest, Most Expensive Refit
Google Billionaire Larry Paige’s Former Yacht Got the Biggest, Most Expensive Refit

23 Nov 2021, 05:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The famous Senses superyacht underwent an extensive refit that became the most impressive and expensive one in New Zealand

 
Say Goodbye to Motion Sickness, This 165-Foot Yacht Glides Smoothly Across the Sea
Say Goodbye to Motion Sickness, This 165-Foot Yacht Glides Smoothly Across the Sea

22 Nov 2021, 17:08 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Servo Yachts introduced the Martini 7.0, a new 165-foot yacht that comes with a unique system, which helps eliminate seasickness

 
Autonomous Underwater Robot Eelume Flaunts Its Acting Skills, Stars in Disaster Movie
Autonomous Underwater Robot Eelume Flaunts Its Acting Skills, Stars in Disaster Movie

22 Nov 2021, 14:30 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Sea inspector by day, movie star by night. The autonomous underwater robot Eelume landed a movie role in the Norwegian production The North Sea

 
World's First All-Electric and Self-Propelled Container Ship Completes Its Maiden Voyage
World's First All-Electric and Self-Propelled Container Ship Completes Its Maiden Voyage

22 Nov 2021, 08:39 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The world's first all-electric, self-propelled container ship recently completed its maiden voyage in Norway, from Horten to Oslo

 
Asian Millionaire’s Award-Winning Superyacht Flaunts a Unique Asymmetric Design
Asian Millionaire’s Award-Winning Superyacht Flaunts a Unique Asymmetric Design

22 Nov 2021, 04:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Asean Lady is a contemporary tribute to a traditional boat design, and a stunningly-luxurious megayacht, now up for grabs.

 
Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas Returns to L.A. With $110M Worth of Upgrades
Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas Returns to L.A. With $110M Worth of Upgrades

20 Nov 2021, 17:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Royal Caribbean makes an epic comeback to California for the first time in more than a decade. Its adventure-packed Navigator of the Seas sets sail from L.A.

 
Israel to Develop New Fleet of Advanced Autonomous Surface Vessels
Israel to Develop New Fleet of Advanced Autonomous Surface Vessels

19 Nov 2021, 16:43 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has joined forced with Edge, an advanced technology group for defense, to develop 170 new autonomous surface vessels

 
New Zealand’s $6 Million E-Ferry, a First in the Southern Hemisphere, Can Hit 26 MPH
New Zealand’s $6 Million E-Ferry, a First in the Southern Hemisphere, Can Hit 26 MPH

19 Nov 2021, 10:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first electric ferry in the Southern Hemisphere, which can carry 135 passengers, is about to make its debut in Wellington, New Zealand

 
German Billionaire Sells His Award-Winning Luxury Benetti Superyacht After Just Two Years
German Billionaire Sells His Award-Winning Luxury Benetti Superyacht After Just Two Years

19 Nov 2021, 06:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This German tycoon's superyacht became so popular that it boosted the sales of Benetti's 63-meter platform, on which it was based.

 
Sporting Goods Store Stops Selling Kayaks to Prevent Migrants From Using Them
Sporting Goods Store Stops Selling Kayaks to Prevent Migrants From Using Them

18 Nov 2021, 12:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / French sporting goods store Decathlon has reportedly stopped selling kayaks and other small boats to prevent migrants from using them to get to the UK

 
Mexican Billionaire’s Luxury Megayacht Snatched off the Market, Despite Steep Pricing
Mexican Billionaire’s Luxury Megayacht Snatched off the Market, Despite Steep Pricing

18 Nov 2021, 05:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of the richest men in Latin America sold his megayacht in just three months of being on the market, one of the first to be listed in cryptocurrency

 
Russian Billionaire’s New Superyacht Is a 464-Foot Beast With a Custom Helicopter
Russian Billionaire’s New Superyacht Is a 464-Foot Beast With a Custom Helicopter

17 Nov 2021, 05:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Steel magnate Alexey Mordashov is the proud owner of a stunning new luxury yacht that can accommodate 36 people across its six decks

 
Billionaire Space Tourist Sells His Massive Luxury Yacht Skat After Twenty Years
Billionaire Space Tourist Sells His Massive Luxury Yacht Skat After Twenty Years

16 Nov 2021, 04:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The stunning, military-inspired superyacht of the former Microsoft engineer who also traveled to space, Charles Simonyi, was sold for over $50 million

 
Officially Named and Blessed. Royal Caribbean's 25th Ship Is Ready for Winter Adventures
Officially Named and Blessed. Royal Caribbean's 25th Ship Is Ready for Winter Adventures

15 Nov 2021, 20:29 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Royal Caribbean's 25th ship recently had its naming ceremony and received its blessings from its Godmother, the Bahamian athlete Erin Brown

 
World’s Largest Clean Energy Cargo Ship Combines Sailing With Electric Propulsion
World’s Largest Clean Energy Cargo Ship Combines Sailing With Electric Propulsion

15 Nov 2021, 08:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Ceiba will be the largest zero-emissions cargo ship in the world, and also the most sustainable, carrying 250 tons of goods around the world

 
Autonomous Snake-Like Robot Eelume Is an Underwater Torpedo, It Landed Its First Contract
Autonomous Snake-Like Robot Eelume Is an Underwater Torpedo, It Landed Its First Contract

12 Nov 2021, 10:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The modular snake robot Eelume is an autonomous underwater vehicle suitable for a plethora of subsea operations. Now it just landed its first contract