Thursday, January 18, 2024

Attention, Wannabe Bond Villians: "Have $2B to blow? Buy a submersible superyacht"

From The Hustle:

The $2B sub has everything a supervillain needs to set sail.

What do you get for the supervillain who has everything?

A luxury submersible superyacht, probably. And lucky for you, one’s coming.

Austrian company Migaloo is developing the Migaloo M5: a 541-foot-long submersible that can hold 20 passengers and 40 crew members, dive to a depth of 820 feet, and stay submerged for four weeks, per Air Mail.

The superyacht, which would cost ~$2B to build, comes tricked out with all the bells and whistles, including:

  • Two six-person minisubmarines, a helipad, and a room for jet skis.
  • A 36-seat dining room with glass walls for ocean viewing.
  • Optional additions like a swimming pool, wine cellar, or cinema, which, of course, cost extra.

Migaloo CEO and founder Christian Gumpold told The Times, “Our target group are visionary billionaires with or without existing superyacht experience who have extraordinary demands for exclusivity, safety, adventure…”

And Migaloo has designed some other wild offerings, like its Kokomo Ailand: a floating habitat with palm trees, waterfalls, beach clubs, and a shark feeding station. (If that’s not Bond-villain coded, we don’t know what is.)....

....MUCH MORE

I wonder if it comes with an underwater docking option? 
....But what many may not remember is that a couple years ago he secured a second, more prosaic, if that's the word, escape vehicle:

James Bond’s Lotus Esprit Submarine Purchased by Elon Musk 

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--NYDT67tG--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/193hg3hnzai8ojpg.jpg

The sub is electrically powered,
of course.