50-knot jet-engined Vosper-built yacht Mercury of Stavros Niarchos. Made the 500km from Barcelona to antibes in less than six hours. Antibes 1961.
Stavros Niarchos’s 50-knot, jet-engined yacht *Mercury* is anchored off the coast of Antibes in 1961. Built by Vosper, the vessel had recently demonstrated its speed by traveling the 500 kilometers from Barcelona in under six hours. In this stern view, a tender is pulled alongside for transfers, while other guests stand on deck. The yacht flies a British Red Ensign, and the letters "RTYC" are inscribed below its name.
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