MSNBC has a piece on the mysterious Laurel, a new megayacht being built by Delta Marine in Washington. The big blue Laurel is 240 feet making it the largest yacht built in the U.S. in a number of years. The article also mentions the 164-foot yacht recently launched by Westport Shipyard also in Washington and the Vancouver, Wash.-based Christensen Shipyards Inc. which has a 170-foot model. Western Washington could well be the U.S. hub for megayacht construction. Yachtspotter has more big pictures of the Laurel which is going to an American client and there is an active discussion of the boat going on at the Power Boat and Motoryacht Forum.