The Mediterranean is packed with Lürssen, Oceanco, Ferretti, and Amels superyachts. These luxury vessels cater to every whim of their ultrawealthy owners on every voyage. But every once in a while, it is the pleasure craft itself that needs the attention. Making round-the-clock care possible for multi-million-dollar floating mansions is the new Lürssen facility, a service center in the Port Tarraco marina in Spain. The good news is this hands-on TLC in the western Med is available for large motor and sailing yachts from Lürssen and other builders. “Having our own base in the Mediterranean allows us to provide more personalized care for our fleet and any other yachts,” said York Ilgner, Managing Director of Lürssen Werft Hamburg.
The facility is a permanent service center offering several benefits to yacht owners and crew who look after a superyacht. Chief engineers can bring a yacht component ashore to discuss repairs directly with the expert builder and its suppliers. In case of a complication that requires an expert to weigh in, Lürssen can fly in specialists. The cherry on top is Lürssen’s Fast Operations and Repair Unit, or FORU, which is available 24/7 and can dispatch specialists at short notice to assess ships even from rival shipyards, reported Diarideterragona.
An example of this was a recent occurrence that happened even before the launch of the new facility, located on the Moll de Lleida in the port. The German shipyard serviced and exchanged a generator aboard Oceanco’s 361-foot Kaos in Barcelona. In addition, the yard shared that earlier work for the same yacht included flying urgent spare parts directly to the vessel and helping dismantle and reassemble rescue-boat cranes. This best explains what having this facility in the Mediterranean means and how it broadly benefits everyone who is a regular on these shores, especially megayachts that often face size-related hurdles.
The marina can berth the massive yachts Lürssen specializes in. Port Tarraco can accommodate megayachts spanning up to 525 feet and welcomes giants like the newly delivered 358-foot O3, the 282-foot Quattroelle, and the 404-foot Al Lusail, regulars along this beautiful coast. The location of the new service center is also a major benefit. From the marina Mallorca is 102 nautical miles away, Ibiza is 118, and Barcelona is 46. Tarragona proves to be an apt mainland address within reach of those cruising grounds. And as Noel Bandholtz, Lürssen’s head of services, stated, “The doors are open to everyone.”
