Continuing our review of yachts with helicopters we look at the MV Attessa III.
This vessel is the personal yacht of Dennis Washington the Montana-based industrialist and philanthropist and majority owner of the Washington Companies.
Attessa was developed by Feadship with the assistance of De Voogt naval architects. Her interior was conceived by the British designer Andrew Winch. She is a 225ft steel and aluminium displacement motor yacht powered by twin 2,000hp Caterpillar diesels.
Washington has since commissioned a new vessel, Attessa IV, and which might perhaps be the subject of another post.
Attessa spends much of her life along the Western seaboard of the United States but also frequents the Caribbean and Europe.
With her helicopter tender aboard
Attessa utilises an EC130B4 painted in colours matching the ship and replete with the vessel's name on her tail
65WC on-board
65WC delivers a guest to the ship
Just to put things in perspective, Attessa (centre) is a relatively small yacht compared with some of her contemporaries
65WC lands on-board Attessa while she is moored at Marina Del Ray
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