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Terrifying moment 'out of control' super-yacht collides with harbour in tourist paradise

This is the moment a 282-foot-long super yacht collided with a bridge on a Caribbean island.

Mega yacht Ecstasea - which belongs to a Pakistani billionaire - smashed into a control booth in Simpson Bay Lagoon, on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten on Monday.

Video footage shows terrified people running off the deck of a harbour-side bar - as the ship collides with the small white control booth, leaving a large scrape on its exterior.

However, two women appear completely unphased by the crash - and carry on with their drinks like nothing happened.

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It is thought adverse wind and current conditions caused the huge boat to veer to the right.

Thankfully, no one was harmed during the crash, with the bridge operating fully functional, as control gears were not damaged.

Obsessed with the two women who just sit there with their wine and don’t even move pic.twitter.com/Bwmw0RfgtH — GameSetVlach 🎾 (@GameSetVlach) December 17, 2019

Simpson Bay Lagoon Corporation project manager Bertrand Peters told Boat International:'It was tricky – the vessel had some difficulties.

“The impact took out the booth but the controls and gear were all intact so the bridge remains fully operational and opening times will not be affected.”

People took to Twitter to share their amusement over the incident - and pointed out two women who casually carried on with their drinks.

“Obsessed with the two women who just sit there with their wine and don’t even move”

They're not even taking pictures or filming. They're just chilling. — Adele Patti 🇪🇺 (@adelepatti) December 17, 2019

“They're not even taking pictures or filming. They're just chilling.”

Another posted: “Whoever operating The Ecstasea definitely outta there.”

'Ecstasea' is one of the most powerful super-yachts in the world.

The 86-metre vessel boasts a 4 x 3,154hp diesel engines and 1 x 31,269hp gas turbine waterjet.

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Superyacht slams into bridge in St. Maarten, viral video shows

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Now that’s too close for comfort.

An enormous luxury superyacht recently crashed into a bridge in St. Maarten, and must-see video footage of the accident has gone viral on social media.

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On Sunday afternoon, the ship's captain reportedly lost control of the 282-foot yacht, named Ecstasea, as it entered Simpson Bay Lagoon while the Simpson Bay Bridge was open. While passing beneath the bridge, the superyacht veered right and its observation deck ripped off the bridge’s control booth.

Adverse weather conditions, including gale force winds, allegedly factored into causing the crash, Boat International reports.

No one was injured in the accident. People on the observation platform rushed out of the way as the Ecstasea’s bow sped by them, and the bridge operator quickly jumped out of the booth just before it got side-swiped, video footage shows.

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Remarkably, the bridge’s operational controls were not damaged during the mishap, and the bridge is still fully functional, Simpson Bay Lagoon Corporation project manager Bertrand Peters said.

“It was tricky – the vessel had some difficulties. The impact took out the booth but the controls and gear were all intact so the bridge remains fully operational and opening times will not be affected,” Peters commented. “Visitors are therefore still being welcomed to enter the bay.”

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Video footage of the unbelievable collision has since gone viral on Twitter, receiving over 4.8 million views and 46,000 shares as of Thursday morning.

Some of the commenters were also amused by two wine-drinking women who didn’t move from their seats near the bridge’s railing as the Ecstasea swerved dangerously close. Some users agreed that the onlookers evoked "the level of chill" they personally wanted to channel in 2020.

The impressive Ecstasea superyacht was once owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who sold it to the crown prince of Abu Dhabi in 2009 for $120 million, The Sun reports. It traded hands again when it was purchased by entrepreneur Alshair Fiyaz in 2014.

The impressive Ecstasea superyacht can comfortably accommodate up to 15 guests and 27 crew members. (Getty)

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The Ecstasea was delivered to her first owner in 2004 and can comfortably accommodate up to 15 guests and 27 crew members, per Yacht Charter Fleet . The ship reportedly boasts WiFi, a deck Jacuzzi, a gym and air conditioning.

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Billionaire's Superyacht Crashes Into Bridge on Caribbean Island in Viral Video

A combination of adverse wind and current conditions reportedly caused the superyacht, named Ecstasea, to swerve into the bridge

Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau as a writer and reporter in 2017 and interviewed the likes of Kobe Bryant, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Brady. He has a B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University. He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City.

A massive superyacht slammed into a bridge in the Caribbean country of Sint Maarten last weekend, and the jaw-dropping crash was captured in a video that has gone viral on social media.

According to Boat International , a combination of adverse wind and current conditions caused the superyacht, named Ecstasea, to swerve right and collide into a portion of the Simpson Bay Bridge on Sunday afternoon.

In footage of the incident, the ship is seen ripping a control booth from the bridge as onlookers watch from just a few yards away. An operator jumps out of the booth just before it is torn away.

“F—ing hell!” someone can be heard saying in the video as the booth falls into the harbor.

The ship appeared to be undamaged despite the impact.

“It was tricky — the vessel had some difficulties,” Simpson Bay Lagoon Corporation project manager Bertrand Peters told Boat International . “The impact took out the booth but the controls and gear were all intact so the bridge remains fully operational and opening times will not be affected.”

As noted by the New York Post , the superyacht — currently owned by Pakistani billionaire Alshair Fiyaz — is 282 feet long, has its own movie theater, spa and multiple bars. It has a crew of 24 , according to Maritime Bulletin. It’s unknown if Fiyaz was on board at the time of the incident.

The ship was initially built for Russian-Israeli businessman Roman Abramovich in 2004 , the New Zealand Herald reported. It was reportedly sold five years later to Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi for $180 million, and Fiyaz purchased it in 2014.

Sint Maarten is located in the southern part of an island shared by Saint Martin, and is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Crunch: Ecstasea came into trouble navigating the Simpson's Bay Bridge on Sint Maarten. Photo / Supplied

On Sunday an 86-metre super yacht formerly owned by Roman Abramovich went careening into the bridge master's booth in Simpson's Bay Lagoon, in the Caribbean.

The ship named Ecstasea was recorded clipping a control booth of the raising bridge that controls entry to the lagoon on the island of St Maarten.

The footage from a bystander's phone shows the concrete cabin buckle then fall into the water, colliding against the $180m pleasure craft with an ear-splitting crunch. It's the sound of schadenfreude.

View this post on Instagram And then this just happened, thankfully everyone is said to be okay. The exact cause of the accident is still unclear but this is 1 of multiple yachts to have collided with narrow opening of the bridge in the past few years Vid submitted to me an anonymous source. A post shared by Alex J (@theyachtguy) on Dec 15, 2019 at 11:59am PST

Entering the bay on Sunday afternoon at around 3pm, it is believed that currents and wind conditions caused the private boat to lose control.

The footage recorded from the Sint Maarten Yacht club shows at least six witnesses in the path of the 2000 gross tonnage ship. Two remain seated, apparently stunned by the chaos unfolding in front of them.

Just seconds before impact the bridge controller can be seen getting out of the booth before it is destroyed.

Fortunately no one was harmed in the incident. In spite of damage sustained by the bridge and the front of the multi-million-dollar boat, the bridge will remain in operation.

Simpson Bay Lagoon Corporation project manager Bertrand Peters told Boat International:

"It was tricky – the vessel had some difficulties. The impact took out the booth but the controls and gear were all intact so the bridge remains fully operational and opening times will not be affected."

This is not the first time that a boat has been damaged sailing through the narrow passageway. Simpson's Bay Bridge is getting a reputation as a difficult stretch to navigate.

The boat Ecstasea was first commissioned by Russian-Israeli businessman Roman Abramovich in 2004. Built by the First Export Association of Dutch Shipbuilders FEADShip, at the time it was the largest ship constructed by the group.

Since 2009 the boat has exchange hands between some of the world's most wealthy individuals. It was reportedly sold to Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan the crown prince of Abu Dhabi for $180m, who in turn sold it to Pakistani shipping magnate Alshair Fiyaz, the current owner.

It is not known whether Fiyaz was on board at the time of the incident. The Ecstasea has seven cabins and room to accommodate 14 guests, plus crew.

She was one of 45 privately owned super yachts to visit the Bahamas this year.

A super yacht is defined as a professionally crewed, luxury craft between 24 and 180 metres in length.

In spite of the islands' size, St Maarten and the Bahamas are the sixth busiest destination in the world for super yachts according to Bloomberg. According to the magazine's Yacht Tracker, 55 per cent of these were new vessels.

Perhaps this incident would suggest the waters around Sint Maarten are getting a bit too crowded.

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Billionaire's Superyacht Crashes Into Bridge on Caribbean Island in Viral Video

A massive superyacht slammed into a bridge in the Caribbean country of Sint Maarten last weekend, and the jaw-dropping crash was captured in a video that has gone viral on social media.

According to Boat International , a combination of adverse wind and current conditions caused the superyacht, named Ecstasea, to swerve right and collide into a portion of the Simpson Bay Bridge on Sunday afternoon.

In footage of the incident, the ship is seen ripping a control booth from the bridge as onlookers watch from just a few yards away. An operator jumps out of the booth just before it is torn away.

“F—ing hell!” someone can be heard saying in the video as the booth falls into the harbor.

The ship appeared to be undamaged despite the impact.

“It was tricky — the vessel had some difficulties,” Simpson Bay Lagoon Corporation project manager Bertrand Peters told Boat International . “The impact took out the booth but the controls and gear were all intact so the bridge remains fully operational and opening times will not be affected.”

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As noted by the New York Post , the superyacht — currently owned by Pakistani billionaire Alshair Fiyaz — is 282 feet long, has its own movie theater, spa and multiple bars. It has a crew of 24 , according to Maritime Bulletin. It’s unknown if Fiyaz was on board at the time of the incident.

The ship was initially built for Russian-Israeli businessman Roman Abramovich in 2004 , the New Zealand Herald reported. It was reportedly sold five years later to Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi for $180 million, and Fiyaz purchased it in 2014.

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Sint Maarten is located in the southern part of an island shared by Saint Martin, and is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Superyacht Ecstasea Crushes Simpson Bay Bridge Operator’s shack!

The Superyacht Ecstasea was going through the Simpson Bay Bridge in St Maarten when a hatch that was left open smashed into the bridge operator’s shack, knocking it into the water. The bridge operator thankfully was not in the shack, he was just outside wincing as his office crumbled.

Serving as a gateway to the Caribbean for many superyachts, the Simpson Bay Bridge in St Maarten has seen its fair share of dings and scratches from passing vessels. In fact earlier this year we posted a video of the Superyacht Azteca scraping its hull badly against the bridge. In that incident the bridge was spared major damage, but the yacht surely had hundreds of thousands of dollars in repairs done to get it back in shape.

This weekend the Superyacht Ecstasea was making its way through the bridge and as usual there were many onlookers at a neighboring bar with their phones out, trained on the beautiful yachts coming through the bridge. The Ecstasea gave them something to record as it had an open hatch jutting out on the bow, the office crumbles when the (well-made) hatch pushes into it.

The bridge operator is no doubt thanking his lucky stars that he was outside the shack when the yacht came through.

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Check out the last incident we saw at the bridge with the Superyacht Azteca!

Update: The shack’s remains have been cleaned up and traffic continues to flow through the bridge. One upside, the view of the bridge traffic from the famous Simpson Bay Yacht Club has improved! Meanwhile the Ecastasea has been repaired and cleaned up (see below) and was spotted in St Barts with the rest of her billionaire owned friends. Including the 533 foot Eclipse owned by Ecstasea’s former own, Roman Abramovich!

Many, many captains have had white knuckle moments at this bridge. Most get through with at worst a little scratch. Watch it being done right when Steve Jobs’ Feadship is recorded from above as it is expertly maneuvered through the bridge.

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43m M/Y Baca hits Simpson Bay bridge

A video showing the incident has been shared widely on social media….

The 43m Royal Denship Baca has collided with the bridge entrance on the Caribbean island of St Maarten. A video circulating online shows the vessel’s starboard side making contact with the bridge, causing damage to the control booth and making the yacht heel on its port side. No injuries were reported to those on shore and on the video, crew can be seen continuing to operate the yacht after the incident.

Yet another yacht slamming into the control room of the Simpson Bay bridge at #sxm #yacht #fail pic.twitter.com/6lQfuHMkee — slickvick (@slickvi09640947) January 9, 2023

While the cause of the collision is unclear, it seems that windy weather conditions were partly to blame. Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority (SLAC) released a statement saying that the booth incurred "severe structural damage" and "wires leading to the operations consoles" were also damaged after the event. The crash happened at 5 pm local time and the bridge was fully operational by 8:30 am the next day.

Similar incidents have occurred in the past. In 2019, 86m Ecstasea hit the bridge resulting in damage to the exterior of the yacht. Additionally, 24th February 2021, 77m motoyacht Go crashed into the dock in Simpson Bay , when attempting to exit, due to a computer malfunction causing Go to lose control of its steering.

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43m superyacht Baca collides with Simpson Bay bridge

A video circulating on social media shows the 43.4 metre superyacht Royal Denship Baca colliding with the bridge entrance at Simpson Bay, on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten yesterday (January 8, 2023).

The video shows the yacht hitting the bridge on its starboard side, damaging the control booth and causing the yacht to heel temporarily on its port side. No one on shore was injured during the incident and the footage shows the crew continue to operate the yacht after the collision into Simpson Bay Lagoon. She remains there as of January 9.

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The cause of the incident remains unclear, but it is understood that windy weather conditions could have contributed. However, this is not the first time a yacht has collided with the bridge at Simpson Bay — in 2019, the 86m superyacht Ecstasea suffered a similar incident .

A statement released by Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority (SLAC) said that the booth incurred "severe structural damage" and "wires leading to the operations consoles" were also damaged after the incident. The yacht crash occurred at 5pm local time and the bridge was fully operational by 8.30am the next day.

The extent of the damage to the superyacht is not yet known.

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86m superyacht Ecstasea smashes bridge control booth in Sint Maarten

On December 15, the 85.95-metre Feadship superyacht Ecstasea smashed into a bridge in Carribean Sint Maarten ripping bridge-keepers’ cabin. Difficult weather conditions were named the reason of the superyacht going off control.

View this post on Instagram And then this just happened, thankfully everyone is said to be okay. The exact cause of the accident is still unclear but this is 1 of multiple yachts to have collided with narrow opening of the bridge in the past few years Vid submitted to me an anonymous source. A post shared by Alex J (@theyachtguy) on Dec 15, 2019 at 11:59am PST

On Sunday afternoon, Ecstasea sailed to the Simpson Bay lagoon where she allegedly lost control due to strong winds and currents. The observation deck of the ship collided with a booth from which the bridge was controlled, and smashed it. Luckily, the bridge keeper managed to jump out of the booth prior to the crash.

Although the booth was destroyed, the bridge control system was not damaged and reportedly continues to work. The yacht suffered minor damage with several small scratches. Several bystanders managed to film what happened on videos.

Ecstasea had been built as a part of Roman Abromovich Navy along with Sussurro, Ecstasea, Le Grand Bleu, Luna, Pelorus and later Eclipse. She was later sold to Middle Eastern buyer. According to different media sources including Bloomberg, the vessel is currently owned by Pakistani entrepreneur Alshair Fiyaz.

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Genova-based yachtbuilder Tankoa has revealed new 62.5-metre superyacht concept TLV62. The concept is thought of  by Giancarlo Mussino, MD of the SINOS brokerage house that sold and delivered Tankoa’s 50m hybrid M/Y Bintador and the yacht designer Luca Vallebona. The overall design is characterised by graceful lines and innovative layouts that offer fresh and practical solutions.

Based on Tankoa’s 60-metre technical platform, the main focus was to create informal spaces close to the sea wrapped in a light and elegant design. The elegant exterior lines are low on the water and designed to recall the elegance of sailing yachts with a few special design elements, such as the window shapes and aft deck terraces.

The profile is clean and balanced, with almost vertical bow designed to be bold but not aggressive. Meanwhile, the open transom and terraced aft deck provides the perfect setting for daytime activities with no visual barriers between the guests relaxing in the covered cockpit and those closer to sea level.

Feadship launches the second 75m superyacht in a week

Dutch builder Feadship has been the main newsmaker in the yachting industry this week. The yard has launched its second 75-metre superyacht in a week, Project 707. The news follows the successful launch of the 75-metre superyacht Arrow and 86-metre superyacht Ecstasea smashing bridge control booth in the Caribbean.

The launch of Project 707 took place at shipyard Slob in Papendrecht, followed by the transportation to outfitting shipyard in Rotterdam.

Similarly with the 75-metre Arrow, little information is known about Project 707 so far. The displacement motor yacht features a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. The design is believed to come from De Voogt Naval Architects.

The vessel is expected to be delivered in 2021. Meanwhile, Feadship plans to deliver five superyachts in 2020: Arrow (project 703), the 99.75-metre project 1008, the 94-metre project 817, the 72.85-metre project 705 and the 49.45-metre project 706.

77m Nobiskrug superyacht Project Black Shark begins outfitting

The 77-metre in-build superyacht Project Black Shark by German yard Nobiskrug has arrived in Rendsburg for outfitting. With her hull and superstructure joined together in Kiel earlier this year, the vessel was towed in Rendsburg by two tugs along the Kiel Canal and the River Eider.

The five-decked custom vessel of sharks’ shape was developed by Winch Design. Black Shark’s spacious interiors of 2,080 GT have been outlined by Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design. The yacht with a beam of 12.7 metres will come with a spacious beach club, spa, Jacuzzi, and luxury-tenders set.

The hull of Black Shark will sport matte black paint to mimic the skin of a shark, while silver metallic superstructure will complement the mast designed to resemble a shark fin.

The vessel will feature not only striking appearance, but also environmental efficiency. She is set to meet the strict standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier III.

Project Black Shark was sold by Imperial in April 2018 at a withheld asking price. Her delivery is scheduled to spring 2021.

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Yacht damages Simpson Bay bridge in St. Maarten

M/Y Ecstasea , a 282-foot Feadship, knocked off an observation platform on the Simpson Bay Bridge when entering into Simpson Bay Lagoon yesterday, according to a report by The Daily Herald in Sint Maarten.

The bridge operator was able to escape, unharmed, before the structure fell into the water. The accident damaged only the control booth; the controls and gears were not damaged so the bridge remains operational, according to the Herald.

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