1962 BMW 700 Sport Cabriolet

A 1962 BMW 700 Sport M1 Cabriolet - one of 2400 built (1962 - 1965) and the only one in Sweden. The car was designed by Giovanni Michelotti, who also designed 17 Ferrari and 6 Maserati models. The bodywork of this 2 cylinder 49 hp model was made by Bauer.

Cable laying vessel NKT Victoria in Öresund

Norway´s Ship of the Year 2017, NKT Victoria, passed by this morning. The 140 m advanced cable laying vessel is on its way to Landskrona for maintenance.

"NKT Victoria was proclaimed Ship of the Year 2017 in Norway in recognition of her innovative, technological and sustainability capabilities." --

"NKT Victoria was christened 4 May 2017 and directly went to sea for her maiden project laying the 113 km HVDC cable connecting the Scottish regions Caithness and Moray. Afterwards she has laid cables for projects such as the 600 MW wind farm Kriegers Flak in Denmark and the export cable connecting the Rentel windfarm to shore in Belgium. She also proved her capabilities in service operations completing the repair of the high-voltage link Skagerrak 2 between Denmark and Norway in the harsh November conditions of the North Sea." (NKT home page)

Megayacht Le Grand Bleu in Öresund

The megayacht Le Grand Bleu passed by early this morning (about 04.00 AM). The ship is probably one of the most expensive personal gifts in recent times. In 2006 oligarch Roman Abramovic (net worth USD 12,9 billion) gave the ship to his somewhat less rich Russian-American friend and business partner Eugene Shvidler (net worth 1,6 billion USD) after a gamble.

"Le Grand Bleu is one of the largest private yachts in the world at 113-metre (371 ft) in length. She was built at the Bremer Vulkan yard in Bremen, Germany, and was launched in 2000. She was designed by Stefano Pastrovich and constructed by Kusch Yachts. She was previously owned by John McCaw, Jr., an American businessman, who sold her to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich in 2002. Abramovich had her refitted to his own preferences by HDW in Kiel, Germany. This included an internal refit and the addition of a 5-metre (16 ft) swim platform.

In June 2006, Abramovich gave Le Grand Bleu in a gamble to her current owner, friend and business partner Eugene Shvidler."
(Wiki)

"The yacht has a crew of 65 and carries a veritable arsenal of tenders and watertoys, both on her aft decks and in her extensive below-deck garage, where there is a large aquarium. Her watercraft include a 22 metre Dubois-designed sailing yacht, Bellatrix; a 21 metre Sunseeker motor yacht; two 11 metre, 60-knot Buzzi sports boats; and a landing craft to carry a 4x4 Land Rover used for excursions ashore." (Boat International)

Sail training ship Danmark in Öresund

The Danish sail training ship Danmark passed by tonight. A tall ship 

actually sailing is always a beautiful sight!

"Danmark is a full-rigged ship owned by the Danish Maritime Authority and based at the Maritime Training and Education Centre in Frederikshavn, Denmark.  

Danmark is 252 feet (77 m) in overall length with a beam of 32 feet (9.8 m) and a depth of 17 feet (5.2 m), with a gross tonnage of 790 tons. She was designed for a crew complement of 120 but in a 1959 refit this was reduced to 80. Although she is equipped with a 486-hp diesel engine capable of 9 knots (17 km/h) in other respects she retains many primitive features: for example, the steering gear lacks any mechanical assistance, and the stock anchors are raised by a capstan rather than a powered windlass. The permanent crew has berths, but the trainees sleep in hammocks." (Wikipedia)