In Pictures: BP Boss Tony Hayward’s Yacht Sails The Isle Of White’s Pristine Waters

[Octafish]

Unbelievable:



That's Tony Hayward at the helm.

Scroll down a bit:

In Pictures: BP Boss Tony Hayward’s Yacht Sails The Isle Of White’s Pristine Waters

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. Awful pun. n/t

[Octafish]

2. That's just Tony.

Me? I'm little people.

[flamingdem]

18. What a jerk, he is trying to disguise his identity!

Love that they caught this on film.

[Octafish]

32. Undercover Yachter

The guy is subtle, like Mr. Bean. Few people know he's an alien.

[Donnachaidh]

3. I thought this guy might finally GET that his actions piss people off --

I was WRONG.

un-frigging-believable.

[Octafish]

5. Tony's yacht looks like it costs more than $500,000.

Which is what the Acoustic Switch BP skipped on in the Gulf costs.



Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device

[HooptieWagon]

14. Yes, 500K is about right.

The used market is 325K to almost 700K. Here is a listing on a sistership for 485K:http://www.sundanceyachts.com.au/used-yacht-5.php

[Octafish]

17. Hey! You scratched my anchor!

Thanks for the info, HooptieWagon. Strange, but I'm starting to feel sorry for Tony. While he's living well, I don't believe he is well.



The Farr 52 is a beautiful craft. I've added it to my Superpowerball retirement wish list.

[BeFree]

6. He got his life back, eh?

[Donnachaidh]

8. yeah -- we got any subs in the area?

I think an oopsie on a nuke button is called for. :grr: :sarcasm:

[Octafish]

10. A beautiful vessel, Bob.

A man's got to play...



One could buy a lot of blow out preventers with what she costs.

[felinetta]

23. Tony doesn't care about pissing people off. He is one arrogant SOB.

[felinetta]

24. This makes Rep Barton look even more stupid. Gee, I guess Tony didn't invite Barton, his new

buddy to go racing with him.  Tony thinks Barton is a sucker.

[supernova]

4. Fucker

I thought he looked a little too tan for a pasty Englishman.

[Octafish]

7. Guys with boats like that love the water.

Not a slick PR move, though.

[Brickbat]

9. Wight.

[Octafish]

13. Hayward Sailing Into Further Trouble?

From an employee of Rupert Murdoch:

Hayward Sailing Into Further Trouble?

When I heard earlier today that Tony Hayward, the under pressure boss of BP, was spending his Saturday with 'Bob', I assumed it meant that he was working alongside Robert Dudley, the executive taking of day-to-day operations in the Gulf of Mexico, on the company's ongoing operation there.

But no. The Bob that Hayward has this afternoon been spotted with is the name of a boat he jointly owns and which has been taking part in today's Round the Island yacht race

The Round the Island Race website lists the boat as having been entered by Hayward, Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of Centrica, the owner of British Gas, and Rob Gray, an investment banker at Deutsche Bank who has been close to BP for more than 20 years. It's not clear if Laidlaw, a respected figure in the energy industry, and Gray, were also there today.

SNIP...

There's also the point that Carl-Henric Svanberg, BP's chairman, did not appear to offer Hayward his unequivocal backing in his interview with Jeff Randall yesterday. The more Hayward is perceived to be digging his own grave, the easier it will ultimately become for Svanberg to dispense with him.

SOURCE: http://blogs.news.sky.com/kleinman/Post:3d40c65d-2050-4d91-9ca4-203fa6bfb1ce

Cood gatch, Brickbat.

[Poboy]

11. Hello Tony, "Bob"! I hope you are having a good time.

Barges being positioned to block off Barataria Bay
Posted on June 18, 2010 at 5:36 PM
It’s a line of defense that officials in Jefferson Parish are counting on -- as more oil pushes into Barataria Bay.

Video report, WWL, N.O.- Gulf Oil Spill
http://www.wwltv.com/video?id=96684429&sec=645534

[Octafish]

31. Tony and BP need a new VP of corporate communications.

In their defense, they have had to devote ever increasing resources to legal:

How Bush's DOJ Killed a Criminal Probe Into BP That Threatened to Net Top Officials

Thank you for the video. Most heartening to see the response of local officials. Heartbreaking to think of what the future holds.

PS: A most hearty welcome to DU, Poboy.

[Poboy]

47. Thank you, and thank you!

No really, thank you for caring about us down here.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. the convo went like this...

[Octafish]

34. LOL! He'd never call his crew 'mates.' They're 'swabs.'

Outstanding illustration, yours, WannaJumpMyScooter.



Have you considered a career as a corporate commando?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

48. considered it, did it, hated it

now broke and happy

[glitch]

15. I wonder if he and George Bush are related, from way back?

To Richard III. They share quite a few traits.

[Poboy]

27. Hayward Family Crest and Name History

Where did the English Hayward family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Hayward family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/hayward-family-crest.htm

[Octafish]

35. Corporate Monarchy

Excellent parallel, there, glitch. "Let them eat donuts."



Blackadder came to mind. Peter Cook played that kingy...LMAO series.

[glitch]

41. I have to watch that again, I need some laughs. Thanks! nt

[bobthedrummer]

16. k&r

[Octafish]

22. Wish that boat was yours, Bob.

You deserve it, Hermano.

[bobthedrummer]

49. No way-I like to swim.

:hi:

[KeepItReal]

19. Tony is channeling George W

A crisis on your watch shouldn't stop you from kickin it, right?




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3p9y_OEAdc

:sarcasm:

[Octafish]

36. Cretin: ''I call on all nations to stop these terrorist killers. Now, watch this drive.''

Incredible, but consider the source,
a scion of the Military Industrial Complex.



Then, again, he did say: Money Trumps Peace.

[Matariki]

20. Someone suggested that he be confined to live the rest of his days on the Gulf Coast

the part that is the worst effected by BP's irresponsibility. And that he has to wear an ankle bracelet so he can never ever leave that area.

[Octafish]

38. As a person against capital punishment on moral grounds, that is an excellent suggestion.

I'd add a public access 24/7 webcam so we can watch him remotely.

Instead, the Gulf's future is like many Detroiter's everyday reality.

48217: Life in Michigan's most polluted ZIP code - Illness is just as pervasive as metallic dust cover

Similar punishment should await those whose actions, inactions and greed have created these disastrous environmental conditions.
Otherwise, their eternal punishment may be worse, with unending fire that gets hotter and voracious worms. Bad music, too.

[femrap]

21. Sink, Baby, Sink.......nt

[glitch]

30. Never melting methane hydrate where you need it. nt

[felinetta]

25. Wasn't it fortunate for Hayward to be able to say nothing on Wednesday to the hearing and

be home in time to be in his boat race.  Oh, how grand for
Hayward.

[SpiralHawk]

26. We are so SORRY that Obama held BP responsible" - RepubliCorporatististas

"And we do soooo wish these noisy Gulf proles would just STFU and stop disturbing our Beautiful Minds while we kick back at the Yacht Races. Sneer. Smirk.

"Remember our classique Republicon Homelander slogan: a rising tide lifts all yachts. Smirk."

- Tony Hayward (R) and RepubliCorporatista Brown Nosers

[KansasVoter]

28. Maybe his kids wanted to see him. I honestly understand that. But Bet this gets flamed!

[Spazito]

29. And the only place his kids could 'see' him was on his racing yacht "Bob"?

I don't think so. I dare to assume he has a house in which he could 'see' his kids. Any CEO with one eye and half an asshole would know how ugly the PR would be in doing this and this piece of wasted skin knows quite well his actions are a "Fuck You" to all those suffering on the Gulf Coast.

I have yet to figure out the value of posting "But Bet this gets flamed!" Is the intention to hopefully forestall criticism of the post or encourage it? Very strange, imo.

[Octafish]

44. A Nero for the 21st Century.

"To quote Tony Hayward, he's got his life back." -- Rahm Emanuel.

Tony Yachts While Gulf Burns.

Meanwhile, in Louisiana:

[Dappleganger]

33. I wonder if he'd sail that through the Gulf...

bet he wouldn't want to get his baby mussed!

[Octafish]

37. Bet his claim would be the first BP would settle.

Special Relationship means special operations:
BFEE Overthrew Iranian Democracy for BP



Looking Out for Number 1 is the Golden Rule of those Holding the Gold:
7 Secrets BP Doesn't Want You to Know.

[Canuckistanian]

39. Looks like he's getting his life back

And what a life that is.....

[Octafish]

43. My guess is he's one of the ''Have-Mores.''

Some people call you the Elite. I call you, 'my Base.'

Ha ha.

FYI: "Al Qaeda" translates to "The Base."

[Catherina]

40. This is no different than CEOs who destroy the rainforest

or any other resource in poorer countries and then retreat to their billionaire estates.

Welcome to 3rd world status America.

[Octafish]

42. The New Feudalism -- CEOs must be like knights or barons or dukes or something Roil.

Way back in 1776, We the People decided we were citizens, not subjects.
Still, to Tony and the CEO klass, we are little people: peasants, serfs, slaves, what-not.



Americans who felt we were all equal often joined a political organization called the Democratic Party.
In the 1930s, the Democrats were at the forefront for making life better for ALL Americans through fiscal policy.

We seem to have lost our way. These days many Democratic leaders have compromised those core beliefs in exchange for corporate cash.
It's the new Golden Rule of the 1980s: "They with the gold make the rules." Two real servants of royalty:



Welcome to the global Plantation aka the New World Order.

[bluesmail]

45. Recommended. (eom) Oh and a kick.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

46. Put him in a rowboat in the middle of the Gulf

with a couple gallons of water. (I have SOME compassion)