When it comes to parking fails, these might be some of the costliest in the book.
DailyMail.com has trawled TikTok for a stream of docking disasters involving multi-million dollar yachts from across the US, Caribbean, Europe and beyond.
As captains struggle to get their vessels into tight berths and crowded marinas, the incidents play out with catastrophic results.
One particularly gut-wrenching clip captures the moment 281-foot superyacht Ecstasea collided with a bridge control room while entering Simpson Bay lagoon in St Maarten.
One particularly gut-wrenching clip captures the moment the 281-foot superyacht Ecstasea collided with a bridge control room while entering Simpson Bay lagoon in St Maarten
Not a bright idea: It doesn’t look like Endless Sun will make it into her berth at this rooky angle
Two incidents caught on camera involve yacht captains misjudging the heights of their vessels
San Diego CEO Joel Praneet Siam stole a 60-foot yacht in Newport Harbor and took it for a destructive joyride, crashing into dozens of boats and injuring one woman
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The 85.95-meter superyacht Ecstasea was involved in an accident in the Simpson Bay lagoon. Upon entering the bay on December 15, 2019, a combination of adverse winds and current conditions is believed to have caused the superyacht to veer to starboard and collide with the control room on the Simpson Bay Bridge. The bridge operator is no doubt thanking his lucky stars that he was outside the control room when the yacht came through. Please like the video & follow the account 🙏 #sea #sailor #ship #coolmariners123 #lifeatsea #crewlife #foryou #fyp
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Filming the shocking incident, creator @coolmariners123 noted that due to a combination of ‘adverse winds and current conditions’ the yacht veered off course.
Their clip shows the yacht demolishing the bridge control room as it scrapes past.
People sat on a neighboring decking area can be heard crying out in disbelief as they watch the event, which occurred in December 2019, unfold.
Another TikTok posted by @saltcharters shows a yacht crash which made headlines last March.
San Diego CEO Joel Praneet Siam stole a 60-foot yacht in Newport Harbor and took it for a destructive joyride, crashing into dozens of boats and injuring one woman.
Video footage of the event shows Siam crashing into the boats at a high speed before backing out and almost destroying the entire dock.
Witness Kai McCartney said the driver then went to a different area of the harbor and started doing donuts before crashing once again.
After the second collision, Siam lost control of the vessel and drove into a wall, putting an abrupt stop to his joyriding journey near the Lido Island Bridge.
As captains struggle to get their vessels into tight berths and crowded marinas, the incidents play out with catastrophic results
Another video posted by @superyacht shows a $35 million superyacht cruising under a bridge which is too low for it, making a scrape inevitable
This yacht has difficulty docking, with the back end hitting the jetty at one point before the bow also hits a post
Two yachts come to blows as they attempt to dock in St Tropez. TikToker @superyacht, who uploaded a clip of the incident, deemed it a ‘superyacht sandwich’
Siam was later transferred into the custody of the Newport Beach Police Department and booked into the Orange County Jail on a $3 million bail.
Another epic parking fail which did the rounds on social media in February 2021 involved a $90 million superyacht owned by Capri Sun juice tycoon Hans Peter Wild.
Footage shows the superyacht GO – which has a helipad, gym, steam room, swimming pool and its own hospital onboard – plough into a wooden jetty and concrete dock wall in Simpson Bay, St Maarten.
In one video, an onlooker can be heard saying ‘oh my God’ over and over again. In another clip, a witness said: ‘It’s hitting concrete now. What’s going on?’
It crashed into the dock twice after the computer malfunction.
The second collision caused the most damage and left planks of wood strewn across what remained of the structure.
Another epic parking fail which did the rounds on social media in February 2021 involved a $90 million superyacht owned by Capri Sun juice tycoon Hans Peter Wild
Footage shows the superyacht GO plough into a wooden jetty and concrete dock wall in Simpson Bay, St Maarten
A whale watching trip in San Diego ended abruptly as the tour boat crashed into port
Another technical hitch was captured by TikToker @the.knotty.yachtie in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, with a small motor yacht crashing into the grassy bank
Another technical hitch was captured by TikToker @the.knotty.yachtie in Fort Lauderdale, Miami.
His clip shows a smaller motor yacht crashing into a grassy bank after being blighted by a mechanical failure.
He said in the comments section that it was ‘sad to see’ the incident unfold, with the captain unable to get the boat under control.
Two other accidents caught on camera involve yacht captains misjudging the heights of their vessels.
In a clip uploaded by @donzi2113, one sailing boat can be seen veering towards a low bridge with its mast in danger of being toppled over.
However, luckily the helmsman stopped just in the nick of time.
Another video posted by @superyacht shows a $35 million superyacht cruising under a bridge which is too low for it, making a scrape inevitable.
As the vessel bobs under the concrete structure, the radar and top deck make contact.
One viewer joked ‘they’ll need a bridging loan after that,’ while other commenters said that the captain should have waited for low tide efore attempting to pass under the bridge.
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