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Austral 59m 'Idol' stuck under bridge in Italy

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  1. Fishtigua, Jun 2, 2022
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    Oops. The yacht Idol got a little jammed under the well known bridge from the Pisa yard. It was high tide and had no authority from the Port Captain to move the boat.

    They had just under-gone a large refit, adding to the bow and stern. (original video taken down on YT)
  2. Fishtigua, Jun 2, 2022
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    Update: the boat has been stopped in Livorno, the captain has been arrested and its licence confiscated.
  3. chesapeake46, Jun 2, 2022
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  4. Fishtigua, Jun 2, 2022
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    Some wag has renamed the boat 'Tidol'. :)
  5. Pascal, Jun 2, 2022
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    Obviously the captain ahould be fired and possibly loose his license but curious to know why he was arrested.
  6. Fishtigua, Jun 2, 2022
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    He removed the boat from the yard without paying the final bill. He moved the boat without Port Captain permission. He damaged a City bridge.

    Want more?
  7. Pascal, Jun 2, 2022
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    Lol. No that’s probably enough
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  8. Capt Ralph, Jun 2, 2022
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    We just recently had the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship come into DryDock. She cleared under the Longview WA bridge with only 5’ clearance. Everything was surveyed, re-surveyed and double-checked. But I’m sure the Captain and Pilot were still puckered tight. Glad our situation turned out better than Idol did.
  10. Fishtigua, Jun 2, 2022
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    Oh boy, the owner is a piece of work.
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  11. gr8trn, Jun 2, 2022
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    And the owner thought refit liens by the yard were going to be annoying. What scums.
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  12. Yacht News, Jun 3, 2022
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    Wow...
  13. Yacht News, Oct 28, 2022
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    After that fiasco in Italy at the time... here is a current look at "IDOL".