The price of the super-vessel was not disclosed, and there is no data on it in the domestic media. But a Heesen spokesman told Business Insider that yachts in this class are selling for $ 13.2 million per meter. In this case, the Galactica Super Nova should cost somewhere around $ 900 million.
Alekperov can afford such an expensive means of transportation. As Bloomberg calculated, in the past six years alone, it has become richer by $ 3 billion. During their third term as president, 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 the approximate cost is $ 400 million. There's a music scene on the motor yacht showroom, two swimming pools, a gym with a sauna, a cinema and even a small clinic where you can carry out simple operations.
IN this moment the yacht is located in Saint Barthélemy - the so-called island of millionaires - in the Caribbean. Several years ago, Abramovich bought 70 acres of land and bungalows with ocean views here. So if the UK, because of the conflict with Russia, decides to create problems for the businessman, the owner of the Chelsea football club has much to retreat.
Dilbar
The yacht owned by the oligarch Alisher Usmanov is equipped with a diesel-electric power plantallowing the ship to move at a cruising speed of 22.5 knots (about 42 kilometers per hour). Estimated cost - $ 600 million.
The yacht is named after the mother of the founder of USM Holdings, which combines assets in the mining and metallurgy industries.
On March 14, Dilbar passengers sailed from Spain and headed for the island of Sardinia, according to the MarineTraffic vessel tracking map.
Quantum Blue
The cost of the yacht is about $ 250 million. At the end of February, she passed the route from Gibraltar to French Nice.
According to the specialized site SuperYacht Fan, the yacht belongs to the founder of the retail chain Magnit. On board Sergei Galitsky has a helipad, jacuzzi, swimming pool, spa, gym, cinema and an elevator connecting all decks.
“Spending a lot of time on a yacht is overkill. A week is enough for me to miss Krasnodar, ”Galitsky said.
Yacht "A"
For coal tycoon Andrei Melnichenko, size seems to matter. The world's largest "sailboat" with the name from the first letter of the entrepreneur's name was built especially for him. It is longer football field.
Owns Melnichenko and Swiss chemical company Eurochem. But it is believed that he spends most of his time not at work, but on a boat worth from $ 300 to $ 500 million.
She can accommodate 14 guests in 7 cabins. There are 20 cabins for 42 crew members.
Recently "A" sailed past Cyprus, and they came to see the legendary yacht locals... Prior to that, she was visiting Israel. Now moored to the Spanish city of Cartagena.
Palladium
The yacht is almost 100 meters long and worth $ 200 million belongs to Mikhail Prokhorov. She visited Ibiza last October and has been wintering in the Spanish port of Vilanova ever since.
The Palladium has 8 cabins and can accommodate 16 guests. Experts note its stylish futuristic design. It was created by Michael Leach Design, UK.
Prokhorov loves aquatic species sports, so there is a complete set for them on the yacht.
There is even a special area for drinking cocktails.
Last year, the oligarch's boat caught the attention of the Spanish tax authorities. The case concerned the failure to pay the amount for the yacht's mooring.
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, media reported that Ice could be seized at the request of the Geneva prosecutor's office.
According to government services, the $ 170 million boat has not left Morocco for a long time. But once even Bill Gates wanted to buy the 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 aboard Madam GU. But in the official declaration, this yacht worth $ 150 million does not appear. Possibly framed in the name of relatives or close friends.
Moored by Madam GU in Genoa. Interestingly, the last time it was skated on February 27. Just when the State Duma had a "regional week" on schedule and the deputies had to meet with their voters. Perhaps, he invited some of the residents of the Belgorod region, which Skoch represents in the lower chamber, 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 Metallurgical Plant, Viktor Rashnikov. He was recently included in the "Kremlin list" of the US Treasury.
Did he really float to negotiate so that no sanctions were imposed? After all, the Canadian port of Victoria is located at the very border with the American state of Washington.
Another version is that Rashnikov went to recruit Canadian hockey players to move to his own club, Metallurg. If only there were no accidents - a couple of years ago a tragedy struck aboard the luxurious Ocean Victory. An iron chain wrapped around a worker's legs as he raised an anchor in Thailand. The man, who received numerous injuries, lost a lot of blood and fell into a coma in a short time. Doctors transported the victim to the nearest hospital in Phuket, but they could not save his life.
Numeral
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 the President of the UAE Sheikh Khalifa Ibn Zayed Al Nahyan.Presidential grace
Superyacht Graceful - one of the most mysterious in the world.They began to build it in Russia, at the state enterprise "Sevmash". This is the largest shipbuilding complex in our country.
After the construction of the original building by Sevmash in 2010, it was towed to Bremen, Germany. There the boat was modified, put on the water and sent to Hamburg. The German shipbuilding firm Blohm + Voss completed the outfitting of the vessel in 2014.
On profile yacht sites they write that "Graceful" is smaller in size (82 meters) than some megayachts, but "is not inferior to them in luxury." It has an indoor pool, which, after certain operations, can be transformed into a dance floor; owner's suite 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 the Russian media, despite the domestic origin of Graceful, almost nothing was written about her. Little information can be found in Western publications. Deutsche Welle pointed out that Graceful was built at the same Hamburg shipyard as Roman Abramovich's yacht. This gave rise to the British newspaper The Independent to suggest that the oligarch could have presented the boat as a gift. Indeed, the Daily Mail previously wrote that Abramovich had already donated one ship.
Rumors that Graceful is owned by Putin or someone close to him may be true, according to UK site Superyacht fan, which tracks billionaire acquisitions of superyachts. But the authors make a reservation 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 looked at Graceful's routes and found additional arguments that Putin could float on it. The dates of the ship's departure to sea coincide with the president's schedule.
Maps from the vessel tracking site VesselFinder show that Graceful runs constantly between Russia and Spain. On May 23, 2017, the yacht was sighted off Sochi. On the Fleetphoto website, where users upload their photos of ships, there is even a snapshot of Graceful in the bay.
According to the Kremlin website, these may days Vladimir Putin was spending it in Sochi. He had a meeting with members of the Security Council and a meeting on the development of the space industry. Similar coincidences for the simultaneous presence of Putin and Graceful in Krasnodar Territory celebrated for two years. But not only. On September 15, 2016, the President leaves for Kerch, where he holds a meeting of the State Council Presidium. And Graceful also goes to Crimea.
As of March 14, the yacht was docked in the port of Barcelona. Surrounded by three more boats located 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.
Arnault is the richest man in France. He can be called a friend of Russia. He visits Moscow, and a few months ago Putin even awarded him the Pushkin Medal.
Owner 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 famous offshore zone. Thanks to the leak (Bahamas Leaks) it became known that at one time the US-Russian offshore company was headed by the former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Rosneft also had its share in it.
The company named O'Neil, which is listed as the owner of the yacht Graceful, was registered in the Bahamian jurisdiction in November 2003. Exactly one month before that, in October, Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing diplomatic relations with the Commonwealth Bahamas... True, the O'Neil status is no longer active.
If a lot of circumstantial evidence is enough to talk about Graceful's belonging to the Russian president, then it has the right to be considered the most valuable in Putin's personal flotilla. Earlier, the source found another "galley" from the head of state - a 46-meter Shellest worth about 1.5 billion rubles. Yacht Graceful is valued at 5.7 billion.
Buy Sell
The owner of the Monaco football club and one of the richest men in Russia, Dmitry Rybolovlev, has ordered the construction of a new 110-meter yacht at the Dutch shipyard Feadship. He put up his last yacht, the 67-meter Anna, for sale at a price of 65 million euros.But Putin's longtime judo partner Arkady Rotenberg (more precisely, this partner's partner Grigory Baevsky) purchased a Rahil yacht worth $ 60 million. It was originally built for British billionaire Graham de Zille.
One of the world's top yachts, the $ 220 million Pelorus, recently lost a Russian owner. After the divorce, he left her to his ex-wife Irina Roman Abramovich. She sold it, after which the boat changed several owners. Now members of the royal family of Abu Dhabi swim on it.
In 2017 sailing yacht “A” will start her maiden voyage. This is the second ship of the Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko. It is even bigger and more luxurious than you can imagine.
Motor yacht "A"
The first motor yacht “A” was built according to the project of the French designer Philippe Starck. He drew a sketch appearance ship in just 3.5 hours. The bow and stern sloping back make the yacht look like a submarine or battleship of the early 20th century. The yacht cost the Russian businessman about $ 300 million. For this he received a spacious luxurious vessel with a displacement of 6,000 tons, 119 m long and 19 m wide.
Motor yacht “A” was built by shipbuilders of Blohm + Voss at the shipyard in Kiel (Germany). It is powered by two MAN diesel engines that produce a total of 12,000 hp. power. The maximum speed of the vessel is 23 knots (42 km / h).
The maximum cruising range of the yacht is 6500 kilometers. This requires 750 tons of fuel.
Motor yacht "A" is designed for only 14 passengers, who have at their disposal rich interiors, designer finds and a lot of entertainment. The interior space covers an area of \u200b\u200b2,200 square meters, including 230 square meters of the main suite. Four large cabins can be converted into six suites with the help of sliding walls. The decoration uses genuine leather of sharks and crocodiles. And during the first voyage in 2008, the interior of the yacht became richer by three paintings by Claude Monet.
Philippe Starck, known for his risky design finds, has placed many Baccarat mirrors and crystals throughout the interior. The latter are used in crockery, cutlery and furniture.
In front of the deck there is a swimming pool and helipad. There are two more pools aft. Through the water column, the sun's rays illuminate the deck below with a disco.
Sailing yacht "A"
The next vessel of the oligarch Andrey Melnichenko was the sailing yacht of the same name, "A". 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!
The sailing monster has already been tested in the fjords of the North Sea. It is assumed that in the spring of 2017, "A" will be handed over to a Russian customer, who paid $ 318 million for it.
Sailing yacht “A” was designed by Philippe Starck and built by Nobiskrug at the Kiel shipyard. She has a steel hull with a displacement of 12,700 tons with a composite superstructure. The yacht has eight teak decks.
"A", the world's largest sailing vessel, is propelled by wind and propellers. The 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 meters sails are built in the USA. All sailing equipment of the vessel is put, retracted and controlled fully automatically.
The hybrid power yacht setup contains two diesel engines MTU 20V 4000 ML73 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). The range is 5320 nautical miles (9850 km). The yacht is operated by a crew of 54 people.
Motor and sailing yachts "A" make an unforgettable experience. They can only be compared with them.
She will be the largest sailing ship
Russian tycoon Andrey Melnichenko, known for his fondness for expensive floating toys, will soon be enjoying his new acquisition. The billionaire's sailing yacht, which starts sea trials in Germany, will be the largest vessel in its class and probably the most expensive.
The fact that the fruit of the design genius Philippe Starck, worth about 400 million euros, is preparing to set off on a test voyage from german city Keel, according to the British newspaper Daily Mail.
According to media reports, the eight-deck vessel is 25 meters wide and 143 meters long. The crew will be 50 people. The yacht will have three carbon fiber masts with a height of over 100 m. The area of \u200b\u200bthe largest sail will be 1,767 square meters. Passengers, among other activities, will be able to observe the underwater world through the transparent underwater section of the hull.
For comparison, the one that became famous in connection with the wedding of the Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov is only 88 meters long.
The fact that Andrey Melnichenko ordered the construction of the largest sailing ship in the world became known in July. The yacht was built at the shipyard of the shipbuilding company Nobiskrug in. She was named Sailing Yacht A. Melnichenko already has a mega yacht called "A", but it is not sailing, but motor. Melnichenko attracted the famous designer Philippe Starck to create both yachts.
VIDEO: The first yacht of the oligarch Melnichenko - the interiors are mesmerizing
Melnichenko owns controlling stakes in the energy company SUEK, Eurochem, and the Siberian generating company. Forbes magazine estimates his fortune at $ 9.1 billion. In the rating "The Richest Businessmen of Russia", compiled by the publication, in 2015 he took 13th place.
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Yacht "A"
The world's largest sailing ship, Mega Yacht A, belongs to russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and named after the first letter of the name of the owner and his wife Alexandra (by the way, she is in the photo with the pool). "A" cost the owner $ 300 million plus a tail, 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). The yacht has 3 swimming pools, and one of them has a glass bottom, it is also the ceiling of the disco deck below.
"Maltese Falcon"
The high-speed yacht Maltese Falcon, similar to an 18th century pirate ship, is equipped with smart equipment so that it can be operated by 1 person. When she rushes across the sea in full sail, it is a beautiful and mesmerizing sight. There is a lot of different entertainment: guests can go water skiing, 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 yacht "Streets of Monaco" is only a project so far, and if someone richer builds it, it will be the craziest ship in existence. And all you need is $ 1.1 billion. The megayacht contains the most famous sights of Monaco - from the famous casino "Monte Carlo" to the race track "Formula 1".
"Azzam"
Yacht "Azzam" (Azzam) in 2013 was the largest yacht in the world, its length is 180 meters. According to rumors, the owner of the luxury yacht is the President of the United United Arab Emirates Khalifa Ibn Zayd Al Nahyan. There is a helicopter and submarines on board, it is served by 500 people, and so much fuel is poured into the tanks that you can make trip around the worldwithout ever entering the port. By the way, the president himself lives widely and is famous for wide 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 sea animal, and was designed by Zaha Hadid. The avant-garde look of the vessel will definitely make all the oncoming millionaires and movie stars on classic yachts turn their heads.
"Dubai"
This yacht is not the most expensive - "only" $ 350 million, but it is definitely one of the most beautiful - it is decorated with mosaics, luxurious furniture and decoration, works of art. The yacht is owned by Sheikh Mohammed Ibn Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai and the Prime Minister of the UAE. "Dubai" is usually moored at artificial island Logo Island (Logo Island) in the form of a palm leaf, which also belongs to Sheikh Mohammed.
"Skyback"
The Skyback is a baby compared to the other yachts in this collection - "only" 80 meters long. But the luxury of the cabins and lounges is amazing, and there is also a cinema, a gym, a spa, and the main highlight is a 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"
The largest yacht in the world was arrested for debt. The owner of the snow-white eight-decker who was arrested is a Russian oligarch, the founder of MDM Bank, the owner of three Krasnoyarsk thermal power plants and the country's largest coal producer, the SUEK company, Andrey Melnichenko.
"Hundreds of people are amazed at the sight and size of the giant yacht that entered the Strait of Gibraltar", - wrote foreign media a week ago. A couple of days later, yacht A, which really looks more like a military cruiser than a cruise ship, was on the news again.
The largest yacht in the world adorns the collection of luxury cruise ships belonging to the 44-year-old oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, whose assets include Eurochem (90% of shares), Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK, 92%), Siberian Generating Company (LLC SGK, 92%), and the fortune is estimated at 13.4 billion euros (this is 11 th place in russian list and 139th place in the world ranking of billionaires by Forbes).
On February 5, yacht “A” left the port of Kiel in Germany and headed to Spain, where finishing works, running and acceptance tests are to be completed. However, since 18 February, the yacht has been under the control of the Gibraltar Admiralty, where Sailing Yacht A entered for refueling. The claim was filed by the Nobiskrug shipyard. German shipbuilders claim that they did not receive a final installment of 9.8 million euros from the customer, as well as 2.6 and 2.9 million euros were not paid to subcontractors. The total debt of Valla Yachts Limited, through which Melnichenko's order was received, thus reaches 15.3 million euros. According to the contract, the money had to be deposited before January 27.
Yacht "A" 2008 was 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) French Philippe Starck... It took four years to build the ship.
Until now, the largest yachts were considered Eos (93 m) and Maltese Falcon (88 m), 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 meters, total area sails - 3700 sq. meters (this is half of the football field), the height of the three carbon fiber masts is 91 meters. Inside one of these masts is a room that is 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: 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 the 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", allegedly named after the oligarch's wife, a former Serbian model Alexandra (Sandra) Nikolic, can receive up to 20 guests on board. They have a spa club, a beach with three pools, a garage for four cars (if you need to go ashore) and a submarine for sea voyages. A special room equipped in lower deck, allows you to monitor the life of the sea depths through a panoramic camera, and one of the decks is set aside for a helipad. It took 1,300 trunks of expensive teak wood to finish the yacht.
The yacht is serviced by a crew of 54 people. The cabin of Andrei Melnichenko himself, as the press writes, is protected by bullet-proof 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 - over 12,000 tons.
Yacht “A” of 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 yacht “A”, who are sure that the arrest from the vessel will be lifted within a few days. The issue of non-payment falls under arbitration in the UK, where it will be considered (home port "A" - Hamilton on Bermuda). At the same time, representatives of the oligarch say that they are amazed by the actions of Nobiskrug: some issues with the shipyard really remained unsettled, but no one avoided discussing them. “We assumed that the case was moving towards mutual agreement and sending the yacht to Spain”, - the lawyers comment. In particular, the representative of Andrey Melnichenko Alex Andreev told the media that the funds were transferred to a special deposit account until the situation was resolved.
And 9, and even 15.3 million dollars with a total capital of 13 billion do not look serious. But it may be that this is not the only debt associated with yacht "A". Before leaving for the Pyrenees, the ship called for two days at the Norwegian port of Kristianssen. Some commentators do not exclude that the route was specially laid in such a way as to “save” 70 million VAT along the way. A yacht manufactured in Germany for an overseas customer is subject to taxation in the country of operation. This rule was introduced by the German financial service to avoid double taxation. Condition - the operating country should not be a member of the EU, Norway is quite suitable for this. To get exemption from VAT in Germany, you only need Norwegian signatures and seals confirming your stay in the kingdom.
"In this case, the manufacturer indicates on the invoice the price without VAT and notes the availability of an export delivery", - explain in the Ministry of Finance of Germany. The risk for the manufacturer is that the customer may later simply “forget” to receive the required papers. In this case, the seller may demand the payment of VAT from the buyer, and then refund VAT after the presentation of the export documents.
The terms on which Yacht A was purchased from Nobiskrug were not disclosed. Based on a cost of 400 million euros, the VAT could be approximately 70 million. Representatives of Andrey Melnichenko declare that all tax obligations are being fulfilled, 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 with VAT refunds remains only one of many.
