A yacht is not a means of transportation, but rather a tribute to luxury and comfort, so only the most daring and wealthy oligarchs decide to buy it. Russian billionaires are at the forefront of this list.
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Businessman and owner of Chesley Roman Abramovich is considered the first Russian billionaire who decided to spend hundreds of millions on the purchase of yachts. He updates his "park" every couple of years. Abramovich got his love for yachts from his friend Boris Berezovsky. For some time they tried to compete who had better and bigger boats, but soon Berezovsky got into debt and dropped out of the yacht race.
Abramovich, meanwhile, bought his first floating miracle, Le Grand Bleu, in 2001 for $100 million. The length of the yacht is 113 m. After that, the businessman bought a Sussurro speedboat (50 m), which could accelerate to 85 km / h. In 2004, his collection was replenished with a 115-meter Pelorus for $129 million, which later passed to his ex-wife Irina after a divorce.
The oligarch did not stop there and in 2010 he purchased the expedition yacht Luna, which was then estimated at around $800 million. The length of the yacht is 115 meters, but its main value is that it can sail in any conditions - from hot tropics to frosty Antarctica. Perhaps Abramovich realized that he was not interested in visiting the penguins and subsequently resold the ship to a businessman of Azerbaijani origin, Farkhad Akhmedov, who, by the way, is now fighting for the right to own a yacht with his ex-wife Tatyana. In April, the London court ruled in favor of the ex-wife.
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Abramovich's next addition was the 162-meter Eclipse. At that time it was the longest boat in the world. The businessman managed to conclude such an agreement that the purchase of the yacht cost him $ 300 million, the German shipyard Blohm + Vos took over the rest of the expenses. The cost of the yacht, meanwhile, is estimated at more than $900 million.
The Eclipse has 9 decks, the largest of which is the owner's private deck at 56 meters long. The yacht has a cinema, wine cellar and 24 luxury cabins. Of particular value is the admiral's cabin, with an area of more than 500 meters. There is a stage for performances by invited celebrities. Another attraction of the yacht are two swimming pools, one of which can be rebuilt into a dance floor.
The boat is capable of carrying two helicopters and four pleasure boats. In addition, the vessel is equipped with a special platform for 20 scooters and even has its own mini-submarine for 12 people. The yacht itself can accommodate over 30 guests and 92 crew members.
With the advent of the yacht Azzam, which reaches a length of 180.6 m and belongs to the family of the sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan from the UAE, Eclipse has lost its primacy in size. However, she still remains one of the most interesting boats, exciting the minds of connoisseurs. Eclipse is equipped with the most advanced defense systems and, if necessary, can track even a missile attack.
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Russian billionaire and founder of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov also opted to invest in a massive acquisition and bought the 156m Dilbar yacht. It is estimated at $600 million. The vessel is considered the most capacious of its kind in the world. The design of the yacht is designed so that the area of its interior space is 3,800 square meters.
This made it possible to install in it the largest yacht pool of 180 cubic meters and a diesel power plant. The yacht also accommodates two helipads and equipped with last word jacuzzi and lift equipment. Up to 40 guests can be accommodated there.
The decision to focus on the capacity of the yacht, and not on its length, is considered by experts around the world to be very prudent. However, in terms of length, the yacht is not much inferior to its counterparts and ranks fourth in the world after the Azzam yacht of the family of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Roman Abramovich's Eclipse (162.5 m) and the Dubai Prince of Brunei yacht (162 m).
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The size of the boat betrayed its owner last year when Europe's premier superyacht port, Barcelona's One Ocean Port Vell, was put up for sale. The name of the buyer was classified, however, as soon as the end of the transaction was announced, Dilbar appeared in the port, which allowed the local media to guess who became the secret buyer.
It is worth noting that Usmanov gave the name to the yacht in honor of his mother. She did not work and devoted herself entirely to raising four children, of which Alisher was the eldest. And his father held senior positions in the prosecutor's office in Tashkent.
Recently, Usmanov purchased another 110 m long Ona yacht. Its cost is estimated at $210 million. Little is known about the attributes of the new purchase, but the first information is already very curious. It is reported that the boat meets the most advanced environmentally friendly solutions and does not harm the environment - its exhaust gases are cleaned through special carbon filters.
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The first large yacht of the main shareholder, member of the board of directors and chairman of the strategy committee of EuroChem, SUEK and SGK Andrey Melnichenko was the 119-meter Motor Yacht A, which he bought for $323 million. First of all, the ship attracts attention due to its unusual design in the form of a submarine. Melnichenko's cabin rotates, which increases comfort when admiring the views of the sea.
The yacht has three swimming pools, a helipad, as well as a garage for boats (tenders) that deliver passengers from and to the yacht. It accommodates up to 14 guests (6 guest cabins and the owner's cabin). Crew Motor Yacht A - 35 people.
The most expensive materials were used for interior decoration. The price of a bathroom faucet, according to media reports, reaches $40,000. Silver was used to decorate the railings on the stairs, which raised their cost up to $60,000.
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Motor Yacht A
The second yacht of the oligarch is Sailing Yacht A. Its length (142.8 m), as well as the price ($425 million) exceed Motor Yacht A. The vessel has 8 decks and masts over 100 meters high, which exceeds the height of London's Big Ben . There is also a special underwater room. To service the yacht requires a crew of 54 people. Sailing Yacht A is designed for 18 guests (8 guest cabins and the owner's cabin).
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The owner of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, has three yachts: Anastasia, Nirvana and Barbara. He named the first one after his daughter. The boat reaches 75.5 m in length, has seven cabins, and can accommodate up to 12 guests. There is also a gym, a cinema with 10 seats and a swimming pool with a transparent bottom. A special pride of the yacht is a huge 2700-liter aquarium. The owner has repeatedly tried to sell the ship, which is estimated at $80 million, but so far no buyer has been found for it.
Nirvana is 88.5 meters long, has six cabins, plus an owner's suite that occupies more than half of the upper deck. The boat also boasts a cinema, bars, a restaurant overlooking the sea, a gym. The yacht is decorated with a terrarium with exotic reptiles and a pool 7.5 m long and 1.4 m deep, which is considerable for yacht sizes. Experts estimate the cost of the vessel at $125 million.
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The Barbara boat (88.5 m) is very similar in design to Nirvana and also has a large aquarium with exotic inhabitants. Among other things, it has an office for the owner with a ceiling height of 3.5 meters. The elevator equipment resembles entwined tree roots. The decoration used the most unusual and exquisite materials, such as the skin of frogs, puffer fish and Asian buffalo horn, Boat noted. The estimated cost of the vessel starts from $125 million.
It is noteworthy that all three boats have a blue hull, which betrays their owner.
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The chairman of the board of directors of the Renova group of companies, Viktor Vekselberg, bought a simpler yacht: 77.7 meters long and priced at $110 million. He gave her the romantic name Tango. The vessel accommodates 14 guests and 22 crew members. The yacht has all the required attributes: a swimming pool, spa, jacuzzi, gym and a helicopter pad.
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In addition, it is equipped massage room, beauty salon and outdoor cinema.
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President of NK Lukoil Vagit Alekperov, according to media reports, also owns a relatively small yacht Galactica, which is only 50 m long. But the boat is capable of speeds of about 53 km/h and has good controllability. It is equipped with advanced stabilizers that dampen the wave and provide comfort during the journey. The boat has a total of four berths for guests and eight for crew members. Apparently, the owners do not like big and noisy companies.
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It is curious that the most expensive yacht in the world is not a giant, but a 30-meter History Supreme. Its cost is estimated at $ 4.8 billion. The thing is that 100 tons of gold and platinum were used to finish the boat. This jewel belongs to a Malaysian billionaire whose name is unknown.
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Yacht "A"
The world's largest sailing vessel, megayacht "A", belongs to Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and is named after the first letter of the name of the owner and his wife Alexandra (by the way, she is pictured with a pool). "A" cost the owner $ 300 million plus, designed by famous designer Philippe Starck. The length of the yacht is 120 meters (almost a football and basketball field, if you put them side by side). There are 3 pools on the yacht, and one of them has a glass bottom, which is also the ceiling of the disco on the deck below.
"Maltese Falcon"
The high-speed yacht Maltese Falcon, which looks like an 18th-century pirate ship, is equipped with “smart” equipment, so that 1 person can operate it. When she rushes across the sea under full sail, this is a beautiful and bewitching sight. There are a lot of different entertainments here: guests can ride water skis, boats and scooters, and in the evening watch a movie on the deck while drinking cocktails. And all this pleasure for a measly $ 400 thousand a week.
"Streets of Monaco"
Monaco, which is always with me. The "Streets of Monaco" yacht is still only a project, and if some rich man builds it, it will be the craziest boat in existence. And all you need is $ 1.1 billion. The most famous sights of Monaco are collected on the mega yacht - from the famous Monte Carlo casino to the Formula 1 race track.
"Azzam"
Yacht "Azzam" (Azzam) in 2013 was the largest yacht in the world, its length is 180 meters. According to rumors, the owner of a luxury yacht is the President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. On board there is a helicopter and submarines, it is served by 500 people, and so much fuel is poured into the tanks that you can travel around the world without ever entering the port. By the way, the president himself lives widely and is famous for his broad gestures - when he was elected, he raised the salaries of all residents of the state by 100%.
"Jazz"
The beautiful yacht "Jazz" looks like a swift and graceful marine animal, and was designed by Zaha Hadid. The avant-garde look of the vessel will definitely turn the head of all the millionaires and movie stars you meet on classic yachts.
"Dubai"
This yacht is not the most expensive - "only" $ 350 million, but definitely one of the most beautiful - it is decorated with mosaics, luxurious furniture and decoration, works of art. The yacht belongs to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai and the Prime Minister of the UAE. "Dubai", as a rule, is moored on artificial island Logo Island (Logo Island) in the form palm leaf, which also belongs to Sheikh Mohammed.
"Skyback"
The Skyback is a baby compared to the other yachts in this selection - "only" 80 meters long. But the luxury of the cabins and halls is amazing, and there is also a cinema, a gym, a spa, and the main highlight is the pool on the deck. In winter or in cold latitudes, it can be covered with a transparent dome, and discos can be arranged at night.
"Eclipse"
44-year-old native of Gomel Andrey Melnichenko is sometimes called the “king of fertilizers”: among his assets is OJSC Eurochem, the largest in Russia and one of the largest world producers of mineral fertilizers. Beneficial share of Melnichenko in OAO Eurochem is 90%. Approximately the same share in JSC "Siberian Coal Energy Company" - the largest in Russia and one of the leading coal companies in the world and LLC "Siberian Generating Company" - the leading electric power company in Siberia. Melnichenko's fortune is estimated at $ 13.4 billion, in 2016 he took 139th place in the Forbes world ranking of billionaires and 11th among Russian billionaires.
The new sailing yacht Melnichenko is called the largest in the world, or at least one of the largest. It has eight floors and an underwater deck, the vessel is 142 meters long and 91 meters high. The area of her sails on three masts exceeds the area football field, and the crew of 54 people serves the vessel, reports lenta.ru. This is the second yacht of the oligarch: the businessman also owns the motor yacht "A", launched in the summer of 2008 after four years of construction. They say that both yachts with the letter "A" are named after Alexandra's wife.
The detention of the new yacht, which came to Gibraltar to complete the finishing work, is associated with the claim of its manufacturer, the German company Nobiskrug, whose lawyers filed a lawsuit for breach of contract. It states that the customer, Valla Yachts Limited, failed to make the final payment of 9.8 million euros on time. The shipbuilders also had other claims in connection with debts on subcontracting accounts, and their total amount is 15.3 million euros.
The 44-year-old owner of the fortune has two things to be proud of: his wife and yachts. In 2005, the Russian oligarch married the former Miss Yugoslavia, Serbian top model Alexandra Nikolic, whose wedding cost him $40 million. Therefore, when three years later, in 2008, Melnichenko built himself new yacht worth $ 320 million, he had no doubt what name to give the ship. He named the yacht briefly and concisely, in honor of his beloved wife (well, a little in honor of himself): "A". Since then, the vessel has been considered one of the most famous and luxurious on the planet...
Looking at the unusual vessel, Londoners took pictures against its background and published footage on social networks. Pictures of "A" cruising along main river the British capital, bypassed the English media. "Tens of thousands of ships have passed under Tower Bridge, but few have been as large and luxurious as this," writes the Daily Mail. Megayacht "A" was designed by the famous French designer Philippe Starck and built at the Hamburg shipyard Blohm + Voss. The length of the vessel is 119 meters. The design of the yacht caused a variety of opinions. The yacht is compared to submarines and warships, and journalists agreed that "this is the most attractive and repulsive ship in the world."
From the blog Spacious, with an area of 240 square meters, Melnichenko's cabin is located above the wheelhouse. A spiral staircase leads to it along the walls lined with sheet silver, the railing of which cost the billionaire $60,000. The double bed stands on a podium, which is rotated by pressing a button. Another button controls the rotation of the bed itself, so that the owner lying on it can admire the sunset and sunrise from any position. Only one mixer in the bathroom of the owner of the yacht cost him 40 thousand dollars ... The yacht also has three swimming pools, one of which has a glass floor, a helipad, boats and even its own submarine ...
Melnichenko has long been able to afford not to sit for days in a stuffy office, but to enjoy the fresh sea breeze on board his yacht in the company of a beautiful wife. With these two things, he, in fact, has been thundering in recent years in the gossip column, inviting Hollywood stars of the rank Demi Moore and Sharon Stone to stay on his ship. For several years, yacht "A" has been seen in various parts of the world.
From the blog Over time, the old yacht seemed cramped to the billionaire, and last year he built another, larger one, worth $450 million. The oligarch again called the new vessel "A" (Sailing Yacht A), its length is 142 meters. She became the ninth in the list of the largest yachts in the world.
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This is already the second ship of the Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko. It is even bigger and more luxurious... This is a real sea giant, 143 m long, 25 m wide. And the tops of its masts are a hundred meters above the water level! Sailing yacht"A" was designed by Philippe Starck and built by Nobiskrug at the shipyard in Kiel. She has a steel hull with a displacement of 12,700 tons with a composite superstructure. The yacht has eight teak decks. "Underwater" camera for monitoring the inhabitants of the sea.
From the blog "A", the largest sailing ship in the world, is propelled by the wind and propellers. Rotating monolithic masts, about 90 meters high, are made of carbon fiber at the Trafalgar shipyard in Portsmouth (UK). The rotating booms are built in Valencia (Spain) and the 4460 square meter sails are built in the USA. All sailing armament of the vessel is set, removed and controlled fully automatically.
From the blog The hybrid power yacht installation contains two MTU 20V 4000 ML73 diesel engines of 3600 kW each and two electric motors of 4300 kW each. With them, yacht "A" develops a cruising speed of 16 knots (30 km/h) and a maximum speed of 21 knots (39 km/h). In this case, the range is 5320 nautical miles (9850 km). The yacht is operated by a crew of 54 people.
The largest yacht in the world was arrested for debts. The owner of the snow-white eight-deck ship under arrest is Andrey Melnichenko, a Russian oligarch, founder of MDM Bank, owner of three Krasnoyarsk thermal power plants and the country's largest coal producer, SUEK.
“Hundreds of people are amazed by the look and dimensions of a giant yacht that entered the Strait of Gibraltar”, - foreign media wrote a week ago. A couple of days later, the yacht "A", which really looks more like a military cruiser than a cruise ship, flashed on the news again.
The largest yacht in the world is the decoration of the collection of luxury cruise ships owned by the 44-year-old oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, whose assets include Eurochem (90% of shares), Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK, 92%), Siberian Generating Company (SGK LLC, 92%), and the state is estimated at 13.4 billion euros (this is 11 1st place in the Russian list and 139th place in the Forbes world ranking of billionaires).
On February 5, the yacht "A" left the port of Kiel in Germany and headed for Spain, where they must undergo finishing work, sea trials and acceptance tests. However, since February 18, the yacht has been under the control of the Admiralty of Gibraltar, where Sailing Yacht A entered for refueling. The lawsuit was filed by the shipyard Nobiskrug. The German shipbuilders claim that they have not received 9.8 million euros of the final payment from the customer, as well as 2.6 and 2.9 million euros have not been paid to subcontractors. The total debt of Valla Yachts Limited, through which Melnichenko received the order, thus reaches 15.3 million euros. It was necessary to deposit money, according to the contract, before January 27.
Yacht "A" 2008 also designed for Andrey Melnichenko by Philippe Starck
The largest yacht in the world
Sailing Yacht A costs about $400 million and was designed by the famous (almost legendary) Frenchman Philippe Starck. The construction of the ship took four years.
Until now, Eos (93 m) and Maltese Falcon (88 m) were considered the largest yachts, but the creation of Philippe Starck and German shipbuilders set a new record, both in terms of dimensions and technical equipment of the vessel. The length of the yacht "A" is 142.5 meters, the width is 25 m, total area sails - 3700 sq. meters (this is half a football field), the height of three carbon fiber masts is 91 meters. Inside one of these masts is a room accessed by a spiral staircase. However, to raise the sails, you do not need to climb up - there is a special button for this. But sails are not always needed either: the ship has two powerful diesel engines and two electric motors. And the captain does not stand at the helm, but controls the yacht using a touch panel. By the way, some innovative technologies developed specifically for yacht "A" can be licensed - this will help partially offset the costs of its design and construction.
"A", named as it is supposed, in honor of the wife of the oligarch - a former Serbian model Alexandra (Sandra) Nikolic, can take on board up to 20 guests. At their service - a spa club, a beach with three pools, a garage for four cars (if you need to go on land) and a submarine - for sea voyages. A special room, equipped in the lower deck, allows you to monitor the life of the deep sea through a panoramic camera, and one of the decks is reserved for a helipad. It took 1,300 trunks of expensive teak wood to finish the yacht.
The yacht is served by a crew of 54 people. The cabin of Andrei Melnichenko himself, according to the press, is protected by bulletproof glass, for security purposes, 50 video surveillance cameras are also installed on the ship. Cruising speed "A" - 20.8 knots (about 40 km / h), displacement - more than 12,000 tons.
Yacht "A" 2008 is the most attractive and repulsive ship in the world, according to WSJ.com
"Unpleasant Episode"
This is how Andrey Melnichenko's lawyers assess the situation with the yacht "A", they are sure that the arrest from the vessel will be lifted within a few days. The issue of non-payment is subject to arbitration in the UK, where it will be considered (port of registry "A" - Hamilton on Bermuda). At the same time, representatives of the oligarch say they are amazed at the actions of Nobiskrug: some issues with the shipyard really remained unresolved, but no one shied away from discussing them. “We assumed that the matter was moving towards mutual agreement and sending the yacht to Spain” lawyers comment. In particular, Andrey Melnichenko's representative Alex Andreev told the media that the funds, pending resolution of the situation, transferred to a special deposit account.
And 9, and even 15.3 million dollars with a total capital of 13 billion do not look serious. But it may turn out that this is not the only debt associated with yacht "A". Before leaving for the Pyrenees, the ship called at the Norwegian port of Christianssen for two days. Some commentators do not rule out that the route was specially laid out in such a way as to “save” 70 million VAT along the way. A yacht manufactured in Germany for a foreign customer is subject to taxation in the country of operation. This rule was introduced by the German financial service in order to avoid double taxation. The condition is that the country of operation should not be a member of the EU, Norway is quite suitable for this. To obtain VAT exemption in Germany, all you need is Norwegian signatures and seals confirming your stay in the kingdom.
“The manufacturer in this case indicates the price without VAT on the invoice and notes the presence of an export delivery”, - explain in the Ministry of Finance of Germany. The risk for the manufacturer lies in the fact that the customer may subsequently simply “forget” to receive the necessary papers. In this case, the seller may demand payment of VAT from the buyer, and then, after the presentation of export documents, refund the VAT.
The conditions under which the yacht "A" was purchased from Nobiskrug were not disclosed. Based on a cost of 400 million euros, VAT could be approximately 70 million. Representatives of Andrey Melnichenko declare that all the required tax obligations are being met, the shipyard has not yet commented on the tax issue. Therefore, the version put forward by Dagens Naerisliv that the ship's entry into Norway is connected precisely with the VAT refund remains only one of many.
This luxury yacht belongs to the president and co-owner of the private oil company LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov. The yacht was built in the Netherlands by Heesen Yachts and delivered in 2016. The boat has already won international exhibition Monaco Yacht Show. Now she is "wintering" in Montenegro.The price of the super vessel has not been disclosed, and there is no information about it in the domestic media. But a Heesen spokesperson told Business Insider that yachts of this class are selling for $13.2 million per metre. In that case, Galactica Super Nova should cost somewhere around $900 million.
Alekperov can afford such an expensive vehicle. According to Bloomberg, in the past six years alone, he has become richer by $ 3 billion. During the third presidential term, the Russians generally did well and built up their fortunes, despite Western sanctions.
Eclipse
This is the largest of Roman Abramovich's yachts. Its length is 162.5 m, and approximate cost– $400 million. On motor yacht there is a music stage, an exhibition hall, two swimming pools, a gym with a sauna, a cinema, and even a small clinic that can perform simple surgeries.
IN this moment the yacht is located in Saint Barthelemy - the so-called island of millionaires - in the Caribbean. A few years ago, Abramovich bought 70 acres of land and a bungalow overlooking the ocean here. So if the UK decides to create problems for a businessman because of a conflict with Russia, the owner of the Chelsea football club has room to retreat.
Dilbar
Owned by oligarch Alisher Usmanov, the yacht is equipped with a diesel-electric power plant, allowing the ship to move at a cruising speed of 22.5 knots (about 42 kilometers per hour). The estimated cost is $600 million.
The yacht is named after the mother of the founder of USM Holdings, which combines assets in the mining and metallurgy industries.
According to the MarineTraffic vessel tracking map, on March 14, Dilbar passengers set sail from Spain and headed for the island of Sardinia.
Quantum Blue
The cost of the yacht is about $250 million. At the end of February, she went on the route from Gibraltar to French Nice.
According to the specialized site SuperYacht Fan, the yacht belongs to the founder of the Magnit retail chain. Sergey Galitsky has a helipad, a jacuzzi, a swimming pool, a spa, a gym, a cinema and an elevator connecting all decks on board.
“Spending a lot of time on a yacht is overkill. A week is enough for me to already yearn for Krasnodar, ”said Galitsky.
Yacht "A"
For coal tycoon Andrei Melnichenko, size seems to matter. The world's largest "sailboat" with the name of the first letter of the entrepreneur's name was built specifically for him. It is longer than a football field.
Owns Melnichenko and the Swiss chemical company Eurochem. But it is believed that he spends most of his time not at work, but on a boat worth between $300 million and $500 million.
She can accommodate 14 guests in 7 cabins. There are 20 cabins for 42 crew members.
Recently, "A" sailed past Cyprus, and the locals came to see the legendary yacht. Prior to that, she stayed in Israel. Now moored to the Spanish city of Cartagena.
Palladium
The yacht, almost 100 meters long and worth $200 million, belongs to Mikhail Prokhorov. Last October, she visited Ibiza and has been wintering in the Spanish port of Vilanova ever since.
Palladium has 8 cabins and can accommodate 16 guests on board. Experts note its stylish futuristic design. It was created by the British bureau Michael Leach Design by Michael Leach.
Prokhorov loves water sports sports, so the yacht has a complete set for them.
There is even a special area designed for drinking cocktails.
Last year, the oligarch's boat attracted the attention of the Spanish tax authorities. The case concerned non-payment of the sum for the mooring of the yacht.
Ice
While the Russian senator, accused of tax evasion in France, cannot leave Nice before the end of the trial, his yacht is also imprisoned. Last year, the media reported that Ice could be arrested at the request of the Geneva prosecutor's office.
According to state services, the $170 million boat has not left Morocco for a long time. But once even Bill Gates wanted to buy a yacht, but Kerimov refused to sell it.
Madam GU
The steel hull of this boat is painted in a unique sky blue color. Until 2015, she was the largest yacht built in the Netherlands. According to rumors, it belongs to State Duma deputy Andrei Skoch. In any case, journalists have repeatedly noticed him on board Madam GU. But this $150 million yacht is not listed in the official declaration. Perhaps framed for relatives or close friends.
Moored by Madam GU in Genoa. Interestingly, the last time they rode it was on February 27th. Just when there was a “regional week” in the State Duma according to the schedule and deputies had to meet with their voters. Perhaps he invited some of the inhabitants of the Belgorod region, which Skoch represents in the lower house, to ride along the Italian coast.
Ocean Victory
At the time of this writing, a $120 million yacht was sailing from the Seychelles towards Canada. Which is a little strange, since its owner is the head of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, Viktor Rashnikov. He recently got on the "Kremlin list" of the US Treasury.
Really swam to negotiate so that the sanctions are still not introduced? After all, the Canadian port of Victoria is located at the very border with US state Washington.
Another version is that Rashnikov went to recruit Canadian hockey players to join his own Metallurg club. If only there were no accidents - a tragedy occurred a couple of years ago on board the luxurious Ocean Victory. An iron chain wrapped around a worker's legs while lifting an anchor in Thailand. The man, who received numerous injuries, lost a lot of blood in a short time and fell into a coma. Medics transported the victim to the nearest hospital in Phuket, but failed to save his life.
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180 meters - the length of the world's largest yacht Azzam, which means "Resolute" in Arabic. The width of the vessel is 20.8 meters. It belongs to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan..presidential grace
Superyacht graceful- one of the most mysterious in the world.It began to be built in Russia, at the state enterprise Sevmash. This is the largest shipbuilding complex in our country.
After Sevmash built the original hull in 2010, it was towed to German Bremen. There the boat was modified, put on the water and sent to Hamburg. German shipbuilder Blohm + Voss completed the equipment of the vessel in 2014.
On the specialized yacht websites they write that the “Graceful” is smaller in size (82 meters) than some megayachts, but in “luxury it is not inferior to them”. It has an indoor pool, which after certain operations can be converted into a dance floor; owner's apartment on two floors, two VIP cabins and three comfortable guest cabins.
One of the main advantages is a unique helipad on upper deck, allowing you to comfortably arrive on the yacht.
IN Russian media, despite the domestic origin of Graceful, almost nothing was written about her. Little information can be found in Western publications. Deutsche Welle noted that Graceful was built at the same Hamburg shipyard as Roman Abramovich's yacht. This gave reason to the British edition of the Independent to suggest that the oligarch could have presented the boat as a gift. After all, the Daily Mail previously wrote that Abramovich had already donated one vessel.
Rumors that Putin or someone close to him owns Graceful may be true, according to Superyacht fan, a UK site that tracks billionaire superyacht acquisitions. But the authors stipulate that they found "only circumstantial evidence." In addition to the above, it is that the yacht is under the command of the captain of the Russian fleet.
The source studied the routes of Graceful and found additional arguments in favor of the fact that Putin can swim on it. The dates of the ship's sailing coincide with the president's schedule.
On maps from a tracking site civil courts VesselFinder shows that Graceful is constantly running between Russia and Spain. On May 23, 2017, the yacht was spotted off Sochi. The site Fleetphoto, where users post their photos of ships, even has a picture of Graceful standing in the bay.
According to the Kremlin website, these May Days Vladimir Putin spent just in Sochi. He had a meeting with members of the Security Council and a development meeting space industry. Similar coincidences on the simultaneous presence of Putin and Graceful in Krasnodar Territory celebrated for two years. But not only. On September 15, 2016, the President travels to Kerch, where he holds a meeting of the Presidium of the State Council. And Graceful also follows in the Crimea.
As of March 14, the yacht was in the port of Barcelona. Surrounded by three other boats in close proximity: Ona, Titan and Symphony. The first belongs to the oligarch Alisher Usmanov, the second to Roman Abramovich, and the third to the president of the Louis Vuitton group of companies, Bernard Arnault.
Arno is the richest man in France. You can call him a friend of Russia. He visits Moscow, and a few months ago Putin even awarded him the Pushkin medal.
The owner of Graceful has signed a confidentiality agreement with Blohm + Voss. However, according to the website Fleetphoto, the owner of the vessel is a company from the Bahamas.
The Bahamas is a well-known offshore zone. Thanks to the leak (Bahamas Leaks), it became known that at one time the US-Russian offshore company was led by former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Rosneft also had its share in it.
A company called O'Neil, which appears as the owner of the Graceful yacht, was registered in the Bahamian jurisdiction in November 2003. Exactly one month earlier, in October, Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing diplomatic relations with the Commonwealth Bahamas. True, O'Neil's status is no longer active.
If a lot of circumstantial evidence is enough to talk about the ownership of Graceful by the Russian president, then it has the right to be considered the most expensive in Putin's personal flotilla. Earlier, a source found another "galley" at the head of state - a 46-meter Shellest worth about 1.5 billion rubles. The Graceful yacht is valued at $5.7 billion.
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The owner of the AS Monaco football club and one of the the richest people Russian Dmitry Rybolovlev ordered the construction of a new 110-meter yacht at the Dutch shipyard Feadship. His last yacht, the 67-meter "Anna", he put up for sale at a price of 65 million euros.But Putin's longtime judo partner Arkady Rotenberg (more precisely, the partner of this partner Grigory Baevsky) purchased the Rahil yacht worth $60 million. It was originally built for the British billionaire Graham de Zille.
One of the top yachts in the world, the $220 million Pelorus, recently lost its Russian owner. After the divorce, Roman Abramovich left her to his ex-wife Irina. She sold it, after which the boat changed several owners. Now members of the royal family of Abu Dhabi swim on it.
