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Simons family lends superyacht to ocean scientists
Original: Jim and Marilyn Simons lent their 68-metre superyacht to ocean scientists; an $80,000 system tested wheth
Billionaire philanthropists Jim and Marilyn Simons lent their 68-metre superyacht to ocean researchers, who equipped it with an $80,000 system to test whether the vessel could serve as a scientific research platform. The unusual arrangement highlights a growing trend of private luxury craft being repurposed to support marine science, supplementing limited research fleet capacity.
Why now: The novel pairing of luxury philanthropy and marine research makes for an unusual, shareable story.
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- Jim and Marilyn Simons lent their 68-metre superyacht to ocean scientists; an $80,000 system tested wheth · The Times of India
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