I think "Krachtig" just means "powerful" or "stong" in Dutch. So its probably a Dutch maker. The only one I know of is DHR (Den Haan Rotterdam)...
Interior photos I seemed to recall seeing a bunch of interior shots somewhere and found them again at a magazine review....
A yacht belonging to Quasar Expeditions has run aground on rocks in the Galapagos. All 16 passengers and the crew of 8 have been successfully...
It Googles. There is a "Black Pearl" which was/is jointly owned by Volvo Ocean racing and the Disney folks. Ocean racing yacht - I think intended...
Some sites identify it as Amels Hull #405
I recalled, after reading your plea and thinking "I've heard of Cor-ten steel - why?" that when I was taken several years ago to see the AIDS...
It might be too much boat but the 180' Lady Chebucto is, I think, still available. Canadian Fisheries Coastal Patrol, 8,500 NM range at 16...
Doesn't seem to be. It was designed and built in 1992 for its current owners and doesn't seem to have been renamed. Home port is Barbados though...
The SV Concordia a Canadian tall ship has sunk off the coast of Brazil near Santos. All 64 aboard made it into rafts and were rescued by nearby...
a billion here a billion there As you mentioned, there are anti missle systems (surface and air) , rumoured anti submarine tracking and defence,...
Dubai Pool I still can't find any measurements but several sites claim the pool on the MY Dubai holds 110 tons of water. Since water weighs...
I seem to recall reading that the swimming pool on the Dubai can be covered and used as a dance floor but I can't find the dimensions.
Thanks:)
Nothing new? :confused: I was leafing through my books on ships and noticed reverse bows starting in the 1860s. The Konig Wilhelm of 1869 being...
Yacht or not I suppose but on further reflection I'm not sure size is the deciding factor. I have been on or seen similar sized (length) cruise...
Kind of blurs the distinction between a large yacht and a small cruise ship doesn't it? With such niceties as a Yoga studio, massage parlour,...
I should add that a quick glance at my last Annual Report reveals that there are two Bombardiers still on the 11 member board of Bombardier Inc....
For the record, Bombardier Inc. is a giant multinational making regional jet aircraft and is I believe, the largest manufacturer of high speed...
Sigh Further research indicates that the Peace Boat is indeed the Oceanic but that the round the world Peace Cruise has not been a stellar...
Peace Boat Thanks for the pic of Peace Boat. I'm pretty sure its the Oceanic which was built by Home Lines in 1962-63 for the Genoa-New York...
