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OCTOPUS in Reykjavik 22.8. 2012 – Microsoft´s Paul Allen 125m yacht to salvage bell from HMS Hood

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PUBLISHED: 21 August 2012

By TOM LEONARD

Billionaire’s party boat on a daring mission to honour heroic British warship sunk by Hitler: Microsoft’s Paul Allen is sending his £125m yacht to salvage bell from HMS Hood

 Paul Allen´s  yacht OCTOPUS  left REYKJAVIK  22.8. 2012 

Voyage: The £125¿million craft is now en route with its 60-man crew (said to include several ex-U.S. Navy SEALs) to a remote stretch of the sea between Greenland and Iceland

The £125 million craft is now en route with its 60-man crew (said to include several ex-U.S. Navy SEALs) to a remote stretch of the sea between Greenland and Iceland. 

There, she will send down her own deep-water submersible on a remarkable operation to honour one of Britain’s greatest ever warships HMS Hood.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191731/Billionaires-party-boat-daring-mission-honour-heroic-British-warship-sunk-Hitler-Microsofts-Paul-Allen-sending-125m-yacht-salvage-bell-HMS-Hood.html#ixzz24MliU5dO

 

Paul Allen’s Octopus Yacht

Pictures : Octopus first visit to Reykjavik  30.07. 2010