Best Boat Photos June 2013

Best boat Photos Thursday 27 June: Fairline Targa 48 boat test An MBM photographer balances on the side of a Fairline Targa 38GT as it chases Nick Burnham during the test of the Targa 48 out of Ipswich. Photo: Nick Burnham Best boat Photos Thursday 27 June: President Obama arrives at Goree Island by boat The President of the US Barrack Obama arrives by boat to Goree Island, off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. Obama is visiting the island, which is said to be where Africans were shipped across the Atlantic and into lives of slavery, as part of his plan to overturn the feeling among many African nations that he did not engage well in his first term of office. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP/Press Association Images Best boat Photos Wednesday 26 June: Round-Britain row team Having finished rowing around Britain, the four-strong team celebrates its £115,000 prize money by letting off flares by Tower Bridge, London. The crew, known as The Islanders, took 26 days, nine hours and nine minutes to circumnavigate Britain, breaking the previous record by more than 12 hours. Photo: John Stillwell/PA Wire/Press Association Images Best boat Photos Tuesday 25 June: Boats destroyed in severe flooding, Canada Speedboats are left in a pile on top of a railroad track after a flood in High River, Alberta, Canada. The area was evacuated on 20 June due to severe flooding in the area. Photo: Jordan Verlage/The Canadian Press/PA Pics Best boat Photos Tuesday 25 June: NOCC Oceanic collision The bow of the 650ft (200m) car freighter NOCC Oceanic is damaged after colliding with a boat during its passage to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Coastguard officials say that the 57,600-tonne vessel hit and capsized a Japanese tuna boat, and that the skipper of the fishing boat is still missing. Photo: Ichiro Ohara/AP/Press Association Images Best Boat Photos Friday 21 June: Largest solar-powered boat in the world The world's largest solar boat, a catamaran called Turanor that is more widely known as PlanetSolar, docks in New York following a research project that involves collecting climate-change data along the Gulf Stream. Photo: Dennis Van Tine/ABACA USA/Empics Entertainment Best Boat Photos Thursday 20 June: Art exhibition on the shore of the Thames It may look like a tragic site, but it is actually an art exhibition on the Thames in London. Belgian art collective Captain Boomer had the 55ft (17m) model of a whale lowered on the shore for the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival this weekend. Photo: Frank Augstein/AP/Press Association Images Best Boat Photos Tuesday 18 June: MBM tests Volvo equipment in Sweden MBM's Nick Burnham is in Sweden testing out a range of new Volvo products. Nick says that they take safety very seriously out there. Best Boat Photos Tuesday 18 June: MBM reaches speeds of 60mph in Sweden It's easy to see why Nick was told to wear a helmet on this Volvo test, as they hit speeds of nearly 60mph. Best Boat Photos Wednesday 19 June: Tug scuttled off Malta The hull and superstructure of a tug disappear under the water. The Tug 2 was scuttled off the shore of Exiles, Malta, to become a diving attraction for tourists. Photo: Ian Pace / Demotix/Demotix/Press Association Image Best boat photos june Thursday 13 June: Lynyrd Skynyrd on a Meridien 441 The band Lynyrd Skynyrd arrive on a Meridian 441 at the Riverbend Festival in Tennessee. Photo: by Dan Harr/Invision/AP Images Best boat photos june Thursday 13 June: Torqeedo engine test MBM?s Greg headed out to Germany to test out the new electric engine from Torqeedo. The Deep Blue is the first production electric engine that produces 80hp. Best boat photos june Thursday 13 June: Torqeedo engine test During testing on Lake Starnberg, Torqeedo engineers were out on a RIB trying a new tiller version of the 80hp engine for a future project. Best boat photos june Tuesday 11 June: Electric bike test The MBM team descended on Teddington to test out folding bikes, including a few interesting electric concepts. Best boat photos june Monday 10 June: Broom 30 Coupe on the Broads MBM's Nick Burnham in a Broom 30 Coupe on his epic quest to follow the trail of Arthur Ransome's Coot Club on the Norfolk Broads. Princess 42.JPG Wednesday 5 June: Princess 42 boat test MBM's Nick Burnham is out testing a Princess 42 for a used boat feature. Read the full report in the August issue of Motor Boats Monthly. Fairline 43.JPG Wednesday 5 June: Fairline Phantom 43 boat review Nick is also testing a Fairline Phantom 43 as a comparison to the Princess 42. Read the full report in the August issue of Motor Boats Monthly. Fairline.JPG Wednesday 5 June: Fairline Phantom 43 test What a beautiful day to be out on the water. Nick makes us all jealous as he tests the Fairline Phantom 43. CMA container ship.jpg Tuesday 4 June: CMA CGM container ship Jules Verne CMA CGM Jules Verne , the ninth longest container ship in the world is loaded in Marseille for the first time. CMA CGM owns three of the 396m (1299ft) ships, which are all just 1.7m shorter than the longest container ship in the world. Photo: Abd Rabbo Ammar/ABACA/Press Association Images Superyacht suicide.jpg Monday 3 June: Iroquois superyacht suspected suicide Police work aboard the 49.7m (163ft) Feadship Iroquois in Rowes Wharf, Boston. An investigation is ongoing regarding a suspected suicide on the boat, which is owned by John Henry, the owner of the Red Sox American Baseball Team. We doubt that the publicity will help with the sale of Iroquois , which is currently advertised for sale for £15,000,000. Photo: Bill Sikes/AP/Press Association Images yamaha test.jpg Monday 3 June: Yamaha Helm Master System Test MBM's Greg is out in Genoa, Italy, testing the new lightweight Yamaha 200hp outboard and the Yamaha Helm Master System, a joystick control for outboards for twin outboard setups.

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