Australia: Brisbane, Queensland, will welcome Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT)'s 'Super Servant 4' this month when the 169.49-metre semi-submersible ship delivers a cargo of yachts totalling approximately US$35 million.
It has been more than a year since the ship's last trip to Brisbane, Australia's third most populous city, was diverted to Sydney due to extreme flooding that devastated Brisbane and many other Queensland locations. Brisbane's location halfway between Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef make it a perfect drop point for DYT, which operates on a regular schedule delivering vessels around the world.
Once docked, 'Super Servant 4' will submerge itself by pumping nine million gallons of water into its ballast tanks. After scuba divers remove sea-fasteners from each yacht, captains, owners and crews will be free to disembark under their own power.
'Super Servant 4' departed Palma de Mallorca in Spain last month and will have made stops in Martinique (France), Port Everglades (USA) and Golfito (Costa Rica) before arriving in Brisbane. From Brisbane, it will head to Auckland (New Zealand) and return to Port Everglades before heading to Toulon (France) in early April.
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, DYT specialises in the maritime transport of private luxury yachts. DYT's routes for its semi-submersibles include the US East Coast, the Mediterranean, the Pacific West Coast and the South Pacific. Since its maiden voyage in 1987, the company has transported over 11,000 motor and sailing yachts to various destinations around the globe.
DYT's second "float-on/float-off" voyage to the South Pacific this year will begin in Palma de Mallorca in November, with stops in Martinique, Port Everglades, Golfito, Brisbane, and Auckland, and return to Port Everglades and the Mediterranean in spring 2013.