A $1 Billion Superyacht with Airplane Hangar and Submarine
The Goliath Series, a firm specializing in polar-class expedition yachts, drafted one of the most over-the-top watercraft ever rendered. The 215-meter/705-foot-long superyacht G-Quest is designed to tackle humanitarian and research objectives in total luxury. Most of the superyacht’s space is devoted to accommodating oceanographic and medical research, green propulsion experimentation, and medical intervention.
Among its most ambitious features is a 6,500-foot aircraft hangar designed to house two Sikorsky S-92 VIP helicopters, various smaller helicopters, and an electric VTOL craft for transporting personnel. A separate hangar at midship stores two Cessna Caravan Seaplanes, selected for their ability to transport resupply across long distances.
The G-Quest’s tenders aren’t limited to aircraft. Kozloff has also dedicated garage space for six fully electric Candela hydrofoil “flying boats,” an electric ship-to-shore landing craft for transporting vehicles and freight, a U-Worx Research submarine, two SUVs (one of which is a Nimbl exploration vehicle), and three Taiga Orcas—that model made headlines as the “world’s first electric jet ski” in 2022.
Aside from a full-fledged fleet of vehicles capable of traversing land, air, and sea, the G-Quest superyacht boasts some unabashedly imaginative accommodations, including its oceanographic laboratory, medical laboratory, dive center with compression chamber, MRI and X-ray imaging center, ophthalmology department, dentist’s suite, robotic surgery operating rooms, and 20 hospital beds.
On the luxury side, there’s a 3,000-square-foot owner’s suite with panoramic views at the bow, a large spa, and pool on the flybridge, a basketball court above the flybridge, another pool with a shaded lounge area above the aft hangar, a dining room at the stern, and a solarium with a second dining area at the bow, plus a beach club with a full bar. The three upper decks are reserved for the owner and guests, offering 18 VIP cabins and a primary suite with a private balcony and pool. It also boasts five-star amenities like a beach club, Turkish bath, three heated pools, yoga studio, and a 20-person theater.
A total of 26 owner’s guests will reside on the three upper decks, while an operating crew of 150, including doctors, scientists, pilots, nurses, and research engineers, will live in unspecified quarters.
Even the propulsion system is ambitious. The designer imagined rotating azimuth thrusters powered by batteries charged by “green fuels of the future”—hydrogen, methanol, and biodiesel are all on the table for this superyacht.