Build Error Means 'Megayacht' will be Cut in Half! | SY Clips

[@badbeetle2942]

I had the same problem on my boat. We had to move the cooler closer to the outboard motor

[@temper44]

We had the same problem here in Sweden a while back with our VASA ship. It was too top heavy, because they installed a third gun deck.

[@kimweaver1252]

One of those "it looked good on paper" deals. We had a ferry roll on its side tied up to the dock in NY. It killed hundreds. Also a while back.

[@warped-sliderule]

Ha, that WAS a while back!!! They had an excuse back in the year 1626, no modeling software. The only computing device, the lowly slide rule, was brand new then. Today with powerful computers and fluid modeling software, there is no excuse except ineptitude. The VASA museum is awesome!!!

[@philgordon6671]

Happens in Egypt all the time . And as you know people lost their lives

[@maxhugen]

I read about the VASA decades ago. Stability was checked _after completion_ by having everyone run back and forth across the ship. IIRC, the roll was so bad they abruptly stopped that, but as the King was expecting to see his masterpiece sail, they proceeded to set sail anyway, and the ship promptly rolled and capsized within a mile or two!

[@rallyramone]

Vasa, swedens most famous submarine :D

[@8AD858D8]

Just heartbreaking to hear these poor billionaires have to wait for their toys to get fixed.

[@danielpickett8560]

You know this channel is all about the boats,right? Not hating on "Billionaires"!

[@wildlifeonwheels4236]

@@danielpickett8560 he's just a jealous baby

[@8AD858D8]

@@danielpickett8560 The word "Hating" sure has become a new fad these days. Actually Daniel, I feel pity for those that lose sight of their true Master, for they can serve only one. Careful what you choose to idolize in this world.

[@danielpickett8560]

@@8AD858D8 Not idolizing anything or anyone... You seem to have missed the point as well...Smdh

[@jhowarth1974]

@@8AD858D8 holy christ.. true master. That eye roll hurt my eyes.

[@HandyMan657]

So a multi-million dollar yachts designers didn't consider stability in their specs? Come on man, that's some rookie BS now

[@clobbyhops]

Yep, They should’ve chosen one of the big boys designers out there

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

That it didn't work out does not mean they didn't consider it.

[@ApocalypseofMichael]

A private and independent research vessel, imagine what they can find !

[@NarasimhaDiyasena]

Either that or intentionally over looked to increase the price for the owner to write off taxes. Yachts are tax write offs which is why they keep getting bigger, and they take out 36 month loans to finance the yacht like they do a car so after every 3 years the yachts change up

[@rok1475]

@@ApocalypseofMichaelat the very least they will find a a tax write-off since this is not a pleasure boat but working “research “ ship…

[@OldManGibb]

I would think the shipyards naval engineers would had caught that mistake a lot earlier in the build.

[@QuantumBlu9x]

Or just go to Lurssen. ❤🎉

[@martialme84]

The engineers WILL have and they will have thrown an absolute tantrum. The company's bosses however will have told them to shut the fuck up. Engineers are pretty far down a corporate totem pole, unfortunately.

[@rok1475]

Sounds like the owner found a way to write off his fancy boat as charity or R&D expense.

[@SCCyclingLLC]

Such arrogance and self-indulgence under the precept of altruism…..giving back to the world by building a super yacht….I mean “research” vessel. I hope the cost over runs are huge for the individual who owns this boat. It’s certainly deserved.

[@weeti.s.8065]

In 2005, the Enchantment of the Seas was overhauled. Part of overhaul included stretching the vessel by cutting it in two amidship and adding a 73-foot (22 m) long section. Enchantment of the Seas entered dry dock at Keppel Verolme shipyards in Rotterdam on 15 May 2005. The mid-body extension section was built at Aker Finnyards ahead of time, allowing the construction to be done in just over a month.[

[@ronald5728]

I cruised on that ship in 2015. I heard about the extension. Great cruise.

[@TomatoWithARifle]

insane.

[@tioswift3676]

How.

[@Bigrignohio]

Did the shipyard DESIGN it? If so it is the ship[yard's fault. If not then they delivered what was ordered.

[@norsenomad]

I was thinking the same. To my knowledge, VARD Group did not design it, as their contract was for the construction and outfitting only. Wikipedia: "REV Ocean was designed by Espen Øino with an interior by H2 Yacht Design. It was initially intended to be a 140 m superyacht with some research facilities, but during the design process she grew in size and was turned into a research and expedition vessel with a yacht-like exterior and high standards of comfort and design, including a luxury accommodation. Contracts for construction and outfitting were signed in 2017". Espen Øino International is one of the world's leading design studios for large custom motor yachts, according to The Super Yacht Life news.

[@trappking8626]

At this point I just want a refund

[@BasicMaffs]

Well I know who I won’t be hiring to build my quarter billion dollar mega yacht

[@jefflevoir6127]

I didn’t think that REV had enough beam with her original length. I have a bad feeling about the future of this ship. Thanks for another great video. 👍👍

[@tenorandguitar]

It will act like a destroyer or frigate I guess?

[@will5989]

@@tenorandguitar, it will be used to sabotage gas pipes if & when needed.

[@encinobalboa]

Tsk. Tsk. I have 1st world problems as well. My latte machine stopped working.

[@jonesjones7057]

Hadn't thought of this. Think I'll call my personal boat a "research" vessel. I mean, some research is done, and its important stuff, at least for me.

[@lucmarchand617]

This thing happen many years ago big cargo ship mil shipyards sorel,quebec canada a error cost the shipyards bad reputation due one client.the yard close many years latter sad but true.thanks video

[@MondoRockable]

By the time it launches, it'll be time for a refit. 🤣

[@PhotographyInFlight4183]

"Ten year old ship for sale.....cheap"

[@robertfrost1683]

I learned to not reply on the least expensive price product / supplier at a young age. Seems like some one did not learn that lesson.

[@maxbarko8717]

Well said! There is a German proverb: „I'm not rich enough to afford cheap things.“

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

This assumes that 'going cheap' is the source of the problem. Which may not be the case

[@muddundee]

There was a similar vessel rolled over when it was launched a few years ago. Any fool should know by now that building ships too narrow with top heavy wedding cake decks isnt going to end well.

[@joeg5414]

No 💩like I was watching them tow it in the video and it looked pretty obvious too me that it was really narrow and really high. That doesn't even look like it would work, and I'm no boat/ship guy😂 edit - like a said, not a boat guy. maybe the way it was riding had something to do with that and once it's ready it'll sit lower in the water? I dunno.

[@Twofiddymill]

All just a game…only winners are lawyers….no big deal!

[@stevecarlisle3323]

Another floating skyscraper we dont need polluting the waters.

[@JohnGuzik]

In construction terms, this would be known as a 'change order' as opposed to a conversion.

[@snackhawkdown8580]

in California terms it would knows as a "lawsuit"

[@PhotographyInFlight4183]

​@@snackhawkdown8580In business terms, this would be known as bankruptcy.

[@IIISentorIII]

@@PhotographyInFlight4183 I Switzerland, we don't have any term for something like this. We simply build something or we don't.

[@PhotographyInFlight4183]

@@IIISentorIII Okay.

[@davidl8094]

@@snackhawkdown8580 😂😂

[@ashannon38]

"Research Vessel" LOLOLOL

[@drewwilkins9963]

A research vessel that gives back to the planet. So glad you and your firm are doing your part to make sure it pays as little taxes as possible so it can help the planet. We need more of these superyachts, pardom me, research vessels!

[@ronblack7870]

the builders pay taxes as do the workers who built it. the fuel is highly taxed as well. i feel people have a responsibility to pay as little tax as legally possible.

[@drewwilkins9963]

Half a martini into your otherwise-excellent videos was my reaction to the ruse of an environmental good coming from the building of a huge fiberglass petrochemical eating megayacht benefitting a wealthy individual who wants to classify it as for a social good to avoid taxes. I think your complicit comment at the end of the video just set me off as your brand tends to be very straight-shooting. If you have no issues with the game being played, that's fine, but don't feed me bull%&$ about environmentalism because frankly it's beneath both of us. All this is said in repect for your channel which is excellent @@ronblack7870

[@phil4977]

The owner wants to give back to the ocean. Can I stop laughing now. People with the amount of wealth don’t give anything away. Anything they do is for themselves whilst appearing to be a good citizen. I hope the owner is getting a good amount of heartburn for his poor choice of shipyard.

[@chuckaddison5134]

It's amazing to me that in the 21st century, with all the computer power, software modeling , and the millions cost to built, that such a mistake (?) could not be caught before construction began.

[@gregoryf9299]

In some ways, all that technology can make it MORE likely. People assume the computers are right and might forget the fundamentals in ensuring all the inputs are correct, calls are correct, etc. Similar thing happened with a new submarine design a few years ago - too heavy to stay surfaced so had to lengthen it.

[@lunam7249]

insurance scam❤

[@cwm7930]

Aren't there tax benefits to calling a boat/ship a "research vessel"?

[@fireblade274]

i was about to say! the ship does look like it has some "research" design attributed, but not a whole lot lol

[@marcussterling4954]

8 years also means it’s already obsolete in current technological markets…😃👍

[@jrosesftv]

Episode 660 for finished yacht....

[@saltysassy958]

This boat and SV seeker both identify as research vessels. LMAO.

[@gregculverwell]

Who was the naval architect? If was the shipyard's own then yes they are responsible, otherwise no.

[@norsenomad]

REV Ocean was designed by Espen Øino International, a leading design studio and naval architect for custom superyachts. History worth noting: the design went through considerable changes (from 140 meters hull length to 182.9 meters, from research to research-slash-superyacht, which affects the superstructure design. After construction contract was signed, there was a construction pause in 2021. There will be a top deck delete, hull widening, amidship extension giving new total length of 195 meters and 32% increase in fuel capacity. Custom design, for sure...). And VARD Group (the two shipyards) won the contract on construction of the ship in 2017, according to Wikipedia.

[@raha1277]

So hes cloaking a yacht as a research vessel for tax reasons and mad because they built it wrong haha

[@jed7644]

Well _there’s_ a princess problem. Eight years & I _still_ don’t have my boat! 😢

[@Pixx4you]

Rip it down the centerline and increase the beam. 🙂

[@JohnJ469]

Would I be right in thinking that the "research" is in two main areas? 1. How much of the cost can be a tax write off? 2. How many girls in bikinis can fit on the foredeck? (I'm sure being "top heavy" will be an asset for most of the "researchers".)

[@lemd49]

We had an old rule of thumb to get realistic estimates: double the schedule and trial the budget to get near what actuales will be

[@jameslederer6465]

I'm pretty sure removing weight from the upper decks, all elese being equal, *reduces* the roll period but will also decrease the amplitude. Adding weight will increase the roll period but also increase the amplitude of the roll.

[@martyspargur5281]

Prone to turning turtle? Start over? Five years late? Sounds like a typical build to me.

[@lanmech7397]

Maybe don’t have your ship built in Romania.

[@fpvdominator9563]

Phil Swift here with the all new flex yacht

[@martinwinther6013]

Imagine if they hadnt discovered the additional displacement/weight.. going off for long expedition in the belief you weight in at XX ton, and reality your ship is way heavier. thats some serious safetyconcerns

[@gregoryf9299]

Part of trials is to do trim and stability tests, so it would have been discovered then.

[@Cheva-Pate]

1628 when the Wasa warship sunk we learn this!

[@yoshy2628]

120% was not the shipyard fault. they work after a project designed already by someone else. If you want to blame them, yeah, you can do it, but is not their fault.

[@skiingfast1]

Frankenship gets added parts.

[@peterk2455]

Wouldn't there be quite a difference in the financial situation of a vessel being registered as 'research' instead of a private yacht? Not to mention access to various government grants and environmental funds?

[@georgeburns7251]

The Japanese had to do this on several wars ships prior to WW2 due to stability issue with too much top weight, discovered after one of their new destroyers emulated a submarine during a seaway.

[@anasqai]

Why are they doing this? The prices maybe ships become "not sold" and a new company will appear to go back to market prices, if "cutting in half makes selling price of 2 ships of a-new-normal price". Stability should be just a reason to do this "cutting into half". At 3mins showed as already cut. Must be a price experiment then regret? Unless at least getting both ships at 1 ship's price(before cut).

[@mauriceharting5877]

The Rev Ocean design is the responsibility of the Marine Architect/ Engineer, who must have miscalculated the weight load and stability of this vessel in the design. Who will pay for all this? Is it the insurance company, the Marine Architect/ Engineer, the vessel construction company, the owner, or a percentage by each involved? Time will tell ....

[@Antipodean33]

So who is at fault, the designer or the builders?

[@yoshy2628]

Designer fault, the builders just follow orders and project paper.

[@JS-zb1vv]

The engineers are the ones at fault. Not the person who ordered it .

[@nikpapado9785]

The delay is probably more expensive than the actual costs of this extra work, with a 15% return, you double your money every 5 years

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

How would lengthening a vessel affect the roll?

[@buysncharge]

Displacement math. And the unfer water shape of the front

[@kailaniandi]

Hilarious, and disturbing at the same time 😂😳. I wouldn't get on it out at sea. The new 'Olympic'

[@mddunlap03]

Hiw to write off a super yacht ...it's foe research lol

[@queenslander954]

Now that’s a warranty claim.

[@PhotographyInFlight4183]

By the time they finish it, it'll no longer be state of the art....😅

[@sicks6six]

I'm surprised the computer assisted design software didn't identify this problem long before the keel was laid. Just shows how fallible computers are. Apparently welders in the fab sheds said it's to top heavy and said they thought it would roll over. Seems a 50 year old welder was up on the nic cad software.no compensation for 35 years of work.😢

[@SvenTviking]

Why are all these billionaires so tasteless?

[@glbernini0]

I thought 3D design was supposed to eliminate these errors???

[@tudorgheorghe4532]

Dude, i want to mention something to you ! Im romanian and live in that town where have build that ship.The ship was build very good as planing ! In fact our masters have build over 200 ships along their careers ! You rich guys will end up teaching how to weld very soon as we might not be able to work for people do not appreciate our work !😂😂😂

[@will5989]

This will not end well. Whole thing looks like a tax dodge.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

What sort of tax dodge involves spending (reported..) $350m on a ship?

[@Sponsor_Block]

I like the rugby jersey

[@RR98guy]

Rich people problems..NO SYMPATHY🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Bufford2024]

Rich people's problems. Yawn.

[@TheJttv]

It is a research vessel bc the owner feels guilty about his yatch

[@brianedelson5225]

All of this testing would have been done way in advance

[@brettd.watson1821]

So Rev is similar and a bit fancier ship than OceanXplorer?

[@Jimbogf]

Everybody donate $10 to these poor billionaires. With your donation you will help a billionaire in need.

[@martialme84]

*Lürssen standing in a corner, facing the wall, shoulders shaking suspiciously... (allegedly)

[@zzp1]

Bad job of the naval architect. This will be a costly affair.

[@JuanAndrada-z8s]

That's a research vessel?

[@rocklanddale8646]

THATS GONNA COST

[@abbywinters7751]

Atlas Shrugged🤯

[@dirkpieters]

Engineers appointed without merit or clients not listening to engineers, take your pick.

[@geneard639]

Great big tax scam.

[@alanwilson2073]

No sweat off this guy's brows. While most of us make money hourly or bi-weekly, this guy makes money in tidal waves and avalanches.

[@dr.kennethnoisewater26]

Needs more varnish

[@Johnonayacht]

Who would have thought a yacht was built in Romania to save money is wrong. Hmmm

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

I think they should make all vessels have a plastic scooping system!

[@hellosammy4105]

Lmao, the builders are really milking that poor billionaire. This is why bleeding heart rich men are so easily taken advantage off.

[@michaelhoelzl5882]

Again Dome top Secret Gossip

[@briansouthworth737]

One roug wave = Bye Bye . . .

[@chrisbarrington798]

Guess they don't measure twice cut once.. all the money and brains of a gold fish 😂😂

[@liammacneill9523]

they don't run the numbers on that shit?

[@id10t98]

oops.

[@tonyacerra2329]

Can they put in a stabilizer? Sounds like tax evasion. Research “pleasure” vessel? Sure

[@oldtimer2192]

Just what I was thinking! A gyro stabiliser would probably do the job.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

Evasion of what tax?

[@tonyacerra2329]

@@alexanderSydneyOz Getting tax write offs for phony research vessel that he’s going to use as pleasure.

[@gregorizi]

Shady business on all leadership

[@ProDMiner]

they blamed it on the shipyard LMFAO, no its the engineers you have faults, these should have been in programs with simulations, and that would have been caught just sayin.

[@CinematographyLischka]

Stretch Yacht

[@crash6674]

O look a floating tax write off

[@LadyDewBuild]

Eat the rich

[@olivertaylor8788]

Looks like you need to give real engineers instead of jacklegs with degrees.

[@REB4444]

You get what you pay for. Buy cheap, sleep in the streets.

[@maxhugen]

Hahaha... "research vessel"... another tax dodge.

[@daleolson3506]

Who cares?do an article on why health care is unavailable and unaffordable

[@Eric_In_SF]

I had to stop the video as you started bragging about how you’re the first to report on it. And then you have to go on to prove how smart you are in your report. Who cares?

[@Mrclean431]

Great comment. The ego stuff we can live without.

[@philgordon6671]

Some years old before the owner receives it

[@robertcooper7157]

If the ship builders build to specs and meet the requirements of those specs, then they can’t be held responsible for this cock up. Go back to your designers and scope of works. If it was me, I would withdraw from the purchase as this looks like a total lemon.

[@FawkQrightfast]

What a waste

[@Cheva-Pate]

1628 when the Wasa warship sunk we learn this!