crossing the atlantic in a whale !!

[thamesS23]

came across this article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...home-steel-whale-shaped-boat-called-Moby.html

not sure how it will cope

 

[Anthony]

Interview on BBC radio here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03l26sq

I admire his spirit but slightly concerned that the vessel looks bit top heavy, but then so does a cruise ship. Not sure how that cost him 100,000 though.

EDIT: Spoken to a friend who has been on it, apparently it has a lot of ballast...

Anthony

 

[alant]

Interview on BBC radio here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03l26sq

I admire his spirit but slightly concerned that the vessel looks bit top heavy, but then so does a cruise ship. Not sure how that cost him 100,000 though.

EDIT: Spoken to a friend who has been on it, apparently it has a lot of ballast...

Anthony

But why?

 

[Cheery]

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?441371-Whale-or-container&p=5622287#post5622287

Red hulls and whales are not a good combination!

 

[VO5]

But I wonder if anyone has noticed....it can spout a plume as well....:encouragement:

 

[ChrisJefferies]

We've tracked him down for a quick phone interview:
http://www.mby.com/news/whale-boat-carbon-neutral-atlantic-crossing-51826
Apparently he wants to install some kind of electric propulsion...

 

[BruceK]

Well he seems to have enough experience behind him for it not to be completely off the wall. When he's done playing with Moby I wonder if he'd reconsider and sell it? Just the machine to go terrorizing the PD pirates in! Painted white first of course.

 

[ChrisJefferies]

Painted white first of course.

Yeah, he really missed a trick there!

 

[RIN]

Better not go crossing the Pacific though with all those Japanese whalers about!

 

[BruceK]

Better not go crossing the Pacific though with all those Japanese whalers about!

Apparently the Jap research loop hole has just been closed.