Sinking Boat?

So I'm in Arizona at a conference for work when a buddy of mine sends me these pictures:

Now I'm accustomed to getting some pretty crazy images, but this guy below seems pretty relaxed for hanging out on a sinking boat...

Then I see the image of "The Vessel" (and I use the term lightly) in its slip:

Finally the last two images painted a very different, and surprising, picture:

The Love Love was built by French artist Julien Berthier to look as if it is sinking. The 6.5m (21ft) yacht was cut in half with a new keel and motor added so it remains in the sinking position while being fully functional. He describes it as "the permanent and mobile image of a wrecked ship that has become a functional and safe leisure object."

Berthier has taken the boat (or should I say half-a-boat) across the English Channel to London and has toured it around Europe, getting plenty of offers of assistance from unwitting good Samaritans, who would presumably be either very annoyed or rather bemused by the contraption.

I'm sure the Coast Guard will love this one if it makes it to the states!