Perfect escape fantasy for the tech billionaire who grew up reading Jules Verne.
[deleted]
165 m private submersible superyacht
21–30 of 125 posts
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#22I think it's a fantastic ship to smuggle drugs and weapons, so every high profile crime organisation on the planet will desire one, maybe yours, gratis ... admitting they can really deliver the ships without going out of business.
Check out narco submarines - they have people in the jungles of Columbia building submarines that they pack with tons of cocaine (literally), which are discarded after a single ocean crossing. In general, it seems to be more economical to ship illicit materials with cheap/disposable vessels and vulnerable/impoverished people, rather than risking an expensive yacht to government seizure.
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#23There's also the Nautilus "Luxury Yacht Submarine" from U-Boat Worx [1]. I don't think either of them have ever been built, they're basically just Kickstarters for ultra-rich people. Edit: There's a link for Migaloo NFTs on OpenSea in the footer and a fanciful floating habitat that looks like a seasteaders wet dream. This does not look like a serious project. The entire site is nothing but renderings. U-Boat Worx at…
Do you have a link to anything about one of the Nautiluses being shipped? I can't find anything.
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#24There’s a section on that page labeled “Sustainability” lol
…it’s got solar panels.
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#25I love that there is a section on “sustainability.” Who says these guys don’t have a sense of humor?
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#26This is when you know the wealthy are too wealthy.
It's beautiful engineering (if real), but all I can think about is the number of people that could be fed, housed, and educated for that amount of money. The world could be made a permanently (slightly) better place instead of building this.
The people building it will be fed, housed, and their children educated with that amount of money. Jobs are what the world gets out of this sort of thing.
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#27This is when you know the wealthy are too wealthy.
It's beautiful engineering (if real), but all I can think about is the number of people that could be fed, housed, and educated for that amount of money. The world could be made a permanently (slightly) better place instead of building this.
Well, the world is a better place for all the shipbuilders who work on this project. And a better place for their families. And all the businesses that they spend money in. And the communities that collect tax from them, isn't it?
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#28I think it's a fantastic ship to smuggle drugs and weapons, so every high profile crime organisation on the planet will desire one, maybe yours, gratis ... admitting they can really deliver the ships without going out of business.
Smuggling will always be a job for those low on the totem pole. It's dangerous and needs to be inconspicuous. No, this ship is meant for crazy parties and expeditions. Amusingly, just because it may happen to contain a ton of drugs for their personal consumption doesn't mean they're trying to smuggle anything.
It can simultaneously be true that smuggling is performed by people deemed expendable, and that the kingpins behind them might purchase an extravagant vessel made for partying if they think it will improve the rate at which they successfully smuggle their illegal goods.
If you bring a submarine to market, intelligence agencies and smugglers will absolutely be interested in it.
That said, this is a submersible. If I understand correctly, that means it doesn't operate independently, but in tandem with a conventional vessel. So that may be far less useful.
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#29It never fails to amaze me how tasteless and unimaginative your run-of-the-mill rich asshole is. Without even getting into housing, education, or whatever other feel-good virtue-signalling—this is seriously the coolest toy you can think to buy with 10e8-9 USD?
Re: 165 m private submersible superyacht
#30I think it's a fantastic ship to smuggle drugs and weapons, so every high profile crime organisation on the planet will desire one, maybe yours, gratis ... admitting they can really deliver the ships without going out of business.
Check out narco submarines - they have people in the jungles of Columbia building submarines that they pack with tons of cocaine (literally), which are discarded after a single ocean crossing. In general, it seems to be more economical to ship illicit materials with cheap/disposable vessels and vulnerable/impoverished people, rather than risking an expensive yacht to government seizure.
In fact, the point I was trying to illustrate is that if they steal your fancy luxury submarine is even less expensive, it's free, gratis, 100% discount. Do you really want a ship that it's seen as disposable delivery system by every single organised crime entity on the globe ?