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WATCH: Billionaire’s $90 Million Yacht Crashes Into Dock

By Jason Hall

March 1, 2021

A super yacht owned by Capri Sun juice tycoon Hans Peter Wild crashed into a dock at in Simpson Bay, St. Marten last week.

The 235-foot vessel experienced a computer malfunction before crashing into a wooden jetty and concrete dock, causing significant damage last Wednesday (February 24), Daily Mail reports.

It was unclear whether Wild, 79, was on board at the time of the crash. The juice tycoon is valued at $3.3 billion, according to Forbes .

Footage of the crash showed the turquoise super yacht GO -- which includes a helipad, gym steam room, swimming pool and its own onboard hospital -- slowly travel through the dock, which includes one clip of an onlooker repeatedly saying "oh my God" as the crash happens.

In a separate clip, a witness is heard saying: "It's hitting concrete now. What's going on?"

It has not yet been determined how much it will cost to repair the super yacht or the dock, but a manager for the yacht club expects the process to last several months, Daily Mail reports.

The yacht's captain was attempting to leave the Simpson Bay Lagoon when the crash took place at 10:15 a.m. on February 24. St. Maarten Yacht Club was been closed in response to the incident.

No injuries were reported during the crash.

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Stolen Boat Taken On Destructive Joy Ride Through Newport Harbor

March 10, 2022 / 2:28 PM PST / KCAL News

NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) — Multiple boats were damaged after a vandalism suspect went on a destructive joy ride through Newport Harbor.

Officers were chasing after a suspected vandal at about 9:30 a.m. when the man stole a boat in the harbor and took it for a joy ride, according to Newport Beach police.

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The boat, a 60-foot yacht, sailed right into Debora Dolly's sailboat -- with her inside. Dolly says she hit her head, so she is going to get herself checked out -- but more than anything, she's shaken up.

"The entire starboard side came crashing in on me and it didn't stop," she said. "It came once, twice, three times, so the whole boat, the poles, the steel, the enclosure -- everything was crashing in on me."

Witness Kai McCartney says after the boat slammed into sailboat, the joy rider backed up, did a few donuts in the harbor, then tried to get away. He further detailed how the entire dock was almost pulled off when the suspect pulled away in the stolen boat.

"He took off," Dolly said. "I thought, 'is this going to be a hit-and-run?' What's going on?"

The joy rider hit another boat, then hit a wall -- the impact of which brought everyone out of their homes, according to McCartney.

The suspect was later identified as Joel Siam, 38, of San Diego. He was arrested by harbor police, and the stolen boat was towed away.

Authorities disclosed that the boat was being serviced at the time of the theft, and the keys were on board. The person tending to the boat had stepped away when Siam boarded and took the boat out.

One of the boats damaged in the incident is reported to be a 1960 Tolleycraft, that the owner had just gotten delivered on Saturday -- he hadn't even gotten a chance to take it out yet.

In all, at least two boats sustained considerable damage, with reports that a third boat was also on the receiving end of Siam's joyride.

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$118 million superyacht crashes into Caribbean pier after computer malfunction

A single malfunction has caused a 72 metre superyacht worth almost $120 million to smash into a Caribbean yacht club pier.

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This is the shocking moment a 72 metre superyacht smashes into a luxury Caribbean yacht club’s pier after a “computer malfunction”.

The superyacht, worth $118 million, was caught on video slowly crashing into the dock, in Simpson Bay, Saint Maarten last week.

Superyacht Go, which is fitted with a helipad, a steam room, a swimming pool and its own hospital, ploughed into the wooden pier, breaking apart the wooden jetty and a concrete wall.

In one video, an onlooker can be heard saying “oh my God” repeatedly as the vessel crashed into the pier.

The captain of Go was attempting to leave the Simpson Bay Lagoon at Ile de Sol Marina at 10.15am on Wednesday when the crash happened.

It is believed that the cause of the crash had to do with a “computer malfunction” and when the superyacht was being towed out of the marina, a huge gouge was spotted on the side of the vessel.

It is not yet known how much it will cost to repair the dock or the superyacht but a manager for the yacht club told the Mail Online that it could take months.

St Maarten Yacht Club’s dock has been closed until further notice.

A notice posted on its website on Wednesday read: “As most of you will have heard by now, this morning an accident occurred with a mega yacht.

“They lost control over the vessel and hit the dock of the St Maarten Yacht Club.

“Nobody was injured and the damage is solely structural, however, it is very significant.

“We are currently assessing the extent of the damage to make a plan to rebuild.”

St Maarten Yacht Club General Manager Michele Korteweg told the Daily Herald: “If the piles supporting the structure are still solid and stable, it should be easier to rebuild.

“If that’s not the case we will have to replace the piles which could take months.

“But in the meantime, we will come up with a temporary solution in order to be operational as quick as possible, at least at the minimum to connect the wooden accessway to the concrete dock.”

Other witnesses told the Mail Online that the superyacht had become entangled with the propeller of an old sailboat at sea when it was about to dock.

This isn’t the first time a massive yacht crashed into a pier in St Maarten.

In December 2019, a superyacht, owned by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, accidentally ripped a Caribbean dock apart after its captain last control.

Tourists enjoying the view were filmed running away from the edge of Simpson Bay Bridge, St Maarten when the swerving vessel began to speed up.

It is believed fierce weather conditions including gale-force winds pushed the yacht to the side, eventually pushing it into the control booth.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission

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