hope they can get a shot at her; infuriating that they're testing her, they tow her back and no one takes a picture (even the bloody bbc was present and still no coverage???)
The fire was reported to Lloyds of London. linked here http://www.lib.unipi.gr/files/Lloyds_Casualty_Week/2006/Casualty_Week_Aug_18.pdf Page 10 Still waiting to see if friends at DML can provide pics. Talon
the Llyods report Talon refers to PROJECT 305 London, Aug 4 — press report, dated today, states: A multi-million-pound superyacht was towed into Plymouth yesterday when a ‘severe’ blaze in the engine-room halted sea trials. The ‘Project 305’, one of Devonport Dockyard operator DML’s most ambitious builds and shrouded in secrecy, was rescued after the fire started 11 miles out to sea. The vessel was south west off Rame Head when the fire broke out. A spokesperson for Brixham coastguard said a lifeboat was on standby after they had received reports of the fire at about 1300 hrs, but the yacht’s master had said their help was unnecessary. The spokesperson said: “The master insisted he did not need any coastguard assistance. He said he had it under control and arranged for DML’s own tugs and fire vessels to help. “We informed the fire authorities.” The vessel, and its 28 crew members, were towed by three tugs to Devonport where three appliances, two from Camels Head and one from Crownhill, and the Plymstock fire boat were ready to make the engine-room safe at about 1630 hrs. A spokesperson for the fire service said the fire was contained at sea and no one was injured but the engine-room was ‘severely damaged’. They said: “We went out when we were called by the coastguard and shadowed the boat in from the Breakwater. “Four breathing apparatus, one jet and a thermal imaging camera were used to secure the engine-room while the yacht was moored at Devonport.” Details of the Project 305 superyacht have been kept a closely guarded secret by DML as part of a confidentiality agreement with its hugely wealthy buyer. His or her identity may never be revealed although it is believed the person is ‘well-known’.
project 305 hiya there ,just passing through ,concerning project 305 ,she does exist and she is owned by the aga khan. i started work on her in november of 2000 she has an aluminium hull(alustar) approximately 50 mtrs and a composite super structure ,triple rolls royce gas turbines not sure what type marinised gnome i think powering triple jacuzzi waterjets .she weighs about 400 tons metric ,she was moored in 2 basin for a while and she could be seen from the ferries linking torpoint to devonport .i dont know where she is now hope this helps.ps rumour has it 305 stands for how many weeks she has taken to build ,only joking.
guess what; i just returned from my gym, which is about 50 mtr. from my house(****, im lucky!) and i ran into a superyacht captain there who's member of the same club for a few months We had a short talk about the 305 which is captained by a friend of him; he wasnt' surprised one bit about the fire; 20 of the 50 mtr. is engine They changed something in this whole configuration to gain an extra 10 knots; all this tinkering is a bit of a bad sign designwise
Or they were using to much kerosene to light the BBQ in the Turbine bay!! Who has tried looking down at DML Devonport Plymouth with Satelite imagery!!
Great! Finally a picture of the most secret yacht ever It looks a bit like the fortuna; any more pictures coming?
the most noticible detail are at the back of the superstructure; are these exhausts/air-intakes for the turbines?
not for a while .she has disappeared again.not sure where she is, out on trials doing what she was designed to do? or back in the frigate repair complex sheltering from the rain.
the exhaust exits from 3 large dia.pipes situated at the stern between the stairways that lead down to the boat deck.they are covered by 3 separerate hydrualic doors fabricated out of titanium unfortunately you cant make them out in the photo . if i remember correctly the intakes are situated in the pods at the rear of the superstructure. i am trying to find out what state of repair she is in
I read some months ago (in 2004 I think), that the turbines burn. The engineers try to squeeze to much power out of the blades. If my informations are right, she has 6 (yes six !!! - 3 big and 3 small - ) gasturbines, two on one jetdrive. This is a complicate solution.