Who owns the world's largest private yacht 'Eclipse' and three other yachts `Pelorus', Ecstasea' and `Sussurro'?
"than the second largest private motor yacht, ""Eclipse"". ""Azzam"" was commissioned by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates. The yacht is currently listed for charter without the price. According to ""Motor Boat & Yacht"" magazine, the yacht is not available for charter, and the charter listing, similar to Roman Abramovich's ""Eclipse"", is aimed to avoid European taxation (charter yachts are exempt from property tax). Azzam (2013 yacht) Azzam (Arab. ""resolute"") is a private yacht built by Lürssen Yachts. ""Azzam"" was launched on 5 April 2013. At in length, it is the largest private motor"
"Enigma (yacht) Enigma (formerly ECO and Katana) is a large private superyacht. According to ""Power and Motoryacht"" magazine, she is owned by Aidan Barclay, son of the British media tycoon David Barclay, who recently purchased the ""Telegraph"" newspaper. She was sold after her former owner, Larry Ellison, took delivery of ""Rising Sun"", the 6th largest private yacht in the world. Measuring slightly more than 244 feet (or around 75 metres) long, ""Enigma"" was launched in 1991 and originally christened ""ECO"" by its former owner, Mexican mogul Emilio Azcárraga, founder and former CEO of TV and media conglomerate Televisa. ""Enigma"" is"
"2001 when the hull was acquired by Platinum Yachts for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The yacht, previously named Platinum, Panhandle, and Golden Star, was then renamed ""Dubai"". Dubai (yacht) Dubai is the name of a yacht currently owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. This vessel is long, is the third largest yacht in the world after ""Azzam"" and ""Eclipse"". Including crew it can hold more than 115 guests on it. Designed by Andrew Winch, with interior design by Platinum Yachts, it cost"
"Octopus (yacht) Octopus is a megayacht formerly owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003, ""Octopus"" is a private vessel that is regularly lent out for exploration projects, scientific research initiatives and rescue missions. ""Octopus"" has two helicopter pads on the main deck, a twin pad and hangars at the stern and a single pad on the bow; and a tender docked in the transom and a landing craft. There are a total of seven tenders aboard. The yacht also has a pool, located aft on one of its upper decks,"
"Lürssen Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard based in Bremen-Vegesack. Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Trading as Lürssen Yachts, it is one of the leading builders of custom superyachts such as Paul Allen's ""Octopus"", David Geffen's ""Rising Sun"", and ""Azzam"", the largest private yacht in the world at 180 m in length. On June 27, 1875, the 24 year-old Friedrich Lürssen set up a boatbuilding workshop in Aumund, a suburb of Bremen, Germany. His first vessel demonstrates his trademark: originality and high-quality. Friedrich Lürssen's shipyard grows and thrives, and at one point he"
"Eos (yacht) The Eos is a three-masted Bermuda rigged schooner. The ship is one of the largest private sailing yachts in the world, and as of 2009 was owned by movie and media billionaire Barry Diller, husband of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. According to a 2007 article in Harper's Bazaar, ""Eos"" features a figurehead of von Fürstenberg sculpted by Anh Duong. Its overall length measures approximately 305 feet (92.92m). ""Eos"" was launched in Bremen, Germany from the Lürssen yard in 2006. The ship took three years to build. When launched, she ""knocked ""Athena"" off the number one spot [for"
"to port for damage assessment. There were no personal injuries. The fire did, however, cause severe damage to the top decks, whilst the rest of the yacht escaped virtually undamaged. Diller described the incident as being ""no problem"", emphasizing his relief that everyone escaped unharmed. Eos (yacht) The Eos is a three-masted Bermuda rigged schooner. The ship is one of the largest private sailing yachts in the world, and as of 2009 was owned by movie and media billionaire Barry Diller, husband of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. According to a 2007 article in Harper's Bazaar, ""Eos"" features a figurehead"
"freezing order on Luna. ç Luna (yacht) Luna is the second largest expedition yacht, and is currently at the centre of a dispute between Farkhad Akhmedov and his ex-wife Tatyana Akhmedova after ownership was awarded to her by the UK High Court . At long, ""Luna"" is the world's second largest expedition yacht and 23rd largest luxury yacht. The yacht's cost has been estimated at over €400m euros (approx. US$545 million as of April 2010). ""Luna"" was delivered to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich on 10 April 2010. Its exterior was designed by NewCruise of Germany and its interior by Donald"
"Dubai (yacht) Dubai is the name of a yacht currently owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. This vessel is long, is the third largest yacht in the world after ""Azzam"" and ""Eclipse"". Including crew it can hold more than 115 guests on it. Designed by Andrew Winch, with interior design by Platinum Yachts, it cost US$400 million. The construction was originally planned for Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei before 1996 as a joint project between Blohm + Voss and Lurssen shipyards. Progress stopped until"
". Approximately 70 crew members are needed to operate the yacht and serve the guests. For security, ""Eclipse"" is fitted with a missile detection system. ""Eclipse"" is also the largest vessel employing a rotor-based stabilization system against roll motion at anchor and at low cruise speeds, based on the Magnus effect. ""Eclipse"" was launched on 12 June 2009. She arrived in Frederikshavn, Denmark, on 18 September 2009, for sea trials, and was delivered to Abramovich on 9 December 2010. First pictures of the completed yacht were taken at Kristiansand, Norway, during her refuelling. In February 2011 ""Eclipse"" was made available"
"the turbine engine for full speed cruising, the owner also commissioned a fuel tanker to provide refueling capabilities mid-journey. Enigma (yacht) Enigma (formerly ECO and Katana) is a large private superyacht. According to ""Power and Motoryacht"" magazine, she is owned by Aidan Barclay, son of the British media tycoon David Barclay, who recently purchased the ""Telegraph"" newspaper. She was sold after her former owner, Larry Ellison, took delivery of ""Rising Sun"", the 6th largest private yacht in the world. Measuring slightly more than 244 feet (or around 75 metres) long, ""Enigma"" was launched in 1991 and originally christened ""ECO"" by"
"was finished at Stahlbau Nord, under supervision of Dörries Maritime Services. ""Andromeda""s builder, Kleven, has built a second expedition yacht for Hart, 116m in length, she will also be named """"Ulysses"""" and was delivered in late 2017.. Andromeda (107m yacht) The yacht Andromeda is a 107 meter luxury expedition yacht formerly owned by New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart, under the name """"Ulysses"""". She was sold to an unnamed buyer in October 2017 by Fraser Yachts. In March 2018, her name was changed to ""Andromeda"". The name of the new owner has yet to be disclosed and they are not listing"
"Andromeda (107m yacht) The yacht Andromeda is a 107 meter luxury expedition yacht formerly owned by New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart, under the name """"Ulysses"""". She was sold to an unnamed buyer in October 2017 by Fraser Yachts. In March 2018, her name was changed to ""Andromeda"". The name of the new owner has yet to be disclosed and they are not listing ""Andromeda"" for charter. She spent the winter months of 2017-2018 completing sea trials, then set sail across the Pacific, arriving in Singapore on 6 March. The 107 meter ""Andromeda"" arrived in Bremerhaven in August 2015, where she"
"Tatoosh (yacht) Tatoosh is a private yacht owned by the late Paul Allen, who also owned the ""Octopus"". She is now the world's 56th largest superyacht. Originally built for mobile phone magnate Craig McCaw, ""Tatoosh"" was built at Rendsburg in Germany by Nobiskrug and completed in June 2000. Design and Construction by Kusch Yachts. It was purchased by Paul Allen in 2001 at a reported cost of $100 million. ""Tatoosh"" was hired for £400,000 by Teodorín Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinean president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for a Christmas cruise when he entertained rap singer Eve. In May"
"Serene (yacht) Serene is one of the world's largest private superyachts. Built by Italian shipyard Fincantieri with interior design by Reymond Langton Design, ""Serene"" was delivered to its owner in August 2011. At delivery, she was one of the 10 largest yachts in the world with an overall length of and a beam of . The ship was built for Russian vodka tycoon Yuri Shefler for $330m. In the summer of 2014, Bill Gates leased the yacht for US$5 million per week. In 2015, while vacationing in the south of France, Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia bought the"
"for charter through SuperYachtsMonaco, a Monaco-based yacht brokerage company. However, according to ""Motor Boat & Yachting"" magazine, the yacht is not actually available for charter, and the charter listing is aimed to avoid European taxation (charter yachts are exempt from property tax). ""Eclipse"" travels to St. Martin in the Caribbean each winter to pick up guests who fly in to St. Martin's airport. The yacht then travels to Abramovich's home on nearby St. Barts. Eclipse (yacht) M/Y ""Eclipse"" is a luxury motor yacht built by Blohm+Voss of Hamburg, Germany. Her exterior and interior were designed by Terence Disdale. The yacht"
"Luna (yacht) Luna is the second largest expedition yacht, and is currently at the centre of a dispute between Farkhad Akhmedov and his ex-wife Tatyana Akhmedova after ownership was awarded to her by the UK High Court . At long, ""Luna"" is the world's second largest expedition yacht and 23rd largest luxury yacht. The yacht's cost has been estimated at over €400m euros (approx. US$545 million as of April 2010). ""Luna"" was delivered to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich on 10 April 2010. Its exterior was designed by NewCruise of Germany and its interior by Donald Starkey. ""Luna"" was sold to"
"The ""Octopus"", the largest private yacht in the world when launched, was built under strict conditions of nondisclosure. Through local ties to the Paul Allen–founded Vulcan Inc., Jonathan Quinn Barnett Ltd. designed the interior of the 414-foot ""Octopus"" in 2003. With a submarine, a tender, a dual helicopter hangar with two helipads, nine decks, and accommodations for 60 crew and staff, it is frequently at sea and only occasionally at its homeport in Antibes, France. Barnett also performed the 2014 interior refit of the ""Octopus"" at Blohm & Voss Repair in Germany. The 122' ""Qué Sera"" (2005) was heralded for"
"El Mahrousa El Mahrousa (, literally ""The Protected""), officially renamed for a period of time as El Horreya (, ""Freedom""), is a super yacht that currently serves as Egypt's presidential yacht, and before that as the country's royal yacht. It was built by the London-based Samuda Brothers company in 1863 at the order of Khedive Ismail Pasha and the ship was handed over to its Egyptian crew two years later. It is the oldest active super yacht in the world and the eighth largest one. ""El Mahrousa"" underwent a number of important alterations during its years of service, including the"
"a small cinema, large conference room and small restaurant. The yacht was renamed ""Moonlight II"" in 2010. Alysia Alysia is a luxury charter Motor yacht owned by Greek businessman Andreas Liveras. She is number 38 on the List of motor yachts by length. She was constructed in steel during 2006 by the Neorion ship-yard for a cost of about 116 million EUR. This made her ""Forbes"" magazine's most expensive yacht in the world for 2006. ""Alysia"" is long, in the beam and has a draft of . Her displacement is 2,990 metric tons. She can accommodate up to 36 guests"
"Limitless (luxury yacht) Limitless is one of the world's largest private superyachts. She was built in 1997 by German shipmaker Lürssen, with exterior design by the noted Jon Bannenberg and collaborator Jonathan Quinn Barnett, and interior design by François Catroux. The overall length is 96,25 m (315 ft 8 in), the width 12,50 m (41 ft). She is powered by two engines of 5420 kW each, reaching a speed of , and was the first yacht to feature a combination of diesel and diesel-electric propulsion. ""Limitless"" is owned by Les Wexner, an American businessman who is currently chairman and CEO"
"a number of individuals including Briatore, who named it as the most extravagant present he had ever bought himself. In 2010, the yacht was seized by officers investigating a tax fraud over its charter status and VAT on fuel. The Italian Supreme Court ruled that there were no issues with the seizure, though the yacht itself was released In 2007 Briatore was linked to a takeover of English Championship football club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) from a Monaco-based consortium led by Gianni Paladini. On 1 September 2007 it was officially announced that Briatore (along with Bernie Ecclestone and Lakshmi Mittal)"
"to ""co-operate with the hand over"". Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse, Jim Fitzpatrick, described his and his solicitors actions as 'little short of harassment' of the leaseholders in a series of legal actions"". Christodoulou lives in Monaco and has three children. He has a $50 million 74m yacht, ""Zeus"", previously owned by Aidan Barclay. He owns the Yianis Christodoulou Foundation, which seeks to support and empower undeserved children and their families in the UK and abroad. John Christodoulou Yiannakis Theophani ""John"" Christodoulou (born May 1965) is a Cyprus-born British billionaire property developer, the owner of Yianis Group, a privately"
"had a net worth of $2 billion, and a fleet of 89 ships, according to ""Bloomberg"". In 2016, Lloyd's List named him number 12 in their list of the Top 100 most influential people in the shipping industry. Prokopiou also appeared in the Top 100 in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. He is married to Alexandra. They have four daughters. As of 2014, Eliza, the eldest works for her father's companies, as does her husband Nick Chrissakis. Ioanna works for her father in dry cargo, and her husband, John Kairis also works in shipping, running Kairis Brothers. Marina works on"
"than £10 million. In 2007, he had the 82 metre yacht Alfa Nero built. In 2011, Alfa Nero was up for sale with an asking price of US$115 million, and it was bought by the Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev. As of 2014, he owns a new 66 metre yacht, called ""Okto"". Theodore Angelopoulos Theodore P. Angelopoulos (born 1943) is a Greek shipping and steel magnate. Theodore Angelopoulos was born in Athens, and lived in Switzerland for many years, where he received a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Zurich. His family were pioneers in the Greek steel industry"
"Sunseeker Sunseeker International is a British luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Its headquarters and main assembly facility is in Poole Harbour, at Poole in Dorset, England. The company has been making motor boats since 1969. Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has owned the company since 2013. It is the largest UK-based luxury yachtmaker measured by 2012 revenues. Manufacturing is undertaken mainly in Poole, in seven production plants and shipyards. An additional deep-water shipyard is used to build the 105 yacht and larger vessels. In March 2007, the company announced a 500 job expansion program, with a new site on the Isle"
"Princess Yachts Princess Yachts Limited is a British luxury motor yacht manufacturer, French-majority owned and based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. Established in Plymouth in 1965 as Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd, Princess Yachts was bought in 1981 by South African businessman Graham J. Beck. Marine Projects became Princess Yachts International PLC in 2001. In June 2008, Beck sold a 75% stake in the business to French businessman Bernard Arnault's investment group, L Capital 2 FCPR, a division of LVMH, for 200 million euros/pounds[1]. The LVMH group includes over 60 international luxury brands, including: Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Fendi,"
"Romea (yacht) Romea, is a motor yacht built in 2015 by Abeking & Rasmussen. She is owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Nesis. With an overall length of and a beam of she is the 100th largest yacht in the world. ""Romea""'s exterior and interior were designed by Terence Disdale. The hull is built of steel and the superstructure is made of aluminium, with teak laid decks. The yacht is Lloyd's registered, issued by Cayman Islands. ""Romea"" is longer than her sister ship Kibo. Zero speed stabilizers, elevator, beach club, grand piano, swimming platform, jacuzzi (on deck), tender garage with tender,"
"Venus (yacht) Venus is a super yacht designed by Philippe Starck's design company Ubik and built by Feadship for the entrepreneur Steve Jobs. However, Jobs died in October 2011. The yacht was unveiled a year later and cost more than €100 million. ""Venus"" was unveiled on 28 October 2012 at the Feadship shipyard in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands. The yacht was named for the Roman goddess of love. The yacht was impounded on 21 December 2012 at the Port of Amsterdam following a dispute over payment. The designer, Philippe Starck, claimed that Jobs' heirs owed him €3 million of his"
"air conditioning, underwater lights. She is powered by twin 2,000hp Caterpillar 3516-B diesel engines. With her fuel tanks she has a maximum range of at . Romea (yacht) Romea, is a motor yacht built in 2015 by Abeking & Rasmussen. She is owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Nesis. With an overall length of and a beam of she is the 100th largest yacht in the world. ""Romea""'s exterior and interior were designed by Terence Disdale. The hull is built of steel and the superstructure is made of aluminium, with teak laid decks. The yacht is Lloyd's registered, issued by Cayman"
"Alysia Alysia is a luxury charter Motor yacht owned by Greek businessman Andreas Liveras. She is number 38 on the List of motor yachts by length. She was constructed in steel during 2006 by the Neorion ship-yard for a cost of about 116 million EUR. This made her ""Forbes"" magazine's most expensive yacht in the world for 2006. ""Alysia"" is long, in the beam and has a draft of . Her displacement is 2,990 metric tons. She can accommodate up to 36 guests and 36 crew. The main engines are twins Caterpillar 3606s, with maximum out put of each. She"
"position before being named Chairman in 2001. By that time, it added two more vessels (Silver Whisper and Silver Shadow) making it a four ship fleet. As of 2017 Silversea operates nine vessels on worldwide itineraries that call in all seven continents. It has been recognized as one of the World's best with multiple awards from Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure magazines as well as other travel publications and organizations. He was the sole owner of Silversea, until June 2018, when Royal Caribbean agreed to pay about US$1 billion for a two-third stake in the company. In August"
"Kahraman Sadıkoğlu Kahraman Sadıkoğlu is a Turkish businessman. He owns the Istanbul-based Sadikoglu Group. He paid for the restoration of one of the largest yachts in the world, the ""Savarona"". She was purchased by the Turkish government in 1938 for use as a presidential yacht by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, but was later allowed to fall into disrepair after his death. Mr Sadikoglu leased the vessel in 1989 from the Turkish government and invested 50 million dollars to restore its former beauty. Afterwards he rented her out for luxury cruises. The lease contract was rescinded after a media scandal in 2010"