Very sad situation with M/Y Loon, I've been following them for a few years. I guess all we can do is wait to see what is resolved. Best of wishes to the entire crew and I will keep the injured crew member in my prayers. Thanks for the continuing updates.
Wow, at only 42 years old and having 18 years as engineer on those steam engines is pretty amazing. The fact that he learned the position from his father is even more amazing. I guess my previous question about how hard it would be to find a qualified engineer to operate and maintain those old engines has been answered. Definitively.
Please keep us updated on Delphine, when you said how long the Chief Engineer and his Dad had been on board it was wonderful and it gave me goose bumps. I hope she will be well looked after and be back on the seas ASAP. I'm a 67 Yr old grandma and I've never been on a yacht but I luv your channel.
Thanks for them update. Chef Nina just came out with her video The Crew Chef and she says she wasn't on rotation during Tender incident and she's fine. She returning in February to MY LOON as she states she loves working for the owner's.
I’ve been tuning in for your loon updates, but your story about the Delphene has really hooked me! I spent a couple weeks on a two masters schooner right before college, and it was absolutely magical! I’m landlocked in Kyoto now, but enjoying The sea life vicariously! Thanks so much!
The woodwork on that old yacht makes me swoon, even the wheelhouse was fabulous! As for the Loon, I had seen a few of their videos and the captain seemed gifted in so many ways... it's shocking that he could screw up that spectacularly.
@ let´ s see. But these are so interesting times ! I guess Nina learned from her last ship that owning the content is crucial. And we re-learn the same lesson with Loon content. Such a pity that all content is gone now
Yeah I'm not expecting any news/updates coming from loon from here on out. Going to miss watching the videos with the crew, wish them all the best wherever they end up!
It's an enormous fall from grace for MY Loon's captain. Obviously, I have no clue what the full story is, but I figured there would be major fallout when I first heard of the tender crash.
He was driving the tender after a party, beached onto rocks, smashed a girls face in, and refused a breathalyser. It doesn't take a team of Inspector Morse, Taggart, and Sherlock Watson, to get to the bottom of it.
If Paul Clarke was the person driving the tender I can imagine his exodus from Loon is just the beginning of his problems. Doubt he will ever be skipper again on any yacht if he was the one responsible for the accident. Be one thing if they hit a partially submerged container that fell off a ship. That would be an accident. I am almost sure who ever was driving the tender had alcohol in their system impairing their judgment, after all they hit a well charted island. I am just glad nobody was killed but for a beautiful young lady to have had her face destroyed to me that's just as bad because this is seriously going to impact her life in our superficial society.
@@AW-yv9sq Did not know him but I enjoyed watching Loon's channel. Hopefully the new skipper continues to put out content. The owner probably put a stop to it though. Maybe Nina will keep us informed on the status of the crew member who got hurt.
Tyler just got his Captains license a few months ago, hard to imagine he will be running that big a yacht right off the bat.. but good for him, he seemed nice. N on the screen, they listed Courtney as the chief stew and she just retired from yaching
Yeh, maybe he can run it while docked, until it's sold, and he gets more experience. Not sure what maritime laws, an insurance cover a young captain. But I would assume if they get a bigger boat, that current captain would stay on an show the young captain the ropes.👍☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
PLEASE keep us posted on Delphine. Such a fascinating story and how great that someone has the foresight to restore it. As for another way to say the cost to build….it cost $2M in 1921 money. In today’s money that would be $35 in 1921 but to build that same vessel today is $90M. The difference, all things being equal, $90M - $35M = $55M due to materials, labor, etc.
I wasn’t in the market but I might put a bid in on Delphine or maybe offer a trade for my 2020 Pontoon boat which I just serviced. To be fair, Delphine clearly hasn’t been serviced. Seems like a fair trade.
Safety afloat is a 24/7 responsibility. It is difficult to be compassionate when that is risked for so many by one individual. In happier news, Delphine is just phenominal. Cheers
Great work and very informative. Lady SS Delphine is a true legend, beautiful steam engined yacht. I'm a M1 unlimited Chief Engineer, currently working as a Admin Sr C/Eng and would love to join that ship. Have lots of experience on all engines ever made, being working as technical superintendent at new buildings and many regular intermediate and special surveys class docking inspections. Just have a refit and rebuild on a ship last year in Norway. All the best and brgds.
Important to balance our natural curiosity over the condition of the young lady with the need to protect and preserve her privacy. I’m sure every one of us would wish her the very very best for a rapid recovery.
You're quite right. We can't estimate the cost of building Delphin today simply in terms of inflation. Wages in the early 20's were a fraction of what they are today. In addition, anyone who's undertaken to refurbish a classic yacht will have discovered just how difficult it is to find the people with the right skills, and those people are well aware of just how valuable those skills are and will charge accordingly. If you can find them at all, you won't find them waiting around at the local Job-Center !
Very sad for M/Y Loon, everyone seemed to be having a good time working on the yacht although obviously social media versus reality is a factor, that said for a professional mariner to run a tender aground is pretty bad. Hope people recover well.
They had plans to get a new Loon for some time now. I think this MY was up for sale already. The whole situation is really strange though. Websites being pulled. Content being removed etc…
The new captain has been the 1st officer for a while on Loon and was working the whole time towards getting his Captain certification. He DID get it and he captained Loon from the Mediterranean to Florida, which I believe was his first big solo voyage. He did an awesome job too… that was a good video, easily the best of all the Atlantic crossing videos. So Tyler had been listed as Captain Tyler before this accident… is he now THE Captain instead of a relief Captain? Does he want to be the Captain on Loon? He and Paul had a good relationship and it was Paul that helped him get to Captain… I’d bet there is some loyalty there. Crazy that this happened… SO unnecessary and just a DUMB move for such an experienced Captain! Wow. 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@mfhairstream6812 apparently it is not the first time he has crashed the chase boat while drunk. There are some very disturbing comments on Reddit by crew members about how he actually run the boat and treated the crew
Hey up sysman had wondered if I'd missed a vid, super nice to get this info about Delphine's crewe hopefully they will be reunited, as a side note steam engine's were always given a lady's first name
The story of the SS Delphine is a true romance of a ship and the sea...it is indeed a real gem from the past. I wish I was filthy rich, I would hire you as Capt. and lavish money on her and live onbaord and steam aorund all the seas until my last day!
@@johnarnell4241 im with you. back in day these were normal line items, now, they freak one off bespoke orders most suppliers cant meet. That is gonna add to costs in none-linear fashion
I always love your vlog even though the only ocean vessel I’ve ever been on was a trip to and from Santa Catalina from Balboa Island in Newport, CA. Too many ocean storms have been featured on TH-cam so I have no desire to ever sail the Atlantic or Pacific. 😲😬😵💫 I live vicariously through your vlogs. 😂
It is sad the career of Captain Paul being cut short like this. Really liked the display of skills, knowledge and professionalism, but one moment of bravoure and it is all over. Would not be surprised if he gets a couple of law suits on the way out. As for Delphine I hope you keep following that beautiful ship also after the auction. It would be magnificent to see that ship brought back to glory, she deserves it. Only hope the new owner is not going to take the steam boilers out and convert her to modern engines, although there will come a time when she won't be allowed to enter ports anymore due to emission restrictions. Let's just hope that day is still decades away.
Well the responsibility can only be with the master on board and many might expect him to have resigned immediately, not do the political thing and see how the water churns. But that’s it game over. Hope new managing officer and responsible supporting crew are appointed soon and things get back to normal.
A lot of us were duped by his TH-cam persona, but if the statements of former crew hold any water, it sounds like he was quite the tyrant behind the scenes. It’s amazing how people will ride the successful coattails of a narcissist right up until they screw up, then they throw him/her under the proverbial bus. But if he was intoxicated while driving that chase boat, he’s earned all the scorn that has come his way.
Given the resignations of some of the crew, the one person refusing sobriety/drug testing and the former captain removing all social media links to M/Y Loon I believe he was fired and his yacht management company also removed from working with Loon. I'm amazed he could refuse any 'tox' screening given his role in being responsible for so many lives at sea. Will be interesting to see if any legal action is taken against him, I cannot imagine the guests / primary chartering Loon durning that time would just let go without any accountability.
We'll let the no video slide this time. But we expect more from you just kidding, take care of yourself, we'll still be here. Thank you for working so hard for our entertainment
Hardly a silly mistake if he was drunk was it? And there’s a lot of stories coming out about bullying, physical abuse and embezzlement… so I doubt time will heal all
Where is your nice background studio, for a better image of your channel? Otherwise I love your channel and the way you handle the news and updates from the marine world… thank you very much for your hard work and dedication, I’m a great fan of your entertaining videos, kind regards from Madrid, Spain Ken DD🇪🇸👋
About M/Y Loon, we don't know what happened exactly only that people were seriously injured. Since the yacht has a very big 'social media footprint' and following people are naturally curious asking questions. It's important to not put blame on any certain individual, it is not up to us to judge and the consequences of doing so in a situation like this can have very serious consequences, life ending consequences. This is the worst side of social media. For all we know it was an accident and a tragedy, and it should be left there without speculation. I have seen people kill themselves over situations like this, please be respectful.
Hi just had a vlog come through from the Crew Chef on U Tube which states on the bottom recorded early December. So the Chef from MV Loon has just started posting again. Hope this is helpful. Tony
Loon was up for sale, this will probably affect the price. It will always be known as “the yacht formally known as Loon”, the new owners won’t find that attractive. And Nina needs a yacht that will allow her to use its galley for her own website, I’d say the current owner is fed up with the publicity now and social media, it’s advantageous only when the going is good.
Aha,all these internet PHD mathematicians correcting the expert ! Thanks for a great update ,some people don’t know how to appreciate the important stuff you bring to us every week. Thanks for all your hard work and get well !
It's one thing to make a mistake and someone gets hurt, but when you've deleted _all_ of your social media because of it, you know it was FUBAR. Apparently the severity in the media _was_ accurate. Such a shame. As for the _Delphine,_ I really hope someone who appreciates the crew and history gets her.
SS Delphine is very cool. What do you think the annual cost of ownership would be? If purchased, would chartering it out cover the costs? Does it at all pencil out to make a business out of this beautiful steamship?
_"Our Lady"_ sounds like an absolute bargain the more we learn... not only could you own a unique piece of maritime _and_ engineering history, but the ex-crew know & love her too. Two generations of steam engineers?! That's invaluable experience for such a unique boat. Lord knows I'd rather sink $100-150mil into a unique piece of floating history than hand it to someone like Perini for another bland super yacht... but I'd also buy a classic Jaguar or Ferrari over a modern Lambo so each to their own! 🤷♀️
Can you track movement of Loon over next couple of months please? I assume they had bookings in BVI and other locations through April, so interested to see when they leave Florida.
@@smick5123 All the big ships are babysat going in to port with Pilots that board the vessel. Having words of wisdom means you don't end up parking a boat on some rocks.
Well the responsibility can only be with the master on board and many might expect him to have resigned immediately, not do the political thing and see how the water churns. But that’s it game over. Hope new managing officer and responsible supporting crew are appointed soon and things get back to normal.
The chef currently on rotation has definitely left, with immediate effect. I think they needed a quick replacement and there may have been other kitchen staff too. We're told a number of people have left but no details on who.
Dean one of the head chefs has left, who knows if he’ll return under new management. Loon was apparently always due a 5 year inspection around this time. Guess she won’t go out on charter until Nina returns in February unless they find a replacement for Dean before then but even so they would only be on a short rotation
Luxury yatching charters have a much higher standard than cruise ships. For one, theŕes not enough crew accommodations for a typical eight hour shift. Thus requiring the crew to take on twelve hour shifts. Regardless if they have duties to perform or not. With the work load and their personal maintenance that doesnt leave a lot of time to be on social media platforms and still get the necessary sleep in. Eventually something has got to give. From captain to the newest deck hand any job not done properly can be hazardous. A poorly tied knot, items not secured etc. All can be dangerous. One reason they must be on their A game during their shift. It's not surprising to see the level of professionalism diminish when crewmembers are trying to run on four or five hours of sleep and are thinking about editing content and posting replies when their focus should be on the boat its guests and the fellow crewmembers. There's hundreds of watercraft creators on the internet from every aspect of boating. Its usually their boat and they're responsibility. They have the luxury of deciding to sail or do video's etc. But once you take on paying passengers your only focus is on them and the boat. They can post pics and make video's of their vacation as they wish. The better their experience the better the comments will be. After all, its the customers experience that either makes or breaks the boats reputation, not the amount of subscribers and likes. To the subscribers, if you are a patreon or just watch video's, remember that people are paying a fairly good amount of money for the experience. So don't chastise anyone who doesn't agree with these boats promoting themselves as social media platforms. That was never the intent of a luxury yatch. Its the personal attention and the absolute attention to detail of the boat that is.
Captain Paul owned the TH-cam channel, not the actual vessel as some people appear to be confused about. Everyone who worked on Loon worked FOR the owner (albeit through a management company that he no doubt also owned). He is the owner of the NHL hockey team Minnesota Wild… he doesn’t appear to be hurting for money and will likely be continuing with his plans to sell Loon and replace her with another one (Loon 3.0 at that point). It’s Paul who appears to not be returning, and he was the “main boss” on board the yacht. Not sure Captain Tyler will take that position, or even if he wants it. Experience wise, running all that crew would be an entirely different job than simply driving the boat so to speak. Since the accident I’ve been saying “if it’s Paul who was operating the tender, this is likely the end of the TH-cam channel sadly”. I HATE that I was correct in that. Paul did a great job with the channel and it was successful, giving us all a unique look at yacht life from the crew side - a sanitized look of course, but it would be crazy to show drama and “real life” on a yacht you’re aiming to sell charters on, so that sanitized look WAS a smart move. But that success was a double edged sword for Paul… one dumb mistake, one dumb and COMPLETELY avoidable mistake, ends not only the channel, but likely his career. Someone may hire him to captain a private yacht, but no one will want him for a charter ship after that…. I’d say the question of “was he drinking” is all but answered. I say “dumb” mistake because Paul KNEW better, crew were not allowed to have any alcohol even while doing an Atlantic crossing which had NO guests on board. So the idea that alcohol and the ocean being a BAD mix were very well known. Why on earth would you have even ONE drink if you’re the person driving all the crew back to tbe ship on a 2 million dollar tender? Talk about a CRAZY dumb choice! A couple months ago they did a video during one of the boat shows in Miami. Paul and the videographer rented a BMW i7 (expensive top of the line BMW) to drive out to a party at some famous mansion (the White mansion maybe, White House even? Something like that). He wasn’t wildly partying it up, but he WAS on camera having a least a couple of drinks and yet he STILL got behind the wheel when they left. I always thought that was crazy. He didn’t look really drunk, but you just DON’T risk that in 2024, especially when you’re a captain of a 221 foot yacht AND you have crew in the car with you! What was a tip off… when they let the mansion, they noticed the BMW had a flat tire. They spent a long time looking for a spare to change the tire, the car didn’t have one so they resigned to call a tow truck. The tow truck driver told them the car was equipped with RUN FLAT tires!! Meaning just drive… you don’t need to change the tire; and most 200,000 dollar vehicles have run fiats. If you’re sober, I would think a captain of a huge yacht would have been able to figure that out on his own, no?? I could be all wrong, but that video sounded some alarm bells for many in the comments section, and when the tender accident happened… I immediately thought of Paul and that video. Just two very unnecessary and very stupid choices IMO! Maybe Nina (chef) will be able to bring a little bit of Loon to life again, but it will only be in the galley… would love to know the full story for sure though! 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ Cheers, ☮️
That video did spring to mind when the tender accident happened but I couldn’t remember the full details. I just knew that when I originally watched it I wondered about fitness to drive
@ I believe that video popped front and center for a lot of people after this accident, as soon as it’s mentioned, everyone seems to remember it with the same thought… “ya, it was weird that he was driving that night…” Sad for sure; selfishly I find it sad that the Loon channel is going to be gone for good. We won’t even be able to rewatch old videos at this point!!
What happened to Delphine? Did owners hit the wall? I have been onboard several times in Monaco when it was owned by the Belgium lady couple and their chocolate labs.
While we always read writers refer to current costs in inflation adjusted dollars they almost always seem ridiculous to me as that is not the appropriate metric. In almost all cases I roll my eyes knowing it is an irrelevant number that at least should be adjusted much higher.
Afraid from a purely technical/financial point of view, I think the steamers gotta go... The issue of a skilled operator for them is really a large issue IMHO...Going ahead with more modern diesels just makes a ton more sense to me...
Very sad situation with M/Y Loon, I've been following them for a few years. I guess all we can do is wait to see what is resolved. Best of wishes to the entire crew and I will keep the injured crew member in my prayers. Thanks for the continuing updates.
Yeah me too. I've been following M/Y Loon for years too...still cant believe this has happened?? Amazing
The Captain was the one driving the tender and the only one to refuse to give the authorities a breathalyser sample.
@@darthkek1953 never liked that captain Paul didn’t like the cut of his jib! A normal arrogant saffa type indeed
Be gone sir!
The crew was using the tender as their own party boat Xmas new years. And under the influence.
@@darthkek1953surprised you have a choice. Surely there must be legal consequences. Sure are if it was a road accident.
It was really decent of you to put in a good word for the former crew of the Delphine.
Fine job reporting eSysman. Always professional and diplomatic.
Wow, at only 42 years old and having 18 years as engineer on those steam engines is pretty amazing. The fact that he learned the position from his father is even more amazing. I guess my previous question about how hard it would be to find a qualified engineer to operate and maintain those old engines has been answered. Definitively.
Really hope you can keep up to date with the Delphine after the auction. What an amazing boat and story.
Please keep us updated on Delphine, when you said how long the Chief Engineer and his Dad had been on board it was wonderful and it gave me goose bumps. I hope she will be well looked after and be back on the seas ASAP. I'm a 67 Yr old grandma and I've never been on a yacht but I luv your channel.
I'm older than you and I also love this channel. There is something romantic about the maritime stories. The love of the ocean.
Thanks for them update.
Chef Nina just came out with her video The Crew Chef and she says she wasn't on rotation during Tender incident and she's fine. She returning in February to MY LOON as she states she loves working for the owner's.
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@@OGillo2001 Owner. I am now the new owner...singular.
@@maddogmorgan1 The owner’s what?
I’ve been tuning in for your loon updates, but your story about the Delphene has really hooked me! I spent a couple weeks on a two masters schooner right before college, and it was absolutely magical! I’m landlocked in Kyoto now, but enjoying The sea life vicariously! Thanks so much!
I don’t know anything about yachts but I love your channel.
Bummer about Loon and Captain Paul Clarke. I followed them for a year or so and enjoyed their videos.
The woodwork on that old yacht makes me swoon, even the wheelhouse was fabulous! As for the Loon, I had seen a few of their videos and the captain seemed gifted in so many ways... it's shocking that he could screw up that spectacularly.
Sad story of MY Loon. Bravo for promoting the former crew of Delphine.
I love Tyler; he would be a great captain for sure. But Loon is still for sale, let’s wait and see
That's a longstanding sale that has been in the work for months so they can get a new boat.
There are rumors in Fort Lauderdale that the owner has already bought - or about to buy - the new yacht (M/Y Aalto ?). I also like Tyler.
@ let´ s see. But these are so interesting times ! I guess Nina learned from her last ship that owning the content is crucial. And we re-learn the same lesson with Loon content. Such a pity that all content is gone now
@@petermayusAalto has been sold as was confirmed by the captain, but it was not bought by the owner of Loon.
@ much bigger and Double asking price. Paul said yachts above 60m create issues in ports. At least in med sea I can echo that.
Yeah I'm not expecting any news/updates coming from loon from here on out.
Going to miss watching the videos with the crew, wish them all the best wherever they end up!
It's an enormous fall from grace for MY Loon's captain. Obviously, I have no clue what the full story is, but I figured there would be major fallout when I first heard of the tender crash.
He was driving the tender after a party, beached onto rocks, smashed a girls face in, and refused a breathalyser.
It doesn't take a team of Inspector Morse, Taggart, and Sherlock Watson, to get to the bottom of it.
Thank you sincerely for your very informative and thoughtful update.
You are absolutely awesome.
If Paul Clarke was the person driving the tender I can imagine his exodus from Loon is just the beginning of his problems. Doubt he will ever be skipper again on any yacht if he was the one responsible for the accident. Be one thing if they hit a partially submerged container that fell off a ship. That would be an accident. I am almost sure who ever was driving the tender had alcohol in their system impairing their judgment, after all they hit a well charted island. I am just glad nobody was killed but for a beautiful young lady to have had her face destroyed to me that's just as bad because this is seriously going to impact her life in our superficial society.
That captain was arrogant and wanted the spotlight. Not surprised honestly
@@AW-yv9sq Did not know him but I enjoyed watching Loon's channel. Hopefully the new skipper continues to put out content. The owner probably put a stop to it though. Maybe Nina will keep us informed on the status of the crew member who got hurt.
Well said.
Who said she's beautiful? We don't know who she is.
@@robocoppah it could improve her looks
Tyler just got his Captains license a few months ago, hard to imagine he will be running that big a yacht right off the bat.. but good for him, he seemed nice. N on the screen, they listed Courtney as the chief stew and she just retired from yaching
Courtney seemed very professional and had a great personality.
Yeh, maybe he can run it while docked, until it's sold, and he gets more experience. Not sure what maritime laws, an insurance cover a young captain. But I would assume if they get a bigger boat, that current captain would stay on an show the young captain the ropes.👍☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
Chief Nina put out a video today. She said she is returning to Loon in February to continue the charter season
Happy New Year Mr Yacht, I look toward to another year of informative and entertaining reports, 😊 always love the safety glitches!
PLEASE keep us posted on Delphine. Such a fascinating story and how great that someone has the foresight to restore it.
As for another way to say the cost to build….it cost $2M in 1921 money. In today’s money that would be $35 in 1921 but to build that same vessel today is $90M. The difference, all things being equal, $90M - $35M = $55M due to materials, labor, etc.
I wasn’t in the market but I might put a bid in on Delphine or maybe offer a trade for my 2020 Pontoon boat which I just serviced. To be fair, Delphine clearly hasn’t been serviced. Seems like a fair trade.
Go on bid for it, you never know they may need a pontoon for their luggage
Safety afloat is a 24/7 responsibility. It is difficult to be compassionate when that is risked for so many by one individual. In happier news, Delphine is just phenominal. Cheers
Great work and very informative. Lady SS Delphine is a true legend, beautiful steam engined yacht. I'm a M1 unlimited Chief Engineer, currently working as a Admin Sr C/Eng and would love to join that ship. Have lots of experience on all engines ever made, being working as technical superintendent at new buildings and many regular intermediate and special surveys class docking inspections. Just have a refit and rebuild on a ship last year in Norway. All the best and brgds.
How do I contact you. Brgds
You are entitled to take a sick day. We can wait until you are feeling better to post, it makes it more worth the wait.
Important to balance our natural curiosity over the condition of the young lady with the need to protect and preserve her privacy. I’m sure every one of us would wish her the very very best for a rapid recovery.
Just finding craftsmen to do the interior of Delphine would cost a fortune. She looks absolutely beautiful and deserves a life renewal.
Interesting to read the comments on the Crew Chef re last my last comment she’s returning to Loon in February. Tony
Thank you eSysman and the info on Delphine.....
Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸
You're quite right. We can't estimate the cost of building Delphin today simply in terms of inflation. Wages in the early 20's were a fraction of what they are today. In addition, anyone who's undertaken to refurbish a classic yacht will have discovered just how difficult it is to find the people with the right skills, and those people are well aware of just how valuable those skills are and will charge accordingly. If you can find them at all, you won't find them waiting around at the local Job-Center !
Very sad for M/Y Loon, everyone seemed to be having a good time working on the yacht although obviously social media versus reality is a factor, that said for a professional mariner to run a tender aground is pretty bad. Hope people recover well.
Absolutely. A professional mariner must not chase a boat onto the rocks.
Yet another excellent video. Many thanks.
New Captain M/Y Loon ….I’m somehow not surprised 😮
You can't be a captain if they've taken your license away from you
They had plans to get a new Loon for some time now. I think this MY was up for sale already.
The whole situation is really strange though. Websites being pulled. Content being removed etc…
@@grahamstuart9164 Would he lose his license for running into the rocks?
@@drdorann if you were drunk when doing it I’d say so
The new captain has been the 1st officer for a while on Loon and was working the whole time towards getting his Captain certification. He DID get it and he captained Loon from the Mediterranean to Florida, which I believe was his first big solo voyage. He did an awesome job too… that was a good video, easily the best of all the Atlantic crossing videos. So Tyler had been listed as Captain Tyler before this accident… is he now THE Captain instead of a relief Captain? Does he want to be the Captain on Loon? He and Paul had a good relationship and it was Paul that helped him get to Captain… I’d bet there is some loyalty there.
Crazy that this happened… SO unnecessary and just a DUMB move for such an experienced Captain! Wow. 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Nina the crew chef posted tonight.
Posted Where?
awsome work E thanks mate
Crazy stuff. Paul is a good man but things can change real quick due to a bad decision
@@mfhairstream6812 apparently it is not the first time he has crashed the chase boat while drunk. There are some very disturbing comments on Reddit by crew members about how he actually run the boat and treated the crew
Not sure why you think he’s a good man
Hey up sysman had wondered if I'd missed a vid, super nice to get this info about Delphine's crewe hopefully they will be reunited, as a side note steam engine's were always given a lady's first name
The story of the SS Delphine is a true romance of a ship and the sea...it is indeed a real gem from the past. I wish I was filthy rich, I would hire you as Capt. and lavish money on her and live onbaord and steam aorund all the seas until my last day!
Thank you for sharing the yachting news.
Great report today. Thank you.
Delphine is so romantic and to Sys's point it would be mega millions to rebuild it por replicate it.
Tbh I don't think the 200 MN new is that far off the mark.
There are very few companies that could build the boilers and those steam engines today.
@@johnarnell4241 im with you. back in day these were normal line items, now, they freak one off bespoke orders most suppliers cant meet. That is gonna add to costs in none-linear fashion
Delphine really is gorgeous. A proper motor yacht.
She's a steam yacht!😃
@ianm452 quite correct - typo on my part.
Good luck. Thank you, and keep working.
Thanks for the updates.
I always love your vlog even though the only ocean vessel I’ve ever been on was a trip to and from Santa Catalina from Balboa Island in Newport, CA. Too many ocean storms have been featured on TH-cam so I have no desire to ever sail the Atlantic or Pacific. 😲😬😵💫 I live vicariously through your vlogs. 😂
It is sad the career of Captain Paul being cut short like this. Really liked the display of skills, knowledge and professionalism, but one moment of bravoure and it is all over. Would not be surprised if he gets a couple of law suits on the way out.
As for Delphine I hope you keep following that beautiful ship also after the auction. It would be magnificent to see that ship brought back to glory, she deserves it. Only hope the new owner is not going to take the steam boilers out and convert her to modern engines, although there will come a time when she won't be allowed to enter ports anymore due to emission restrictions. Let's just hope that day is still decades away.
Well the responsibility can only be with the master on board and many might expect him to have resigned immediately, not do the political thing and see how the water churns. But that’s it game over. Hope new managing officer and responsible supporting crew are appointed soon and things get back to normal.
A lot of us were duped by his TH-cam persona, but if the statements of former crew hold any water, it sounds like he was quite the tyrant behind the scenes. It’s amazing how people will ride the successful coattails of a narcissist right up until they screw up, then they throw him/her under the proverbial bus. But if he was intoxicated while driving that chase boat, he’s earned all the scorn that has come his way.
Given the resignations of some of the crew, the one person refusing sobriety/drug testing and the former captain removing all social media links to M/Y Loon I believe he was fired and his yacht management company also removed from working with Loon. I'm amazed he could refuse any 'tox' screening given his role in being responsible for so many lives at sea. Will be interesting to see if any legal action is taken against him, I cannot imagine the guests / primary chartering Loon durning that time would just let go without any accountability.
🤗 THANKFUL YOU ARE FEELING BETTER 🤗 AND WE TOO HOPE THAT SOMEONE BUYS AND RESTORES DELPHINE 🤗💚💚💚
Thank you.
We'll let the no video slide this time. But we expect more from you just kidding, take care of yourself, we'll still be here. Thank you for working so hard for our entertainment
Anyone else here hoping for Loon news
I'm sick of hearing about bloody Loon.
@@philhawley1219also, nice try captain Paul
What a shame about Loon crew and the captain. A silly mistake and boom it’s all over for some. I really enjoyed their videos. Time will heal all…
“Silly mistake”???
Hardly a silly mistake if he was drunk was it? And there’s a lot of stories coming out about bullying, physical abuse and embezzlement… so I doubt time will heal all
I would like to add, as a frequent person in contact with loon, and the loon crew, they have also taken down their Patreon page as a whole.
Where is your nice background studio, for a better image of your channel? Otherwise I love your channel and the way you handle the news and updates from the marine world… thank you very much for your hard work and dedication, I’m a great fan of your entertaining videos, kind regards from Madrid, Spain Ken DD🇪🇸👋
About M/Y Loon, we don't know what happened exactly only that people were seriously injured. Since the yacht has a very big 'social media footprint' and following people are naturally curious asking questions. It's important to not put blame on any certain individual, it is not up to us to judge and the consequences of doing so in a situation like this can have very serious consequences, life ending consequences. This is the worst side of social media. For all we know it was an accident and a tragedy, and it should be left there without speculation. I have seen people kill themselves over situations like this, please be respectful.
Hi just had a vlog come through from the Crew Chef on U Tube which states on the bottom recorded early December. So the Chef from MV Loon has just started posting again. Hope this is helpful. Tony
I’m also one who thought that you were doing an inflation calculator guesstimate. But it is not really important. Thanks for the clarification.
Loon was up for sale, this will probably affect the price. It will always be known as “the yacht formally known as Loon”, the new owners won’t find that attractive. And Nina needs a yacht that will allow her to use its galley for her own website, I’d say the current owner is fed up with the publicity now and social media, it’s advantageous only when the going is good.
The owner owns an NHL hockey team.
Aha,all these internet PHD mathematicians correcting the expert ! Thanks for a great update ,some people don’t know how to appreciate the important stuff you bring to us every week. Thanks for all your hard work and get well !
Captain Paul is still showing on the official Loon site.
I hope the unpaid crew receive interest on the unpaid wages. Shocking really. Thank you for the video.
I LOVE your shows. I wish you would have said how much you think it would be worth at auction. ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
Multiple places (news articles, crew instagram, etc) have said that the injured crew member was Natalia.
So bummed about Loon. It was one of my go-to sites.
Since some little while I am a bit puzzled by the picture on the wall behind you...., does it represent the Alps?
Whew. Someone who actually knows how to say Antigua!!
Americans absolutely butcher the names of many Caribbean islands. Hurts my ears as a Caribbean man.
@ Lol. Let’s be kind. Anyone who has only read the name, rather than heard it (correctly) or been there, would probably fall into the same trip.
Thanks
Seems there is a crew name mentioned on Nina video comments.
Certainly hope you g lady recovery well.
Maungaturoto New Zealand.
Chef Nina has posted that she will be back onboard in early February .
I don't know if we should trust the myba info because it shows Courtney as the chief stew. Courtney left Loon to run a lodge
I do hope the old boat finds a new owner who has a few spare million behind the couch to keep it going
There are so few left
4:14 Distributed...after associated lawer fees, of course...
Steam Engines ? 7:40 That is amazing . Steam Punk in 2024 .
It's one thing to make a mistake and someone gets hurt, but when you've deleted _all_ of your social media because of it, you know it was FUBAR. Apparently the severity in the media _was_ accurate. Such a shame.
As for the _Delphine,_ I really hope someone who appreciates the crew and history gets her.
SS Delphine is very cool. What do you think the annual cost of ownership would be? If purchased, would chartering it out cover the costs? Does it at all pencil out to make a business out of this beautiful steamship?
Love the channel, but please can we have a better background, other than that wallpaper & poster 🤭
Some of the comments on Reddit paint a very poor picture of how Loon was run.
what subreddit?
_"Our Lady"_ sounds like an absolute bargain the more we learn... not only could you own a unique piece of maritime _and_ engineering history, but the ex-crew know & love her too. Two generations of steam engineers?! That's invaluable experience for such a unique boat.
Lord knows I'd rather sink $100-150mil into a unique piece of floating history than hand it to someone like Perini for another bland super yacht... but I'd also buy a classic Jaguar or Ferrari over a modern Lambo so each to their own! 🤷♀️
Can you track movement of Loon over next couple of months please? I assume they had bookings in BVI and other locations through April, so interested to see when they leave Florida.
You can track them. It's online and it's free.
The chef of Loon still posts YT videos... one today infact.
Maybe follow along there
I thought the mv Loon was up for sale, do we know more, if the boat has a new owner, without Paul Clarke !!!!
When will the full investigation report on the crash of the tender Reel Wild be released to the public?
Can you possibly locate the yacht ELECTRA? Last I heard was in Newport Beach, CA. area.
Tyler will be good going forward.
@@TeaBreak. he couldn’t even get the Loon into Florida without being babysat by Paul the Bully
@@smick5123 All the big ships are babysat going in to port with Pilots that board the vessel. Having words of wisdom means you don't end up parking a boat on some rocks.
More then 14 years without the payments...
Welcome to the Sports football world.
Are there any databases that would show his status as far as whether he is licensed or not anymore?
Well the responsibility can only be with the master on board and many might expect him to have resigned immediately, not do the political thing and see how the water churns. But that’s it game over. Hope new managing officer and responsible supporting crew are appointed soon and things get back to normal.
Im in group chats for EXEC chefs in yachting and they have been looking for a new culinary crew for the last few weeks.
for Loon
The chef currently on rotation has definitely left, with immediate effect. I think they needed a quick replacement and there may have been other kitchen staff too. We're told a number of people have left but no details on who.
Dean one of the head chefs has left, who knows if he’ll return under new management. Loon was apparently always due a 5 year inspection around this time. Guess she won’t go out on charter until Nina returns in February unless they find a replacement for Dean before then but even so they would only be on a short rotation
So who was the Loon crew member that was injured ? Did she actually break her jaw ?
Luxury yatching charters have a much higher standard than cruise ships. For one, theŕes not enough crew accommodations for a typical eight hour shift. Thus requiring the crew to take on twelve hour shifts. Regardless if they have duties to perform or not. With the work load and their personal maintenance that doesnt leave a lot of time to be on social media platforms and still get the necessary sleep in.
Eventually something has got to give. From captain to the newest deck hand any job not done properly can be hazardous. A poorly tied knot, items not secured etc. All can be dangerous. One reason they must be on their A game during their shift. It's not surprising to see the level of professionalism diminish when crewmembers are trying to run on four or five hours of sleep and are thinking about editing content and posting replies when their focus should be on the boat its guests and the fellow crewmembers. There's hundreds of watercraft creators on the internet from every aspect of boating. Its usually their boat and they're responsibility. They have the luxury of deciding to sail or do video's etc. But once you take on paying passengers your only focus is on them and the boat. They can post pics and make video's of their vacation as they wish. The better their experience the better the comments will be. After all, its the customers experience that either makes or breaks the boats reputation, not the amount of subscribers and likes. To the subscribers, if you are a patreon or just watch video's, remember that people are paying a fairly good amount of money for the experience. So don't chastise anyone who doesn't agree with these boats promoting themselves as social media platforms. That was never the intent of a luxury yatch. Its the personal attention and the absolute attention to detail of the boat that is.
Although Loon did have a videographer as part of the crew, so editing videos etc was their job. They weren’t part of the crew running the boat
Question: If m/y Loon’s tender has been abandoned on the rocks, can anyone go and claim it as salvage…..!?
The government officials did not allow them to remove the yacht while the accident is being investigated.
Captain Paul owned the TH-cam channel, not the actual vessel as some people appear to be confused about. Everyone who worked on Loon worked FOR the owner (albeit through a management company that he no doubt also owned). He is the owner of the NHL hockey team Minnesota Wild… he doesn’t appear to be hurting for money and will likely be continuing with his plans to sell Loon and replace her with another one (Loon 3.0 at that point). It’s Paul who appears to not be returning, and he was the “main boss” on board the yacht. Not sure Captain Tyler will take that position, or even if he wants it. Experience wise, running all that crew would be an entirely different job than simply driving the boat so to speak.
Since the accident I’ve been saying “if it’s Paul who was operating the tender, this is likely the end of the TH-cam channel sadly”. I HATE that I was correct in that. Paul did a great job with the channel and it was successful, giving us all a unique look at yacht life from the crew side - a sanitized look of course, but it would be crazy to show drama and “real life” on a yacht you’re aiming to sell charters on, so that sanitized look WAS a smart move. But that success was a double edged sword for Paul… one dumb mistake, one dumb and COMPLETELY avoidable mistake, ends not only the channel, but likely his career. Someone may hire him to captain a private yacht, but no one will want him for a charter ship after that…. I’d say the question of “was he drinking” is all but answered. I say “dumb” mistake because Paul KNEW better, crew were not allowed to have any alcohol even while doing an Atlantic crossing which had NO guests on board. So the idea that alcohol and the ocean being a BAD mix were very well known. Why on earth would you have even ONE drink if you’re the person driving all the crew back to tbe ship on a 2 million dollar tender? Talk about a CRAZY dumb choice!
A couple months ago they did a video during one of the boat shows in Miami. Paul and the videographer rented a BMW i7 (expensive top of the line BMW) to drive out to a party at some famous mansion (the White mansion maybe, White House even? Something like that). He wasn’t wildly partying it up, but he WAS on camera having a least a couple of drinks and yet he STILL got behind the wheel when they left. I always thought that was crazy. He didn’t look really drunk, but you just DON’T risk that in 2024, especially when you’re a captain of a 221 foot yacht AND you have crew in the car with you! What was a tip off… when they let the mansion, they noticed the BMW had a flat tire. They spent a long time looking for a spare to change the tire, the car didn’t have one so they resigned to call a tow truck. The tow truck driver told them the car was equipped with RUN FLAT tires!! Meaning just drive… you don’t need to change the tire; and most 200,000 dollar vehicles have run fiats. If you’re sober, I would think a captain of a huge yacht would have been able to figure that out on his own, no?? I could be all wrong, but that video sounded some alarm bells for many in the comments section, and when the tender accident happened… I immediately thought of Paul and that video. Just two very unnecessary and very stupid choices IMO!
Maybe Nina (chef) will be able to bring a little bit of Loon to life again, but it will only be in the galley… would love to know the full story for sure though!
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Cheers, ☮️
I would think Capt. Would be a better employee now
That video did spring to mind when the tender accident happened but I couldn’t remember the full details. I just knew that when I originally watched it I wondered about fitness to drive
@ I believe that video popped front and center for a lot of people after this accident, as soon as it’s mentioned, everyone seems to remember it with the same thought… “ya, it was weird that he was driving that night…” Sad for sure; selfishly I find it sad that the Loon channel is going to be gone for good. We won’t even be able to rewatch old videos at this point!!
What happened to Delphine? Did owners hit the wall? I have been onboard several times in Monaco when it was owned by the Belgium lady couple and their chocolate labs.
Scroll to the bottom of MY Loon web-page, they still have the Captain Paul and his photo
Just wondering who the original owner was because I imagine the pool of people that had $2 million to spend on a yacht at that time was very small.
While we always read writers refer to current costs in inflation adjusted dollars they almost always seem ridiculous to me as that is not the appropriate metric. In almost all cases I roll my eyes knowing it is an irrelevant number that at least should be adjusted much higher.
cool
Thecrewchef is still posting Loon videos, maybe pre-recorded and she is using old footage … maybe reach out to her?
Check out the "the crew chef "
Nina is the chef on Loon and is still posting videos.
Afraid from a purely technical/financial point of view, I think the steamers gotta go... The issue of a skilled operator for them is really a large issue IMHO...Going ahead with more modern diesels just makes a ton more sense to me...