Kometa-120M passenger hydrofoil

[Grey Havoc]

ORIGINAL CAPTION:
The Kometa-120M, a new passenger hydrofoil ship, is being developed in Russia. The ship, which has been named Gull, will cost more than $6 million.
A prototype of the latest version. Source: JSC Vympel Shipyard

https://www.rbth.com/multimedia/pictures/2017/06/22/legendary-soviet-passenger-hydrofoil-gets-a-new-lease-of-life_787752

There are a few nice pictures of the original Kometa.

 

[Moose]

Putting the bridge that far aft, combined with the nose-high trim of hydrofoils at speed, seems unwise. Unless they have built cameras into the prow, they're going to have a heck of a blindspot directly ahead while on foil. Looks sexy as hell, though.

 

[TomS]

I've seen pictures of this underway and it's not as nose-high as you'd think. There's a blind spot, but it would be very close in -- certainly not as bad as a lot of commercial ships with aft bridge positions. And of course when it's maneuvering at low speed, it comes off-step and sits basically flat.

 

[Moose]

Thanks, Tom, yes that doesn't look as bad as my impression from the CGI.