The Yacht Report

It's time for another podcast. It's been a minute since we did one and we have some good subjects to talk about today..

The Nord narrative of rescuing stranded sailors in the Persian Gulf

And whether or not Jeff Bezos is selling his super sailing yacht.

In this episode, we're talking about the news article published in the financial times and the comical statement by lawyers representing a certain Russian yacht owner

We're talking about what happens when a yacht goes into the shipyard what happens to the yacht? Where did the crew live? Do they stay on board? How is the yacht operating equipment when it's out of the water?

And we're talking about the crazy overreach of super captains on Russian super yachts trying to have social media post scrubbed to make their yacht invisible

link to Financial Times Article

https://shorturl.at/pTvgv

In this week's episode we talk about Jeff Bezos' sailing yacht Koru and the real reason why the yacht was in colon in Panama. The yacht stopped on a way through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean. In the super news episode we said the vessel have broken down but this was incorrect.

We also talk about Captain of the MV along who was recently convicted of gross negligence manslaughter for causing a crash between two ships in the north-east of England last year.

Another Podcast!

This week we talk about Bayesian and the lawsuit from TISG and why it's most likely a big mistake.

We also talk about AIS and why lots of people get it wrong who work onboard yachts and ships and are otherwise very Knowledgeable.

In this episode we talk about Damen/Amels issues with a brand new yacht, we talk about a guest being left behind on an island in Australia, fake stories in the yachting world and Fires onboard, Why not every yacht is created equal.

Welcome to another episode of The Yacht Report Podcast.

This episode is dedicated to the making of the two parts documentary of the history and restoration of the magnificent super yacht M/Y Marala.

In the episode, we talk about how we came to actually film on board What it was like to film the Incredibles restoration of the yacht.

The preparation for the videos and how it's stressed me greatly once I realised the massive task I had to truly represent the work that have been done by everybody involved in the restoration.

The 56m Sailing Yacht Bayesian sank in August 2024 with 7 Fatalities including the Tech Millionaire Mike Lynch. After the sinking the CEO of Italian Sea Group blamed the crew saying that his yacht was 'unsinkable if operated properly'.

In May 2025 the salvage of the yacht which lies in 50m water off the coast of Sicily began. We talk about the entire think including the interim report form the UK Maritime investigation Branch, the MAIB.

We talk about the recent video from the Amels Booth at the Monaco Yacht Show where the marketing Manager kicked us out!

But more about how social media fares in the Super yacht industry, and how the industry 'press' and I use that word loosely cover real world topics from within the eindustry.

A long overdue podcast. Sorry to anyone who waits for a new one to drop. We will try to bring them more regular from now on.

How we get access to some of the most exclusive marinas plus, the cost of the road trips to Europe when we take a vehicle with us. You'll be shocked at the cost!

The Cook Vs UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNITED

STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,

In this podcast we talk about the incident that happened in a dry dock facility in Scotland last year, where a ship owned by the US Navy fell over in that dry dock injuring 35 people onboard at the time.

The video also ties in with our latest video just released on the eSysman Superyachts channel on YouTube about AIS.

How Ships Violate International AIS Laws | Definitive AIS

https://youtu.be/MxUfMKGyRrQ

As there are some critical errors in the case by the plaintiff (the cook), after misreading the AIS data from Marine Traffic.

Case Details

Mr. Caballero is a seaman employed by Oceaneering International, Inc., a maritime

contracting company based in Houston, Texas. He has worked for Oceaneering International for

twenty-two years. He is an assistant cook.

On March 22, 2023, the Vessel was secured in a drydock in Leith, Edinburg. But

Defendant’s agents and/or servants failed to properly secure the Vessel in drydock. Around 8:35

a.m., strong winds dislodged the Vessel from its holding, causing the Vessel to topple over.