It was built by Lockheed Martin for $15 million in the 1990s as a test platform for the US Navy. Meant to demonstrate the abilities of its unique of its four teardrop hull design (each slice having its own propeller assembly), the Sea Slice has reportedly been hauled to the ship breakers after attempts by its now Danish owners to restore the engines has failed.
The vessel had been purchased four years ago, for cents on the dollar, by a Danish logistics support company who were going to use it to service off shore wind farms. More
Anybody want to start a Radio station?
…use it to service off shore wind farms
Now that right there does as much to improve the human condition as polishing dog turds
I’m surprised no rich tech company master of the universe wouldn’t step in and want to own the most kick-ass coolest yacht every devised by the mind of man.
“The vessel had been purchased four years ago…by a Danish logistics support company who were going to use it to service off shore wind farms.”
Suspicious timing. My guess it was going to be used to shuttle teenage sex slaves to Pedo Island before fate intervened.
Speaking of wind farms. Did you know they use fossil fuel burning helicopters to deice them?
https://www.windpowerengineering.com/business-news-projects/the-cold-hard-truth-about-ice-on-turbine-blades/
Lemon Danish anyone?
Since we’re talking about ‘alternative energy successes’:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/photos-show-worlds-first-solar-221432968.html
Amazing that this level of honesty comes from Yahoo nowadays.
Dan, I had to check again to make sure that piece was posted to Yahoo. They are so biased left on everything that’s its a joke.
Someone ought to take it and pier it and make a pizza restaurant out of it.
Pizza, Fishing and Rock and Roll.
Why has nobody thought of this?
Able Body, I would have absolutely NO interest in such a thing! — RADIOMattM
I’ve actually thought about the possibility.. Radio Caroline II.
Fuggin’ yurro trash couldn’t convert from standard to metric
Jay Leno should get it and put it in his garage
OMG. Call Portland’s Mayor, Wheeler. This baby should be able to house hundreds of bums. Using politically connected democrats Portland could pick this up for somewhere under 900 million. They’d save big time by not having to pay property taxes. Bums being able to use the river as their toilet would save millions, as would being able to throw their garbage and deceased democrat voters overboard. Man, I wish Portland had some kind of program for rewarding tax payers for coming up with good ideas.