When it comes to parking fails, these might be some of the most expensive ones in the book.
DailyMail.com has trawled TikTok for a series of mooring disasters involving multimillion-dollar yachts from across the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, and beyond.
As the captains struggle to get their ships into narrow docks and crowded anchorages, accidents lead to disastrous results.
One particularly poignant clip captures the moment the 281-foot luxury yacht Ecstasea slams into the bridge control room as it enters Simpson Bay lagoon on St. Martin.
One in particular is gut ache section Captures the moment the 281-foot luxury yacht Ecstasea slams into the bridge control room as it enters Simpson Bay Lagoon in St Maarten
Not a great idea: It doesn’t seem like it The endless sun She’ll make him sleep in this noisy corner
Two accidents Catch On camera, it involves yacht captains misjudging their ships’ altitudes
San Diego CEO Joel Pranet Siam stole a 60 ft A yacht in Newport Harbor and taken on a devastating run, collided with dozens of boats and injured one woman
While filming the horrific incident, @coolmariners123 pointed out that due to a combination of “headwinds and current conditions,” the yacht had drifted off course.
Their clip shows the yacht demolishing the bridge control room as it passes traffic.
People sitting on the adjacent deck could be heard screaming in disbelief as they watched the event that took place in December 2019.
Another TikTok posted by @saltcharters shows a yacht crash that made headlines last March.
San Diego CEO Joel Pranett Siam stole a 60-foot yacht in Newport Harbor and took it on a wrecking walk, crashing into dozens of boats and injuring one woman.
Video footage of the event shows Siam crashing into the boats at high speed before backing off and almost completely destroying the pier.
Witness Kay McCartney said the driver then went to another area of the port and started making donuts before colliding again.
After the second collision, Siam lost control of the boat and hit the wall, abruptly stopping his voyage near the Lido Island Bridge.
as captains struggle To get their ships into narrow docks and crowded anchorages, accidents lead to disastrous results
Another video he posted @employee It shows a $35 million superyacht sailing under a bridge that’s too low for it to make scraping inevitable
this Yacht Has difficulty docking, with the rear end hitting the pavement at one point before the bow also strikes a pole
Two yachts explode while trying to dock in Saint Tropez. TikToker @employeewho uploaded a clip of the incident, deemed it a “super yacht sandwich”.
Siam was later transferred to the custody of the Newport Beach Police Department and booked into the Orange County Jail on $3 million bail.
Another parking saga failed the rounds on social media in February 2021, involving the $90 million luxury yacht owned by Capri Sun juice magnate Hans Peter Wilde.
Footage shows the luxury yacht GO — which has a helipad, gym, steam room, swimming pool and its own onboard hospital — plowing into a wooden pier and concrete quay wall in Simpson Bay, St. Martin.
In one video, an onlooker can be heard saying “Oh my God” over and over. In another clip, a witness said: ‘It’s crashing into concrete now. What’s going on here?’
It crashed into the dock twice after the computer crashed.
The second impact caused the most damage and left planks strewn across the remainder of the hull.
Another epic parking Failed made the rounds on social media in February 2021 with the participation of the $90 million luxury yacht owned by Capri Sun juice magnate Hans Peter Wilde.
screenshots The plow of the luxury yacht GO is shown in a wooden mooring and concrete mooring wall in Simpson Bay, St Maarten
San Diego whale watching excursion I finish Suddenly when the tourist boat crashes into the port
Another technical snag was captured by TikToker @ the.knotty.yachtie In Fort Lauderdale, Miami, with a small motor yacht crashing into a grassy bank
Another technical snag was captured by TikToker @the.knotty.yachtie in Fort Lauderdale, Miami.
His video shows a smaller motor yacht crashing into a grass bank after being damaged due to mechanical failure.
He said in the comments section that it was “sad to see” the accident unfold, as the captain was unable to control the boat.
Two other incidents caught on camera involve yacht captains misjudging their ships’ altitudes.
In a clip uploaded by @donzi2113, a sailboat can be seen veering towards a low embankment with its mast in danger of tipping over.
However, fortunately the helmsman stopped in time.
Another video posted by @superyacht shows a $35 million luxury yacht sailing under a bridge that is too low for it to make scraping inevitable.
As the ship wobbles under the concrete hull, the radar and upper deck make contact.
“They’ll need a bridging loan then”, one viewer joked, while other commentators said the captain should have waited for low tide before attempting to pass under the bridge.
