Behind the luxury hotels and yachts was a largely invisible work force toiling long hours under a blazing sun, providing spearfishing and diving lessons, staffing yacht parties or leading tours.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/world/americas/hurricane-otis-mexico-acapulco.html

“From the super-sized yachts in the harbour, to the famous Casino, the Tunnel and the sun-kissed Cote d’Azur, it’s a wonderful event that has a historical place on the Formula One calendar.

Source: https://www.sbnation.com/2023/5/21/23728269/f1-2023-monaco-grand-prix-charles-leclerc-sergio-perez-max-verstappen

However, the percentage of ultra-wealthy people with yachts, according to Berenberg, peaked in 2014 at 3.6%, and tumbled to 2% in 2021, the most recent year for which numbers are available.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/08/05/super-yachts-russian-oligarchs-sales-ukraine-war/

Motor Yacht A cost $300 million to build and is, to this day, one of the most unique yachts on the water.

Source: https://www.slashgear.com/1409261/most-expensive-celebrity-yachts-ranked/

Movie star and noted adrenaline junkie Tom Cruise has a huge collection of vehicles, ranging from exotic and rare cars to motorcycles, yachts, and even a handful of private planes.

Source: https://www.slashgear.com/1343650/celebrities-that-know-how-to-fly-plane/

No, big fancy yachts are solely designed to impress, entertain and to be filled.

Source: https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/tips-for-guests-on-private-yachts-1235769555/

One of the yachts, a $4.5 million Maritimo M70 cruising vessel called Dragon Pearl that was moored on the Gold Coast, became the subject of a legal standoff in Australia after Zetta’s demise.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/the-australian-high-flyer-grounded-by-singapore-embezzlement-charges-20230125-p5cfgo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

Talking of which, even if granite-like dispositions can scuttle boats, even if yachts called ‘Wrack’ can invite riffs on ‘wrack and ruin’ or ‘wreck’, I like everything I know about Creed and Given O’Hanlon.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/21/letter-from-london-given-and-creed/

The antenna is installed on mobile vessels or vehicles, such as navy ships or yachts.

Source: https://newsbytes.ph/2023/04/17/comclark-rolls-out-satellite-service-for-military-disaster-response/

The Australian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre had asked for urgent assistance from the Australian Defence Force after emergency beacons registered to the two yachts were detected.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/heads-you-keep-the-story-tails-you-lose-reporting-the-tony-bullimore-rescue-20230502-p5d51g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

The parties were held in five-star hotels, on yachts and included lavish gifts for Macquarie's loyal workers, including at one Christmas time a keyring from the luxury jewellery house Tiffany.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11796931/Sex-desk-strip-clubs-lunchtime-life-Macquarie-Banks-Millionaires-Factory.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

These, in addition to flourishing businesses financed by stolen state money and run by fronts, fleets of cars, private jets as well as yachts.

Source: https://leadership.ng/nyerere-lesson-from-tanzania/

The think tank promotes adding special surtaxes for ultra-wealthy people, imposing a “wealth tax” on assets such as real estate, yachts and luxury vehicles, and increasing IRS enforcement on the super-rich.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/25/excessive-wealth-disorder-should-the-ultra-rich-pay-more-to-help-solve-americas-problems/

The war continued early Thursday when Navy veterans blocked the entrance to the port of Haifa using five yachts and a motor boat with signs that read: “Navy men do not sail into a dictatorship.”

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/left-vs-right/borrowing-from-antifas-playbook-israeli-anarchists-go-about-disrupting-everything/2023/03/16/

They had reports of pilfering from yachts.

Source: https://citynews.com.au/2023/the-empathic-judge-who-does-no-unnecessary-harm/

Two hundred sailors in retro yachts have begun an eight-month race around the world.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-66738014?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

We are committed to making our yachts more efficient, lightweight, and practical, always with the user’s perspective in mind.

Source: https://mid-east.info/dubai-international-boat-show-highlights-local-marine-industrys-global-appeal/

While some of the yachts trekked across the world to steer clear of sanctions against Russian oligarchs, others turned off their tracking signals to avoid detection.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.co.za/russian-oligarch-superyachts-movements-ukraine-war-maps-2023-2