THIS Is ASTERIA! $19.9M Steel Explorer Yacht (Converted Salvage Tug, 5,000 NM Range!)

Join me as I tour Motor Yacht Asteria, a stunning $19.9M converted tug that’s now one of the most capable explorer yachts on the market. Originally built as a salvage tug, Asteria boasts a steel hull and an incredible 9,000 NM long-range capability, making her perfect for far-reaching adventures. Recently refitted, this expedition yacht is ready for her next journey. If you’re into explorer yachts, long-range vessels, or unique converted tug designs, this video is for you!
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[@markjones1337]

The panda prints are interesting to say the least. Millionaires in the 'know' will understand, and more and more Plebs like us also know. Just saying.

[@kevinlytle6215]

The conversion really was done expertly. The two salons, lower and upper both made for a really interesting division for me. Lower deck is for living, upper for entertaining. Yet that main salon up was very comfortable looking. Just felt that the entire tour was showing me someones home.

[@gregzoller9003]

Really nice! I’ve seen a number of conversion yachts that didn’t manage to shake the stark utility of their former lives. This one does-very luxurious while still retaining its go-anywhere qualities.

[@sumobear2031]

Classy, pure quality, ultra comfortable, she has a purpose built hull with a stunning conversion and i really liked the sinks. For me although you have shown some gorgeous converted vessels, this one tops my list.

[@enshk79]

Look at this grogeous scene at 00:00. I LOVE BOATS

[@brenthartman6713]

She is a beauty!! Probably my all time favorite! Now, if I only had $30 mill laying around…

[@Steve-Cross]

I have watched hundreds of yacht tours. Never seen a sound box fitted around a main engine. But saying that, I have never seen a yacht like this before either. She is a beauty. 👍

[@ericteneyck8691]

That is one of the nicest conversions I have seen! Great use of space and making it comfortable and losing the utilitarian look that many conversions can't seem to escape. Thanks for showing the sinks!. Great video!

[@YachtBuoy]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment 🫡 🚰

[@markcardwell3691]

This is about as close to perfect as it gets. It feels so much bigger than it really is. Bravo!!!

[@rickmcmhan2296]

Love this boat it has to be the safest boat on the water because tug boats were made to take on any storms.

[@YachtBuoy]

100%

[@Andezalamo]

I have always loved explorer yachts and this one is very beautiful with her white/beige and dark wooden interior!

[@richardsmith579]

This is a beautifully converted ship. Well done, and don’t worry about calling a basin a sink, not many of us are Hyacinth Buckets.

[@YachtBuoy]

😂

[@sheepdog1102]

What a beautiful boat! It looks so fresh and clean and what a great job on the conversation!😊

[@k956upg]

As a diver I’ll tell you how serious that gear is….its newbie holiday beech toys basically…cheap basics to get posh people underwater in shallow areas..

[@foghornleghornish]

Fit for purpose. If it was a research vessel then I'm sure the diving gear would be upgraded.

[@sohovulture87]

Incredible conversion and what a fantastic tour! I have to say that you never cease to amaze me with the unique vessels that you gain access to Mr...errrrm...Bouy? Great stuff, keep it up

[@YachtBuoy]

Wow, thank you!

[@fishtigua]

@@YachtBuoy John, I've forgotten your bleedin' last name too.

[@jamesrodrigues7391]

Thanks

[@МаркеллКрасавчик]

Замечательная яхта👌 замечательный Лондон 😍 у меня есть мечта сделать путешествие из моего родного Калининграда в Лондон на каяке 😁

[@YoGreasyGreasyGranny]

I Love the SINKS!

[@YachtBuoy]

😂🙌

[@Sm1ret]

What a beautiful boat. I'd love to be able to take an artic trip on this. One can only dream, though. Thank you for the tour. 😊😊

[@samw3695]

Another fantastic tour, John. This one REALLY makes me want to go places. Thanks.

[@YachtBuoy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jpgo]

Just Another Great Tour! Thanks for sharing this gorgeous steel tug

[@YachtBuoy]

Thanks! I appreciate it :-)

[@uwelindstaedt1050]

Thank you for the tour. It was quite impressive and a nice boat. (i am an Engineer who has enperience in that Field / Lürssen/Damen/HDW/Pendennis - German)

[@YachtBuoy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Freesavh1776]

WOW I would love to own my own personal explorer cruise ship. Honestly that's really what it is. I would live full time on board if I owned something like this. That hand basin or "sink looks big enough to double as a bathtub for the toddlers.😂

[@jaffaholland4039]

A fantastic yacht, a real stunner

[@bobupton-e1u]

I like your channel. The thing I wanted to see is the crew quarters. That tales a lot about how happy the crew will be.

[@ChristopherRobinson-fk3jp]

It’s the first thing I check when buying a yacht….If it passes muster only then do I inspect the remainder of the yacht.

[@nessuno1948]

At last! One bathroom with bidet: surely some italian influence.

[@duncanjames914]

I love this boat. Great tour John!

[@YachtBuoy]

Many thanks!

[@brad61776]

Very nice need to do the lottery 👍👍👍

[@julianfoster9033]

A fabulous boat thankyou

[@billdonohoe8266]

Great video. Amazing ship. And, in the US.....we call them sinks!

[@YachtBuoy]

🙌🫡

[@julianfoster9033]

Fabulous boat!

[@clifbradley]

Amazing explorer and built like a Ford F-350. Just needs a teppenanyaki grill.

[@francis8579]

Absolutely beautiful if I had the money I will buy her with my eye closed ❤❤❤❤

[@MrOshirinoana]

Wow, this is one of the most impressive explorer yachts I've seen reviewed. Add some fishing gear and an ROV and I'd probably live aboard for a long time.

[@darrelrommel9385]

John is definitely right. After all a sink by any other name is still a sink

[@scottdynek2728]

What a ship!!! The only concern I would have is storage in the cabins especially on a long passage. Oh and by the way it's a flippin' sink! LOL

[@YachtBuoy]

😂😂

[@rainbowunicornsavyy101self3]

lol was thinking the same thing, love the old style repurbised so original all split up.

[@limbandtreeremoval]

Amazing, thank you!

[@YachtBuoy]

🫡🙌

[@Dogasaurus]

The original Bering 80, Beyond Capricorn, has her engines encased in sound boxes. Not nearly as big as this beauty, though. Love her sweeping classic lines & canoe stern.

[@pi3141590]

Superbe bateau !!!

[@jchobby87]

Reminds me of Itasca

[@-BUFFALOMan]

wonderful seeing such an extreme brute of machinery all polished and fancied, and perfumed up and shiny like that. she's gorgeous. would love to see the conversion costs, and all the decisions made... Seems half the fun would be the conversion, the other half cruising her. is $20 million realistic?

[@JamesMacleanEsq]

Wonderful vessel. So much space and capability. Not crazy about the finish itself, feels a little cheap and not ultra luxury. But still lovely

[@lgriestra]

Very impressive

[@dustup2249]

The charter passenger ensuite showers lack seating. Grab handles are not conducive to clean bodies in running seas. The master shower has both a seat and grab handles, so at least they have that going for themselves, as they will be fresh at the dining table.

[@MrSpleenboy]

Gorgeous ship, definitely a go anywhere explorer. Where's that lottery win when you need it? 😃

[@radeksparowski7174]

eurojackpot of 80 million euros went yesterday to Lithuania and euromillions of 162 million euros went yesterday to spain, so on tuesday it is back to basic 10 in eurojackpot or 17 in euromillions..... still enough for a fully solar catamaran filled with long shelf life food and some petty cash .....one has to have a plan B

[@DanielParadis-sr5nh]

I wouldn't be interested in chartering her, but, more interested in owning her! When I become a millionaire, I will be sure to contact you for my forever yacht! Thank you for sharing!

[@johnpick8336]

Absolutely immaculate

[@Rodrifuuu]

I don't even remember subscribing so it must have been quite a while ago. One request I have is a wide angle lens. Even if there will be a bit of distortion, getting a better idea of the spaces will make for a better viewing experience. Thanks!

[@bigmountain7561]

Hand basin just like a 400 ft ship with demarcation on its hull close to the super structure is called a Lime Juicer!!! Semper Paratus 1790!!

[@YachtBuoy]

🫡

[@jimmyconway8025]

Bathrooms are crazy! Who ever designed this has got their sh*t together!

[@garettgriffin1051]

no never seen a boxed powerhouse? super cool vessel! im a pilot house and engine room caption but in yacht design i always am disappointed by how "small" crew quarters are and always wanted a vessel with true livable spaces for crew. thank you Asteria! Id buy it but.... thanks Yacht Bioy and stay safe at sea

[@alistairsadventures8988]

Lush video. Thank you for doing it.

[@BertMerlin57]

That round tabke whit carusell… it just scream after a dance pole in the center….

[@timmy8863]

"sink" works for me.

[@steve-175]

NICE !!!! Shame you didn't have more time for a proper tour. My main thing is it has carpeting, that would be the 1st thing gone. Nice job in the time allowed😊😊😊😊

[@alistairmills7608]

Thank you for showing the galley kitchen and the diving locker. Well done for finding the Engine Room. How many cabins all up for guests including hosts and also crew, 7 crew ? Captain, First Officer/Navigator/Officer of the Watch, Chief Engineer, Bosun, Bosuns Mate/ Assistant Engineer/ Chefs mate, Waiter/ Drinks Waiter, Chef, Matradee/Waitress How many guests suites ?

[@fishtigua]

No, a sound-box around the main is very unusual. We had a seperate generator room away from the mains on a 65m.

[@robdurfee6861]

It’s a bathroom sink, people that complain and demand it be called a “handwashing basin” are just being pedantic and trying to be smarmy. I love this ship though

[@paton57]

Guess it's where you're from we call it a wash basin a sink is in the kitchen for washing dishes and it's not being smarmy or pedantic just to correct your smarmy comment

[@DillysNZ]

It's an American thing, they need more information. Hand washing sink (sink), side walk (path), waste paper basket (bin), eye glasses (glasses), racquet ball (squash), horse back riding (horse riding)

[@lips5913]

It's not pedantry it's accuracy! A basin is used in bathrooms as it typically is made from porcelain or some other fine finish and has a shallow depth sufficient for hand washing. A sink however is used in a kitchen and is typically made from stainless steel and are deep enough to accommodate a bowl or pan to be washed or for water to be added to a pan. The taps are different between basins and sinks for this reason, the former being smaller and decorative and the latter often have tall swan necks to accommodate pans being filled!!

[@Sir_Ock]

@@lips5913 Or....and hear me out: you have kitchen sinks, and bathroom sinks. I've never heard it called a basin. I understand the premise of it, but it doesn't seem to be a commonly used term.

[@rod4607]

@@DillysNZMcIntyre much? 😂

[@2Dylandog]

It's strange to think that ships half the age of MY Asteria are being scrapped, and that this one is a 55 year old still going strong. I imagine the Caterpillar unit is original.

[@AshleyMarks-]

Spent more time looking at the view than on the bridge.

[@crazyjay7676]

Please can you add a GA to your web site as I like to see the layout.

[@klasv7174]

no you are right it's a sink at least here in the USA

[@YachtBuoy]

🫡🙌

[@Slithh]

I hate to sound ignorant or too much like an American but, what is a haman? Around 14:30 you said the owner was thinking about making the head or the shower specifically into a haman. Sorry if the spelling is incorrect but I have never heard that word before. Thanks in advance and I hope you can reply so I can expand my vocabulary lol.

[@Slithh]

Never mind. I found it. Hammam. It's a type of steam room or steam shower. I learned something new today. Thank you lol.

[@antonygill5104]

Wow

[@SailingWorldonWater]

call the NZ Navy they need a new Survey Ship

[@t0msie]

How much for the little one alongside at the start?

[@Blanchy10]

Sink sink sink

[@YachtBuoy]

😂😂😂

[@keithlivingstone2525]

Price seems very reasonable.

[@dirkvandertoornvandertoorn4895]

This is not a boat but a ship l am a old tug man she's a beauty

[@YachtBuoy]

🫡⚓️

[@jayseaem]

@dirkvandertoornvandertoorn4895 As am i Dirk, { United Towing out of Hull UK.} These ocean- going tugs are some of the best sea ships ever built. i went all over the world on a tug called the M/T Serviceman, an old coal burner converted to diesel'. Nice to see these conversions into yachts. By the way, i am 74yo so i'm talking about the 60s

[@dirkvandertoornvandertoorn4895]

Hi Jay l am 74 years as well so we talking about the same time was sailing for SMIT

[@Furniture121]

You haven't completed your Know Your Ship book yet? The Buffer will be disappointed. Is the engine enclosure also a DC system? I know in navy ships the enclosure has a fine water spray to suppress engine fires.

[@snowdensright9693]

ill have 2 thx

[@denali9449]

Main engine, CAT D399?

[@D1it4FN]

I think this vessel may be the former Sea Wolf.

[@markwaters8751]

Sure looks like it!

[@Catamaran.Octopus]

She is not

[@D1it4FN]

@@Catamaran.Octopus I agree. After posting my comment I discovered the vessel I thought it might have been was launched in the late 1950s

[@Catamaran.Octopus]

@@D1it4FN 1969 in Greece

[@Catamaran.Octopus]

Funny because both Asteria and Sea Wolf are together now in Falmouth UK

[@jato62]

Never seen a main enclosed in a sound box.

[@georges5864]

can this one been operated by only one person i.e. the motor yachts someone buys for him and his family and operates them by himself? I suppose an superior captain's license is required for such a big ship, but I wonder is it is too complicated for one person even if he has this training.

[@YachtBuoy]

Def need a crew for this one

[@Flordiakayakbass]

Is that right 16 foot draft ?

[@YachtBuoy]

yep! She has a huge draft owing to her former life as a salvage tug

[@Catamaran.Octopus]

5m draft

[@jmsask]

🍻

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

It's not a hand basin, it's a sink.

[@fraserconnell21]

It's not a hand basin 😮 Its the same size as my bath 🇬🇧🫡👍🏼

[@terencetaylor4600]

Those sinks are rediculis and must be a dream for those who have to clean them.

[@fisherh9111]

Looks a lot like Kerry Packer's old yacht "Arctic P" - just a bit smaller.

[@LordLauderdale]

20m !

[@Bob-bo8ik]

Actually, it is a wash hand basin🤣🤣

[@paton57]

Love these converted MV but to big for me and 35 million NZ $$$$ wouldnt leave quite enough to run it plus a buffer

[@seib6324]

It's a sink never heard of a hand basin

[@RussellWarrick-m2k]

Perhaps it's taboo to use the term "sink" when on-board a boat.

[@Jason-xb3jh]

Raise your hand if you could afford to fill up the gas tank of this boat. Not to mention hire a crew, docking fees, insurance and maintenance.

[@williambridges3907]

Shame you had to rush, would love a better view.

[@fredcartwright2745]

That is not a Queen bed it is more like a King Plus.

[@dougtarbet6193]

Weel, dinna ken sailors are bloody superstitious! Ye dinna say sinks onboard a vessel aye, it strikes terror into the hearts of sailors. There’re called hand basins. 😂 Some bad Scots from a Canuck across the pond. Anyway I had to laugh as you were talking about the engine room. Between your accent and my deafness I thought you said have you ever seen an engine room behind a sandbox. What??? I finally clued in sound box. And yes in fact I have! On a 60 ft steel trawler hand built by the owner who enclosed the single John Deere propulsion engine in a sound box similar to the two gen sets on board. All approved by John Deere for warranty. No over heating issues. If I remember correctly the owner was an aeronautical engineer and quite innovative with how he constructed the boat literally in his back yard, the features it had etc.

[@luckystriker7489]

It's simply a basin (usually found in a bathroom/wet closet, often ceramic or stone) and a sink (typically found in a kitchen or laundry room, often metal). No need for the redundant "hand" basin. Pedantry aside, great video as always and a most bodacious ship. My kind of boat.

[@YachtBuoy]

🙌🫡

[@Maik_Grnto]

Anyone know the name of the vessel before she was converted?

[@Catamaran.Octopus]

Asteri was her name when she was a tug boat.

[@Peter-o7t]

8:15

[@OhTheGeekness]

I don't know who it was that made an issue of calling a "hand basin" a "sink" but I think they need to go touch grass.

[@YachtBuoy]

😂

[@briangodfrey7424]

Man, those sure look like sinks to me. Not a single hand (or other body part) in sight.

[@YachtBuoy]

😂

[@john-l2t3t]

Original Dutch name please ??

[@Catamaran.Octopus]

Never been Dutch. Origin name was Asteri and now Asteria

[@alderwickjason1544]

It’s a Ship not a Boat.

[@neurobot9844]

It's only got one mast so it's a sloop...

[@Pilotc180]

Rooms and passageways need to be labeled; no directions whatsoever for emergency use

[@nessuno1948]

For a salvage tug the range is quite small......

[@xx-pm5if]

LOCK UP IRWIN AND THROW AWAY THE KEY KOOKOO

[@PH-GNS]

Way to expensive. 6 to 8 m is more than sufficient for such a conversion