The Disco Volante (from Italian meaning "Flying Disc" or "Flying Saucer") was a fictional luxury hydrofoil yacht owned by SPECTRE operative Emilio Largo. The vessel first appeared in Ian Fleming 's 1962 novel Thunderball and was later featured in its 1965 James Bond film adaptation of the same name.

Sep 5, 2004 · A repeating question I receive from visitors to my webpage (www.bmt216a.dk) asks where the hydrofoil yacht 'Disco Volante' from 'Thunderball' is located today! The cocoon became a houseboat somewhere in the Miami area.

The boat used in 'Thunderball' is the second hydrofoil build by Rodriquez and its original name is 'Flying Fish'. It was modified by 3M Shipyard in Miami Yard and equipped with a 50 ft cocoon, a katamaran, which could be separated from the hydrofoil.

Jan 22, 2012 · The Disco Volante in the Caribbean night Thunderball , the fourth James Bond film starring Sean Connery was a huge success already in its opening year 1965 and is, to date, the most financially succesful movie in the series.

Investigating Largo's ship, the Disco Volante, he notices an underwater hatch. He visits Largo at his estate during the night, only to find that Paula has been abducted, and has committed suicide rather than talk. Bond evades Largo's men during a Junkanoo celebration.

Mar 19, 2020 · Thunderball, the fourth opus in the James Bond series, is an opportunity to discover a yacht less ordinary than one might think at first glance: Disco Volante! It is in the Bahamas, in Nassau, that we discover Disco Volante, the personal yacht of Emilio...

This U.S. Coast Guard cutter (CG 95322) is one of the ships pursuing the 'Disco Volante'. She was built in 1958 at the US Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore and sold to Uruguay in 1990, where she was renamed to 'Rio Negro', and is still active today.

Featured In Thunderball (1965) Profile. Emilio Largo's hi-tech yacht plays an important part in Thunderball. Featuring secret underwater hatches in the hull of the boat, Largo and his men are able to recover the bombs from the Vulcan bomber and return them to …

Jul 9, 2020 · Bond and Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) battle for control of the Disco Volante in Thunderball (1965). Largo’s boat was designed by Sir Ken Adam from an old hydrofoil and catamaran and took four months to build.

Largo's two-section yacht the Disco Volante was adapted from a hydrofoil vessel called The Flying Fish. It cost $500,000 to acquire from Puerto Rico and transfer to Miami for refitting and refurbishment.