Dutch Engineers Create Submersible Yacht To Move Fleet Of Boats Across World | Huge Moves | Spark

This week on Huge Moves S4 - A team race against time and tide to transport a fleet of mega-yachts worth over $160million from Genoa, Italy to Fort Lauderdale in Florida. The 20 bespoke yachts are too precious to sail across the Atlantic. So a Dutch team create a customized 'submersible' yacht transporter-ship to ferry the luxurious pleasure boats around the world.
The mission's success lies in the hands of loading master Tieke Springer. She must load, balance and secure the yachts on the transporter ships flat deck precisely so they can survive the rough sea crossing. Halfway through the 8,000km voyage, the ship runs into a hurricane. Will the precious cargo survive this deadly encounter?
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Super-size missions, risky routes, and the biggest cargo on the planet-imagine hauling a submarine over dry land, transporting a fleet of mega-yachts across the Atlantic, or relocating 20 ancient Egyptian temples...and now meet the heavy hauliers who tackle incredible odds to get the job done.
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[@tobarstep]

Man, I'm glad someone finally solved the riddle of how to move boats across water.

[@TheKaiTetley]

😂😂😂

[@giltupang5397]

55a

[@gregparrott]

Good one!

[@googledrone1117]

Hahahaha, WINNER.

[@robertgates5590]

I Xgridc dorkyx

[@exec2968]

During the Atlantic crossing, the transport ship starts taking on water and begins to sink. Captain: Saddle up men! Luxury lifeboats for everyone! 🛳️

[@mannyistheman2221]

lmfao =))

[@falltotheforbiden]

The trick would be escaping the sinking ships drag

[@Ole_CornPop]

@@falltotheforbiden drag in the scale that is shown in movies is completely a myth.

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

its all fun and games until the repo men come LOL

[@DanielJacksonMusic]

@@Ole_CornPop yeah

[@reggiebald2830]

My wish; Is it a documentary, or a docudrama? I could enjoy learning about the ship without so much drama.

[@kmd844]

100% agree with that....and those ridiculous songs...unnecessary and corny. I am impressed that the people singing those ridiculous little tunes can seemingly do it with a straight face though...bully for them!

[@Gyppor]

Lots of unnecessary drama indeed. It's too bad.

[@Greyhamaphone]

Yeah this could have been a 5 minute video.

[@saschamaj]

The moral of the story: heart surgeons are not always intelligent.

[@mike77752]

How?

[@freedomfreedom6544]

Because your boat is bigger?

[@allenfogarty2384]

Rich people problems....

[@peredavi]

It makes an economy and work for regular people.

[@livetv3164]

You're right. Rich people find to face the problem

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

@@peredavi agreed

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

true - I will never know LOL

[@edrdnc6706]

Interesting documentary, but it's title is very misleading. It's about the USE of the transport ship. Not about BUILDING it. Also, it's not submersible, it's semi-submersible.

[@ethan7353]

You sound fun at parties

[@kalebennis-davis5263]

@@ethan7353 bro don't be a logic man

[@Seany06]

@@ethan7353 Nah, its a fair comment. 5 mins in and I was thinking yeah, this has nothing to do with building the big transporter boat.interesting nonetheless!

[@Squidly_Venture]

yeah its kinda a dick move, but that's humans for ya

[@Squidly_Venture]

@@ethan7353 I mean you'd be pissed too if you take a sip of party punch and realize "Wait, this isn't punch, this is water with food coloring".

[@brimstone5931]

Did anyone see the part where they built a Submersible ship? 😏

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

the yacht transporter submersed to load and unload. it didnt go underwater but sunk the deck and sailed the yachts into it

[@brimstone5931]

@@bluecollardadventures2338 Sorry James, I was being sarcastic, the title suggests the video is about building s submersible ship

[@SuperHaptics]

I've seen that years ago. There's something off with this docudrama episode...

[@cybersquire]

The fact they essentially wrote an opera just for this pleases me to no end.

[@peredavi]

I was a merchant marine engineer and follow maritime news, but I had no idea this service existed. Impressive. Securing all of these vessels for Atlantic crossing is amazing.

[@clecollins2673]

It was quite impressive. This is a great idea! My C/E license is expired and I am retired but what is a piece of paper? I can't imagine how it would have faired a force 5.

[@cgsdesigns441]

SAILING THE SEAS.. SEARCHING FOR A PATH TO FLORIDA KEYYYSSS

[@sunsetlights100]

They even invent a song ...too much 🤯😂😆

[@wyowes6090]

I wonder what they use to transport the Dr.'s EGO.

[@tonymacgrath7762]

Or that wig lol

[@drSamovar]

team of Huey's!...

[@stevealaskaman5680]

As a counter point…..would you prefer to have a heart surgeon who didn’t have confidence?

[@teresarichardson4621]

🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

[@mattsnow9273]

They're still trying to engineer something big enough for that! :-)

[@themadatheist1976]

Oh god, the singing....... MAKE IT STOP!

[@SparkDocs]

SAILING THE MED AND THE OPEN SEEEAS... 🎶

[@Condo.]

i like it

[@paulbeadle1714]

It made the program just listen to the words and sing along

[@miker..]

Agreed the singing is definitely the worst part 🤮

[@MeaHeaR]

@@SparkDocs Lol 🎼🎹🎸💃😀😀😁👍

[@minorcek]

the rich doctor seems like a total narcissist lol

[@mariavaldez7889]

dude I just thought the same thing, such a douche.

[@Unknown_Ooh]

@@mariavaldez7889 Most surgeons are. They don't get out much to learn how to socialize. Cardiothoracic and neuro surgrons are the worst since the majority think they're godlike.

[@troywalker8078]

The dyed hair told me that.

[@markmcc78]

The guys who work for him must hate their lives. Can you imagine working for this guy?! 😆

[@jaybeemhardscrote7466]

He doesnt want to do heart surgery anymore because 'what can you learn now by doing it 6,000 more times? It's just not interesting anymore.' Ah yes, we all know how people become drs because of how interesting it is, not for saving lives or anything. What a dbag

[@PAULdMCLEOD]

the soundtrack really is something special

[@erickamekonapeper4007]

😹🖖🏼

[@ThunderAppeal]

'Priceless' yachts. They look like over sized fishing boats made from the same fiber glass that you would find in Florida. Damn, the rich just love grand standing.

[@oscargoldman85]

Cruising Yacht, Good Quality marine hull, top speed 30 knots: 3 million dollars. Identical Yacht with better engines, Bridge with Military Grade Hull, top speed 38 knots: 13 million dollars. The Top 20% of performance costs 80% of your budget.

[@ThunderAppeal]

@@oscargoldman85 And if they were all lost at sea very very very few people would miss them.

[@stefanbachrodt7072]

8:10 Imagine if you got served champagne every time you towed or put your car on a flatbed...

[@michjesto2038]

Ya know!!!.... roadside recovery pops a bottle for you while changing your tyre lol

[@guardrailbiter]

I'd be amazed if the cost of that champagne was not included in the $130,000 bill.

[@stefanbachrodt7072]

@@guardrailbiter haha true although I'd happily fork over an extra 20 for a pack of cold ones, hell even a cola would do. Unfortunately my plan doesn't offer the service XD

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

imagine if you could do oil changes and tire rotations on your car as it was being hauled about LOL

[@PugFaceMedia]

The owner was like “Captain have fun scraping barnacles for 12 days. My hot fiancé and I are gonna fly on my private jet to Florida”.

[@ot0m0t0]

I would do the same. Earn your money :) Im off for some lobsters. Id also get a hotter fiancee.....

[@PugFaceMedia]

@@ot0m0t0 lol

[@Squidly_Venture]

He'd probably need to only scrape barnacles once or twice because the boats stay dry throughout the trip and there's no way in hell they are going to scrape the yacht express itself.

[@dwh8310]

If that's a hot fiance' I'm Cheryl Ladd

[@jackjfjfjf]

She's not a hot fiance

[@dbc2269]

I'm still pissed that he made the captain ride in the freight instead of buying him a flight 🤣

[@bedfordpower]

Captain was paid handsomely to take this voyage OK?

[@Deathbytrolling]

He didn't really though, the guy is just such a giant pussy about his gorillion dollar yacht he specifically sent him with it to make sure his baby was okay.

[@KugleeKuglee]

@@Deathbytrolling And overview the maintenance.

[@d.b.cooper1]

Lmao I mean if I had a full-time crew & captain on my payroll....I sure as hell would make them sail across the Atlantic like everyone else instead of blowing $120k on a pointless voyage that yatchs should be able to do anyway. Of course the captain stayed, it's literally his job

[@KugleeKuglee]

@@d.b.cooper1 This method much safer on the Atlantic than a voyage.

[@GruulFleury]

"The 20 bespoke yachts are too precious to sail across the Atlantic." Unbelievable.

[@aaronhess3081]

even if it were legal, you wouldn't see a $7 million F1 car cruising down the freeway...

[@flightevolution8132]

It's not unbelievable at all. Many of these yachts simply don't have the range or provisions to last the journey. Never mind the fact that some are too small to effectively break through larger waves.

[@freedomfreedom6544]

It’s just like when you take your bicycle on the bus

[@jhsanders8359]

@@freedomfreedom6544 Laughing at the visual of a billionaire riding a bus for his bike. Hilarious! Thank for that!

[@Giggidygiggidy12]

Friend of crew: so what did you do for the whole trip back Crew: Partied on a diff yacht every night

[@loganlm10]

37:54 they forgot to say “yep, that ain’t going anywhere” every time they touched a strap

[@tjharrop]

Those narration songs are completely surreal and it’s my favourite part

[@johndoe-fd7rd]

32:55 tells captain "Get some pointers so next time you can sail it across. " 33:27 he is home, with his wife sipping wine and singing in his studio. "Setting sail a crrrrrew so bold!!"

[@patmcbride9853]

So the Doctor's ship is 114 feet long and the Mayflower was only 100 and only had sails.

[@Plasticjesus504]

@@DontCryAboutIt hahahaha I know right. Something seems a miss here.

[@soundmiami]

Jack lives in Florida but his trailer queen can't handle the "rough seas of the open Atlantic"? Guess he's limited to driving up and down the intercostal waterway.

[@haig6877]

Imagine spending all that money for a bitch of a boat

[@chriscaliri7977]

I love whoever does he animated parts lol

[@morkovija]

those sea shanties are so cheesy, its amazing

[@chewadadu2511]

Owner: I've decided to ship the yacht across the North Atlantic instead of having you sail it. Captain: * hasn't seen family in years, doesn't want to die* Fantastic, sir! Great choice. Owner: Go with it.

[@ChicoDusty]

Jack is the epitome of frivolous spending. He exudes all stereotypes of the super rich. Except one thing, he stayed with the original wife - props to staying with whom you originally brought to the dance.

[@feyaia]

Fascinating and very entertaining. Thank You.

[@bost91]

Baby, I’m start watching Spark more often 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😩. I’m loving this channel learning new shit everyday

[@YELLJapanPH]

I looooove the musicale style of narrating at some points haha! Thanks for showing the lyrics so viewers could sing along!

[@cowboybill8457]

This was well done !!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!! Well informative

[@icon-mq3ly]

What a marvel of engineering, stellar

[@zip7806]

33:37 Now that's Production Value using custom lyrics and Opera Singers.

[@troyhidvegi]

Oh I think they may be shanty singing Ooopa Loompas.............

[@mccari09]

Haha the songs! Can I hire the creators to narrate my life as I go about the day?

[@tommymichael8341]

fun fact: this ship partially sank on June 22, 2020

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

oh my! next google search coming right up!

[@errolG68]

Nice 👍 work everybody you did an amazing job congratulations and best wishes Kind Regards from Errol in South Africa 🇿🇦

[@callisto8232]

Great video, very interesting!

[@erickamekonapeper4007]

Wow such drama in the song like they’re saving us all!!💩✌🏼

[@ZebraLens]

Gilligan's Island song vibe! Lol

[@dodgingbullets3503]

lol...la la la la la...........

[@SGudur]

It was awesome to watch this documentary... Wonderful.. Loved it...

[@davidpethick83]

Made me sick poor MOTHER EARTH to have to supply human greed&excess sad reflection as the planet becomes uninhaital for the other 99.9%

[@jerryh9475]

Very interesting, really enjoyed watching this video.

[@MeaHeaR]

Wow that heart surgeon deserves every bit of his life-style after saving so many lives. Kudos to him 👍💗

[@felixcat9318]

The engineering, technology and craftsmanship necessary for such transports to safely take place are very impressive! Absolute professionalism! Thank you for this very interesting, informative and entertaining video!

[@paulbeadle1714]

Makes you wonder how much the doctor was charging for his work 🤔

[@jamgooandyou]

Roughly soeaking the yacht was $10,000,000 and he said about 6,000 heart surgeries so works out about $1,650 per surgery

[@nomdaploom]

He charged what patients or insurance companies were happy to pay him. A heart surgeon's worth more than a lot of people who have much bigger boats than his. But then if you were as smart as him, you'd know that and wouldn't have to wonder.

[@junrenong8576]

He’s a probably a doctor / specialist as well, so probably won’t just be surgeries, but as consultant as well.

[@2011blueman]

@@jamgooandyou It was a LOT more than that. Remember he has a nice house there in florida, likely another one in europe, he has to pay salaries and maintenance on the yacht with is roughly 10% of the purchase price per year. I'd guess the hospital billed him to the insurance company at $20K per surgery and the doctor got at least half of that. As you saw in this video heart surgeons generally become doctors for the money, saving patients is merely a byproduct.

[@sigudakwesikwesi985]

@@2011blueman It's not just heart surgeons..all doctors, just like their politician friends, are sworn to exploit and steal from the rest of us.

[@theTAILlor]

I knew I should have become a heart surgeon

[@kariivins-senft9302]

Wow, what a operation.

[@cowboys4life702]

I guess now I’ll have to be a heart surgeon. I’ll name mine, Sapphire Blue.😗

[@christree55]

Incredible that's really all I can say Incredible

[@KevinP32270]

AMAZING.

[@LittleStitious]

Ok, you had me at the sweet songs 🤣

[@russiannorth2440]

very nice! like! I posted a video 4K of a pleasure boat in the north of Russia. Happy viewing)

[@ONYXRCR73]

Just a fantastic video.

[@russiannorth2440]

very nice! like! I posted a video 4K of a pleasure boat in the north of Russia. Happy viewing\

[@johnoates3001]

I’d give anything to have been in the production meeting when the music director pitched those chants

[@fyrstikken]

Note to self: When building my mega-yacht, make sure it can fit inside an Antonov plane for moving around the world faster.

[@humptydumpty5763]

Top tip make it from Lego cos will float, it’s not heavy and you can take bits off it so it fits.

[@farislatif8846]

LOL the song suit the video hehe

[@dionlindsay2]

It's fun how the speaker positions the yacht as something enormous. It's lovely but it's small as superyachts go.

[@Ottensander]

7€ shipping costs: *deletes order*

[@leonardhall7203]

I could retire on what he paid to ship his ship

[@2011blueman]

How? $120K isn't even close to enough for retirement unless maybe you live in a 3rd world country?

[@stevemcvay2220]

lol so you only plan on living what 2-3 year? maybe 5 max???

[@leonardhall7203]

You clowns should learn to pay your bills everything i have is paid for and I've already put money away.

[@Ole_CornPop]

@@leonardhall7203 I try to explain to people that any debt is a bad debt. I've never bought something I couldn't afford and I've paid cash in full for everything I've ever owned or own. Only negative is I have no credit whatsoever but when you don't need it anyways it's irrelevant.

[@jamesedwards3571]

Cool music for a cool video.

[@lisadee1623]

Geez, that yacht looks like it could cross the Atlantic just fine with proper preparation and waiting for a good weather window. Lots of much smaller boats do it all the time (see Sailing La Vagabonde channel).

[@jmchez]

Not enough fuel capacity.

[@bearlemley]

Jack, good for you man. Time to head now for costs rica and or Panama for the hurricane season !

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

I'm planning on taking a 35 ft sailboat accross the ocean, how silly am I!

[@sarulaplays6861]

Good luck! Enjoy it :) I took a 45 ft boat across the Atlantic a few years ago. Was amazing!

[@Cadaverine1990]

I know right, they have top of the line charts, weather tracking and equipment but cant let that boat see more than a 2 foot wave :P

[@Ole_CornPop]

Al Grover took his 19' boat with twin outboards and a kicker 9.9 across the Atlantic making it the first boat to cross with outboards. There's a few documentaries about him here on KZbin and one interview that was recent.

[@freedomfreedom6544]

Not silly, just less successful so fewer options available. Maybe in the next life you can be more courageous with your career choices.

[@jeffwisemiller3590]

I thought the graphics were pretty cheesy but then they started singing, groan! Seen Dockwise in Nanaimo a few times, pretty amazing.

[@TheByard]

This program is always so dramatic, everything is a disaster waiting to happen. Yes disaster do happen but engineers and professionals plan them out. If they took more time to film those it would answer a lot more questions. Was the boat really held up by the Coast Guard, did they really have just two days to get there and lets hike up the drama being the first to load. So I have to blot out all the garbage and just watch the bits I like.

[@westcoaststacker569]

@@TheByard Agreed, seemed like manufactured drama.

[@JeandrePetzer]

:D Another islander in the wild

[@JeandrePetzer]

@@TheByard Right? The transport ship was literally purpose built and designed against all these disasters from happening, yet its all impending in the documentary 😏

[@xeric1953]

I’m just imagining two opera singers laughing in the booth as they sing about transporting a yacht

[@tiov3001]

Plot twist: it's Jack and his wife in their private studio, singing their hearts out drunk on champagne. But the servants are giggling in the other room.

[@Simfight]

This is a very well done video.

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

That was awesome very intresting indeed.

[@blest5132]

3:24 is he really holding up the plans for a superyacht colored in crayons?

[@tygodankers6526]

yes... yes he did very profetional I must say :)

[@sailingcapedissappointment2012]

Better off with a crayon, you know how doctors signatures look made with a pen

[@MaltRoblox]

so interesting

[@philbarrett3739]

"20 Mega yachts"? My boat is as big as at least 2 of those and it didn't cost anywhere near a million!

[@Condo.]

i do love the music u make for these vids

[@Renny1953]

ten million for a yacht - you'd reckon he would have spent a bit more on the weave. It's undetectable at 15 nautical miles.

[@jamieallen8613]

I’ve been waiting to find this episode

[@abelincoln5000]

The song is great!

[@nestorjoseperez787]

I love the singing!! Just saying! Its cool

[@JeandrePetzer]

Bet at that net worth, Visa worries are a thing of the past. Money makes life so much easier. Also got to love how the the Captain just "decided" one day he'd sail the world on a private megayacht, as if it was a choice that we all got 😂

[@teresarichardson4621]

This was major and that lady is extraordinary 😯 I'd love an opportunity to Shadow those responsibilities.

[@teresarichardson4621]

@enochian seven very much so.😁

[@paulbeadle1714]

Love the song made the program great 👍 👌 👏 🙌 😀

[@ericroubentz7989]

Correction: aircraft is AN 124 not AN 2 and it’s second large aircraft. Largest one is AN 225

[@phillipbielefeld]

On this video I had to go pop two bags of popcorn I was so nervous needed something to eat!!

[@sv3351]

The first yacht sold in 2014 so this show must be close to 10 years old!

[@McCarlSpeed]

I actually looked this up, and Hurricane Omar was in 2008. It appears the doctor started a practice in FL sometime a few years ago.

[@antebellum45]

Bet the working crew who was involved in the ship laugh their asses off watching this... "The approaching Storm" when loading, diverting NORTH around a North moving Atlantic hurricane.... Bwaaahaaahaa😂😃😀😆😅😂😂🤣😂

[@JackF99]

This clip would have a lot more thumbs up if the whole thing had gone to the bottom.

[@thepalehorse7015]

The rich and the famous - your days are numbered.

[@dionjones7440]

imagine them labours grinding and then cleaning rhem welds.. oh my dayssss

[@lc285]

Fascinating topic.

[@bmell1252]

They need to have those pendulums in airplane cockpits.

[@cwm7930]

Is Jack really sailing FL's coast? Seems like he's riding it.

[@robbiemckenzie100]

Okay lol. Imagine a plane crashing and a yatch popping out.

[@theTAILlor]

The sea shantys 😂

[@3nuklr]

Sounds like Tony Fleming narrating ?......If so, see his "Venture" videos. Spectacular.

[@jimbeckettplay]

Not in my wildest dreams did I think this market existed...

[@michaelmaas5544]

I have a good friend that ships horses around the world just for shows not as crazy but pretty interesting

[@pcb1962]

05:50 "Jack's Megayacht" roflmao it's 35m long FFS that's barely even a superyacht

[@amnotthefather1518]

Definitely would like to know the insurance part.

[@joecold8200]

I was an engineer on The Black Pearl with Johnny Depp. This is quite impressive. Yes, aye, err matey

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Very impressive👍

[@jaybeemhardscrote7466]

Song: *"Filling up the tanks once more.... Sinking to the ocean floor!"* Me: well, sinking 13m but yeah sure.

[@nicktzam]

Surely " Jack " would have informed the skipper about the modifications re the stabilizers..such and important feature of a vessel that big

[@MeaHeaR]

That Lady is Amazing, very stressful unt Skilled Job 👍

[@winniethepooh3800]

*Why not just move the ships by, Y'know, SHIPPING*

[@EdsPerc30s438]

Because it would cost more.

[@gregparrott]

The beginning of the video discusses conventional 'shipping'. Cost may be an issue. But they specifically mention that shipping imposes more risk of safety and damage issues. Also, few ports have cranes large enough to lift 165 tons, let alone to a height of 50 feet or more. Also the 165 ton yacht discussed here is considered only a 'small' size mega yacht. Some are over 1000 tons. The largest is 16,000 tons (as much as the transport ship itself). The transport ship is probably limited to ship under ~250 tons. Given this, a.lot of travel and scheduling issues are averted by having this ship able come to various ports.

[@mariavaldez7889]

@@gregparrott it's a joke, get a sense of humor

[@johnbyron8525]

@@mariavaldez7889 how about you chill! He was sharing great information and gave no indication of lacking a sense of humor. If intelligence offends you, you should keep it to yourself.

[@clecollins2673]

If those yacht hulls were not cleaned and anti-fouled during the voyage, someone needs to be fired on either side. One, for not selling that, and two, for not taking advantage of the drydock time.

[@rski1036]

Cleaning services are offered or you can do it yourself.

[@donalddobson7568]

Cant imagine them building a huge yacht that cannot dare cross an ocean?