Italy

Narrowly missing out on Chris Caswell’s recent feature on big boats (Yachts of Distinction, July/August 2015), Italian big-boat builder, Cantiere delle Marche, has launched its newest Darwin Class 86 “2.0” in Italy.

At about 11 a.m. yesterday (Central European time zone) the Costa Concordia began its final voyage, a trip to Genoa, Italy, for scrapping, towed at an average speed of 2 knots.