Despite the Obama administration’s efforts to stop it from falling into the hands of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the Bradstone Challenger — a high-performance powerboat built with support from a U.S. defense contractor — is believed to be under Iranian ownership.
The unusual journey of the Bladerunner 51 powerboat began in 2005, when a team led by British adventurer Neil McGrigor took it from a Florida boatyard and smashed the Italian-held record for the fastest circumnavigation of Britain.
