Super Yacht
Oh, the things you can buy when you're a billionaire. This article, on what will be the world's biggest yacht, is from Spluch:
Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire is getting himself a new yacht. It will be the largest privately owned yacht in the world.
The Eclipse, currently taking shape in a shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, is expected to boast two helicopter landing pads, three launches, several hot tubs, a private cinema, a swimming pool and a submarine. It will require a crew of at least 50. Some of these features appear on the yachts of other billionaires, but the size of the Eclipse is unprecedented. Informed sources say it will be 550ft long — edging out what is currently the world’s biggest yacht, Dubai, the 525ft floating pleasure palace, owned by Sheikh Maktoum, the emirate’s ruler.
The Eclipse is expected to carry a miniature submarine, which could be an escape vehicle for Abramovich and his wife Irina in the event of onboard danger.
No idea of the actual cost of the boat, but when you're talking about something like this, the old saying "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" is certainly true.
For more info on the boat, you can also read the Times Online article HERE.
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