Gaddafi s wrecked superyacht is set to be a clean fuel trailblazer
Unexpected doesn t cut it - the refit has taken Che Guevara from private party boat to game-changer for green design
Hydrogen Viking, due for completion next summer
Credit: Rory Coase
The late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s private party boat is being re-launched as a high-speed, zero-emissions hydrogen-powered superyacht by Norwegian shipbuilder Green Yacht, and the only waste will be water.
The 28-meter Sunseeker Predator 95, built in 2004, which Gaddafi named Che Guevara after his political hero and used extensively with family and friends, was badly damaged when it crashed into a reef in Malta in 2008 and was abandoned.
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Juniors and female anglers challenged the men for category wins and glory despite inclement weather at another successful Boyne Tannum Hookup.
Australia’s biggest family fishing competition saw 3666 fishos from across the nation hit the water, vying for $400,000 worth of cash and prizes from April 30 to May 2.
Boyne Tannum Hookup president Jenifer McGuire said after the 2020 Hookup was held virtually due to COVID, anglers of all ages were keen to enter.
“Hookup started 26 years-ago with Boyne Tannum business owners highlighting that the area needed something to keep people in the region over a long weekend,” she said.
Police arrest 33-year-old man following Cook Strait ferries threat
3 May, 2021 04:27 AM
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The Bluebridge Strait Feronia approaching Picton after docking was delayed by 90 minutes. Photo / Supplied
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A man has been arrested in relation to an alleged threat directed at the Cook Strait ferry services in Picton today.
In a statement Marlborough area commander inspector Simon Feltham said charges were still being considered, however the 33-year-old is expected to appear in the Blenheim District Court tomorrow. I would like to acknowledge our Specialist Search Group staff who flew from Wellington to complete an extensive search of both the terminal buildings and ferries, and the investigation team who identified and located the alleged offender.
At Least 3 Die After Boat Overturns Near San Diego
Twenty-seven others were rescued and taken to hospitals, the San Diego Fire Department said.
A search continued on Sunday afternoon after a boat capsized near San Diego, killing at least three, the authorities said.Credit.Denis Poroy/Associated Press
May 2, 2021Updated 6:03 p.m. ET
At least three people died and more than two dozen others were hospitalized after a boat overturned off the coast of San Diego on Sunday morning, the authorities said.
The San Diego Fire Department said that 30 people had been rescued from the water. Three people who were rescued died at the scene, and the other 27 were taken to hospitals. It was not immediately clear if anyone else was unaccounted for. The Fire Department said on Sunday afternoon that rescuers were continuing to search the water in the area where the boat had capsized.