Facility gets gear to be port of call for mega-yacht fixes

Mario Olivarez stood in the shadow of billionaire Larry Ellison’s $50 million super-yacht Ronin, ready to make history.

Strapped to his chest was a tackle box-sized contraption with a dozen switches and a small computer screen. Nearby in a slip at Chula Vista’s Marine Group Boat Works, the yacht was secured – via three 90-foot-long straps – to one of the largest travel lifts in the world.