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Sea Axe Fast Support and other shadow/support vessels

Discussion in 'Yacht Escort Ships & Shadows' started by Yacht News, May 8, 2012.

  1. nmna

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    That was a quick sale. Her diving facilities were greatly improved and her toys were upgraded during the last refits so that surely made her easier to sell.
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    Good looking vessel, but I am curious to know if anyone has an idea what the 8 disc-shaped antennae arranged on the perimeter of the roof of the wheelhouse are for?
  3. Scott W

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    I was curious about that myself. They look like LEO satellite dishes similar to what Starlink produces. The owner of Wayfinder is himself the principle investor in Kymeta, a Starlink rival, so....draw your own conclusions.
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  4. leeky

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    I asked the same thing back in July here: https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/yachts-in-gibraltar.3199/page-108#post-317657. Ken Bracewell replied, "Just a guess, but I would say they are for low earth orbit satellites."
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  5. Yacht News

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    "Time Off".

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    "Time Off " has been sold and now renamed "BETTER SPACE"
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    SeaXplorer 60 keel has been laid starting construction in earnest.

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    Yacht Support 53 starts build.

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    "Pink Shadow" has been sold and is now "Bad Company Support".
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    Construction has started in earnest with the keel laying of the Damen DY75 Hybrid. This vessel started out at a 72-meter when it was sold at the start of 2021. Since then the vessel has grown by a couple meters which will have the interior volume to finish at 1,567 GT. Construction is expected to delivered to her owner in 2024.

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    Seems there is another new support for Bad Company in the works. There is news of the first YS 53 being sold to Bad Company which is in build and be delivered in 2023.

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    That is correct. He has a pretty big fleet already and they are getting sent all around the globe.
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    "Nebula" has been delivered to her owner.
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    ...and here she is arriving into Gibraltar for the first time.

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    This particular one has now been finished...ready for use with the next one finishing build in 2023.
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    "U-81" has completed conversion into a superyacht support vessel. It has been under work at Damen's yard in the UAE. The yacht is around 80-meters and having left the shipyard has been spotted in the Mediterranean.
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    Damen Yachting has another YS 53 in build on speculation. It will be 53.25-meters in length with delivery in 2024.

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    U-81 in the port of Barcelona one week ago. The biggest ever private support vessel, it was just launched 1.5 months ago.
    U-81 vs Albatross

    U-81 vs Gene Chaser support yacht
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    "Garcon" ex." Garcon for ace" appears to have been reflagged. She looks like she changed to Cook Islands according to MT.