The hull and the first order of superstructure of the FB616 were transported last Friday, the 50 meter Benetti in steel and aluminum and the first yacht built in Taranto which will be launched tomorrow in the waters of the Mar Piccolo, overlooking the Sgm shipyard. “Due to the heights of the warehouses we could not also board the remaining decks – explains Pasquale Di Napoli, general manager of Sea Style Company -. So this morning we went out with the boat, which went into position and with a crane we mounted the Sb with the rollbar and the mast. Now the boat is ready and the launching operations will begin tomorrow morning at 10am.”
This is a great event for the city of Taranto, waiting to be heard at the end of the month the fate of the Ex Belleli area should have restarted the development of shipbuilding in the Taranto port. Meanwhile, there are those who have never given up on the intention of building superyachts in the Apulian capital, like Pasquale of Napleswhich in collaboration with Maurizio Abbatematteo (of construction sites Sgm in which the Benetti) and with the Taranto company General Constructioncontinued the construction project of this FB616.
“We have invited you to the launching ceremony tomorrow morning all civil, religious and military institutions. This is indeed a historic event for the city of Taranto, a port city where a yacht has never been built – points out Of Naples -. We are proud of the work carried out: we started work on FB616 on 10 May 2023, on the anniversary of the patron saint of Taranto, San Cataldo, and less than a year after that date we had already finished it. In fact, let’s consider that in the last month we have dedicated ourselves to sandblasting and waterproofing“.
The operations include a meeting with RINA on the day following the launch to verify the seaworthiness of the yacht to issue the certificate to the Port Authority and, on the 9th, at 4 in the morning, the departure of the convoy to the construction site Benetti . “An hour after the launch, at 5 in the morning, there will be the extraordinary opening of the swing bridge: a bridge that divides the city in two in Taranto, and which due to its maximum span of 12 meters would not allow the passage of yacht with the rollbar mounted” – explains Of Naples – “We have therefore asked for its opening, which will involve the diversion of traffic into different arteries, for a safety issue .”.The 50-metre Fb616, once it arrives at the Benetti shipyard, will begin the installation, furnishings and accessories phase, at the end of which it will be delivered to its owner.
A shipbuilding challenge in Taranto, which deserves much more support and support financial by local public bodies, starting from Puglia regionthe Port Authority of Taranto who had opened the “public” purse strings and allocated 179 million euros to Ferretti of Rimini, a company controlled by the Chinese government, an overall investment that the senator Mario Turco of the M5s wanted to have it built in the Taranto area and envisaged a additional public intervention (taxpayer money) of 137.6 million euros necessary to ensure the full environmental recovery of the area, and also provided for direct participation of the Puglia region For 41.5 million Euros intended for the reclamation of the former Yard Belleli area. In practice, 179 million euros of public money.
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