Mega-yachts are inherently evil, right? Maybe not. The Wall Street Journal reports that pollution-spewing, fuel- guzzling mega-yachts have been enlisted by the International Seakeepers Society, an ocean research group, to collect data on the oceans and seas.

The Seakeepers have installed scientific equipment on more than 30 mega-yachts and . . . “collected more than 300 million meteorologic, climatological and oceanographic measurements.” WSJ

Seakeepers explains that mega-yachts can gather ocean and sea data that was previously uncollectible because they travel to remote places that research vessels cannot reach.

And, you thought all the mega-yachts were owned by Bond villians.

(Ok, this is not a mega-yacht, but hey, it’s the Disco Volante, it’s Connery and it’s Friday.)

Videos:

Megayachts – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xM73M2BX-w&feature=fvwe1

Disco Volante- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B20JnEhfyk

KJC