A Times investigation has found that an unusually tall mast, and the design changes it required, made a superyacht owned by a British tech mogul vulnerable to capsizing.
  • deegeese
    5·
    2 months ago

    Too much money sank the boat.

    If the dude wasn’t a billionaire, he couldn’t have commissioned a custom luxury yacht and would have to sail on a plebeian luxury yacht with the same proven design as ordinary millionaires.

    • IphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      He didn’t commission it. He bought it from another billionaire that apparently preferred bragging rights over safety…

      • deegeese
        2·
        2 months ago

        He chose the one-off tippy toppy model to flex on other billionaires instead of the 2 masted sister ships which were safer.