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Peter Munk, the Canadian entrepreneur and business magnate who established Porto Montenegro, died on March 28. He was 90 years old. Born in 1927 in Hungary, Munk and 13 family members fled to Canada in 1944, when Nazi Germany invaded. There, he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. Munk soon embarked on what would Continue reading
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To learn the latest from us at MegayachtNews.com, and about the American market, all you have to do is listen. That is, you can listen to Superyacht Radio, the online radio station. Our editor, Diane M. Byrne, is now doing regular interviews on air to provide updates from this side of the Atlantic. While primarily Continue reading
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Donald M. Patton, the president and owner of survey specialist Patton Marine and who personally surveyed hundreds, if not thousands, of yachts and megayachts, died on February 15. He was 88 years old. Born in Miami, Patton spent nearly 70 years in the boating industry, going to work in his teens. Through the decades, he Continue reading