FPB 78, GREY WOLF II's Whale Encounter
17 December 2024 · 3 min · 666 views · Falkland Islands
What this video covers
The FPB 78 motor yacht GREY WOLF II has completed extensive global voyages, including transits from her build yard in North Island, New Zealand, to New Caledonia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Chile, and the Antarctic Peninsula.Watch The vessel returned to her home port of Guernsey in the Channel Islands after navigating through Brazil and the Atlantic.0:23 Subsequent itineraries included cruises to France, Scotland, and Norway.0:30 During a passage through the cold Atlantic waters off the Falklands, a humpback whale approached the vessel.1:01 The yacht also conducted a family cruise to Antarctica alongside her hull sister, the FPB 78-3, IRON LADY 2.0:54 These voyages demonstrate the long-range capabilities of the FPB 78 design across diverse climates and high-latitude environments.
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