Yes they were out on the sea trials and the centre pod was smacked from underneath by some large waves causing the steering to damage/fail so they couldn't really do much.

I read somewhere that they had reached a top speed of 38 knots and the boat felt really strong once the port bow had been stitched back on.

Also, the other problem with the design was that the safety pod was in the middle of the vessel and above the hulls. In a capsize the safety pod would be underwater.


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