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Offshore work boat converted into yacht Luxury yacht now crossing the Atlantic and is expected to call at Walvis Bay on 21 October
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Floris Steenkamp The port of Walvis Bay will soon host a very special floating visitor: the super yacht Voyager which underwent a four year transformation from an offshore oil industry work boat to a floating luxury resort. The vessel was commissioned in 1997 as a work boat for the offshore oil industry. In 2003 the vessel’s name changed to Hos Trader and she continued to work as a n offshore supply ship. In January 2015 work began to transform (pictured above (also see picture on page 2)) the vessel into a super yacht that can undertake long offshore expeditions. Specifically to serve as a platform for deep sea exploration. The work included the redesign of her super structure and lengthening of the hull to 91,4 meters. A bathing platform and helicopter deck were added. The five-deck ship has guest rooms where no details were spared for luxury. The crew quarters can house a crew of up to 70 people. Other key features include multiple galleys from which passengers are served exquisite meals, pantries, media rooms and a deep-sea dive centre. After nearly five years of work, the yacht was finally ready to take it to the world’s oceans. Voyager Maritime Alliance Group (VMAG) conducted the work. VMAG takes pride in the fact that the Voyager project represents the biggest ever conversion from offshore supply vessel to super yacht in the history of ship building in the United States of America. The vessel is a true floating masterpiece and prospective passengers aboard can look forward to an excellent experience from the moment they board. ·The vessel’s call to the port of Walvis Bay is to take in new supplies.
Walvis Bay mayor injured in accident at Port of Walvis Bay
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Floris Steenkamp The mayor of Walvis Bay, Alderman Immanuel Wilfried, was injured during a fall in the port of Walvis Bay yesterday. Clr Wilfried was admitted to the Welwitschia Private Hospital and early indications are he fractured some ribs in the fall. It was understood Clr Wilfried had to climb into one of Namport’s busses, as part of an installation of radio equipment. He mis-stepped, slipped and fell. The Chief Executive Officer of the Walvis Bay municipality, Mr Muronga Haingura, visited the injured Clr Wilfried in hospital yesterday and wished him a speedy recovery on behalf of the local authority and residents of the harbour town.
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