VIDEO: Splashdown
A routine launch of a luxury motoryacht turned into another viral video of a nautical blunder.
The setting was somewhere in Russia, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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The yacht, somewhere in the 50-foot range, is in the slings as a crane maneuvers toward a canal. A few onlookers take in the scene.
As the yacht is inched over the water, it’s clear that the load is off-balance. The forward strap is too far aft and the bow dips toward the water.
Then the inevitable happens: She plunges bow-first and turns turtle, bobbing like an oversized bathtub toy.
The report does not specify who, if anyone was fired — or sued — for the mistake.