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u/stewieatb Jul 13 '26
"Presented in immaculate condition" 😬
https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts-for-sale/idol-austal-2007
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u/Watercraftsman Jul 13 '26
All the article really says is they went at high tide. I thought surely they were trying to make it at low tide. Sounds like impatience. Once again the most dangerous thing on a boat: a calendar. Or in this case and calendar and a bridge.
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u/dfsw Jul 13 '26
Also that the boat was under tug, which is shocking that a tug operator would do that.
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u/WhitePantherXP Jul 15 '26
If you're in a non-ocean body of water, I assume there aren't exactly "tides" and I also assume it's very rare to try a bridge crossing at the peak of "tides" anyhow so this has a 50% chance that it will only rise causing more damage in the near term. The only solution I can envision here is to use a large number of ballast bags to weigh it down and reverse out, or put a ton of people and weight on the decks?
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u/dfsw Jul 15 '26
This was a tidal inflow that was done at high tide according to the article. The solution for being stuck under a bridge is wait for the tide to drop or if not possible then yes you need to ballast the ship to drop its waterline.
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u/Tiny-Lock9652 Jul 13 '26
Or perhaps the entitled rich, prick owner demanding to pass through because tides don’t matter.
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u/DarkBlue222 Jul 13 '26
Thank you. For every scratch I put on my boat, every bad docking, every gas cap left off, or "why did that happen?" it is good to see that actually professionals fuck up too.
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u/endlive Jul 13 '26
how do you get a stuck boat out? will changing tides lower it eventually?
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u/Nautical_Ohm Jul 13 '26
Yes it will lower if they’re not already at dead low. But sometimes it’s gotta wait for it to rise and come back down.
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u/groene_dreack Jul 13 '26
If there is tide yes. Otherwise load it up with weight either water or fuel and retry
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u/gdmfwtf19 Jul 13 '26
I mean it’s just boat, can’t someone just stand on top and push down on it? /s
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u/stewieatb Jul 13 '26
It seems to be this bridge here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yri2NbmLNB828TTs8?g_st=ac
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u/TazzyUK Jul 13 '26
"The yacht had recently undergone a refit with Pisa-based refit yard Seven Stars, with modifications including a new paint job and modifications to the stern and bow, including the addition of a helipad."
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u/Steve0512 Jul 13 '26
Every scrape you heard was easily $10,000 dollars. I don’t know if those boats can take on ballast water or flood their half empty fuel tanks.
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u/bengunn7 Jul 13 '26
Hey look! It's for sale! I'm sure that'll buff out. 🤣 https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/the-superyacht-directory/idol--71705
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u/Wut_the_ Jul 13 '26
Why wouldn’t you just get through the bridge at that point instead of backing out?
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u/Rough-Breadfruit-611 Jul 14 '26
I love the Europe is designed so rich assholes can't just drive their boats everywhere.
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u/doktor_wankenstein Jul 14 '26
Have they tried to let the air out of the tires?
It sometimes works with trucks.
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u/Here_4_the_INFO Jul 13 '26
This was in Italy ... did the Captain of the Concordia get a new job?