Spirit of EcstaSea: Rolls-Royce collaborates on Palmer Johnson mega-yacht
Palmer Johnson Ice Class World Yacht – Click above for high-res image gallery
The result of Palmer Johnson's acquisition of Flekkefjord & Slipp, a Norwegian builder of exploration vessels, the 82-meter Ice Class mega yacht concept features everything a world traveler could ask for, and then some: a helipad with elevator-equipped hangar, submarine garage and a six-floor interior designed by Italian naval architects Nuvolari-Lenard – including a three-deck master stateroom, swimming pool, gym, spa, home theater...the works.
The yacht even comes equipped with such pirate-defense features as water cannons and thermal imaging cameras, along with an environmentally-friendly diesel-electric propulsion system. Granted, the branch of Rolls-Royce with which Palmer Johnson collaborated on this project has more to do with marine equipment than luxury limousines, but against the backdrop of other automotive-nautical crossovers like BMW's Bavaria Cruiser 55 and Porsche Design's Fearless 28, the PJ Ice Class World Yacht looks like the veritable Rolls-Royce of mega yachts. Have a look at the renderings in the gallery below to see for yourself.
[Source: Palmer Johnson]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
RK 6:06PM (7/01/2009)
I could see myself in one of those.
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larry a 6:25PM (7/01/2009)
Hell. Yeah.
Affalterbach 6:17PM (7/01/2009)
Does Palmer Johnson have anything to do with former F1 racer John Palmer ?
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Blacksabre 6:18PM (7/01/2009)
Right.
Pirates are armed with AK-47s, RPG-7/9s, and various other explosive and incendiary devices.
Complete idiot billionaire yacht owner shoots at them with...a water cannon.
Pirates eventually stop laughing, return fire, and sink the idiot yacht, killing all aboard, including the idiot billionaire yacht owner.
Somewhere in Somalia, there are pirates laughing...already.
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Yaroukh 6:21PM (7/01/2009)
There are some regulations about what types of weapons are you allowed to have on a boat. So they can't declare "we will have 10 machineguns".
JohnV 6:38PM (7/01/2009)
Not sure if you noticed the Helicopter, other much faster boats, and mention of a submarine garage - I think the owner and his guest would have time to escape safely.
The pirates don't want to take an empty boat to try and hawk on ebay - they want commercial boats where the company is willing to pay millions in cash for return of their people and cargo alive.
By the way, not sure how many owners of an Ice Class boat will be anywhere near the horn of Africa.
Blacksabre 6:40PM (7/01/2009)
Yup, but my point was that NO weapons would be better than a water cannon, whose sole effect would be to piss off the guys who have real guns and stuff.
Redline 11:03AM (7/02/2009)
Erm dude, have you seen what a high pressure water cannon can do? It's not like they are gonna squirt at them with a Super Soaker.
Go5Go 3:01PM (7/02/2009)
There are certain rules governing the weapons, which is also why the commercial boats can't carry them either.
Did you know they cut steel with water? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_jet_cutter
Big yachts like this will sometimes have "safe rooms" along with other ways to neutralize an attacker, including former military personnel as part of the crew.
Yaroukh 6:18PM (7/01/2009)
oh, envy hurts :)
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cdwrx 6:21PM (7/01/2009)
This will be perfect for my minions to transport me and my hairless cat to my island volcano lair. I'll take one in matte black.
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Chet 7:13PM (7/01/2009)
That looks right out of Superman Returns.
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RG 7:46PM (7/01/2009)
Damn... that's all I can really say.
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skitch 11:22PM (7/01/2009)
what recession?
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Shiftright 8:11PM (7/01/2009)
The concept is cool but those renderings look like they're straight out of 1974. Jesus, get some CAD up in there, or update your rendering techniques.
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recharged95 12:07AM (7/02/2009)
Oddly looks like the one from Superman Returns?
(what's the problem with the comment system today?)
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Hank 12:17AM (7/02/2009)
"now who should I take on the boat... Kief.... aaaaaand... T-Pain."
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Joshua 6:08AM (7/02/2009)
I'm on a boat
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RicoChet 8:02AM (7/02/2009)
Does it come in black? Where do I order?
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Redline 10:56AM (7/02/2009)
I'm on a yacht.
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