A famous Saudi yacht was severely damaged in Tunisia

by times news cr

A luxury Saudi yacht was involved in an accident that collided with the stone pier of the port of <a href="https://time.news/tunisia-a-soldier-was-killed-in-an-assault-on-a-army-patrol-close-to-the-libyan-border/" title="Tunisia.. A soldier was killed in an assault on a army patrol close to the Libyan border”>Bizerte in Tunisia, causing severe damage. Its value is estimated at 91 million dollars. It was used in the James Bond movie and was owned by former US President Donald Trump.

The yacht is currently owned by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. The luxury yacht can sail at a maximum speed of 20 knots, and it also features its own disco and library. An investigation is currently being conducted to determine the causes of the accident.

An eyewitness said that the yacht “failed to stop in time and collided with the breakwater on the right side.” The anchor also fell before the collision, causing the front of the yacht to rub against the port.

Meanwhile, the Director General of the Entertainment Port in Bizerte, Mohamed Ali Ben Ammar, confirmed yesterday, Monday, to Tunisian National Radio, that the sea currents were strong and caused confusion for the yacht’s captain, which led to him losing control of it and causing it to collide with the pier.

Bin Ammar added that material damage was recorded to the pier and the yacht, stressing that the definition of responsibilities is clear, and the captain is the one who bears responsibility and the port has no relation to the accident.

The spokesman stressed that the recreational port in Bizerte is considered the largest recreational port in Tunisia and among the largest recreational ports in the Mediterranean. It has previously received large yachts whose length exceeded 100 meters, and no accidents similar to the recent one had previously been recorded, indicating that the yacht The one that collided with the pier had previously entered the port of Bizerte.

Before the yacht became owned by the Saudi prince, it was owned by the Sultan of Brunei and then by Trump, who named her “Princess Trump” in 1988.

The megayacht appeared in the 1983 James Bond film “Never Say Never Again” as Bond’s headquarters, Maximilian Largo.
It accommodates 22 guests and 31 crew members, and contains 11 guest rooms, 6 giant refrigerators, 5 floors, a huge swimming pool, a cinema hall, a hair salon, and a hospital equipped with an operating room.


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