A 551ft luxury passenger superyacht, with not one but TWO helicopters and a submarine, made for an impressive sight off the Isle of Wight yesterday.

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As previously reported by the Isle of Wight County Press, the Scenic Eclipse was at anchor off East Cowes on Friday - on the way through the Solent, bound for Norway. 

The multi-million pound vessel arrived here early yesterday morning, from Fowey in Cornwall.


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Owned by Australia-based Scenic Tours, this was a debut visit to British waters for the luxury boat, which weighs in at 17,545 tonnes and can carry up to 228 cruise passengers.

Today (Saturday), the Scenic Eclipse is in Zeebrugge, Belgium.

It can also operate in the coldest seas in the world and made its maiden voyage in 2019.

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