Watch this superyacht narrowly squeeze under a bridge en route to sea
It's not every day that you spot an 80-meter superyacht squeezing under a bridge with just a few inches of clearance.
Superyacht Galactica is transported from the Heesen shipyard in southern Netherlands town Oss to the North Sea.In a series of incredible images, the superyacht is seen being carefully transported from the Heesen shipyard in the southern Netherlands town of Oss to the North Sea port of Harlingen, where it will undergo sea trials and outfitting.
"This is standard procedure with luxury yachts of this size when dealing with inland cruising," says a spokesperson for Heesen."Waiting for the tide to fall is just 'business as usual.'" Such journeys require around three to four months preparation in order to ensure everything goes smoothly.In fact, the location of the shipyard has helped to shape many of their innovative yachts, as designers have to be mindful that each vessel built here will need to transported in the same way.
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