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Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich owns or is linked to a collection of five yachts estimated to be worth almost $1bn, including several vessels whose ownership remained secret until this week.

A Financial Times investigation into the billionaire’s assets has lifted the veil of secrecy he maintains over his wealth, even after the UK and EU imposed sanctions on him following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for his allegedly close relationship with President Vladimir Putin.

Authorities in the UK and EU are attempting to identify all of the assets owned by sanctioned oligarchs. Abramovich was already widely reported to be the owner of Solaris and Eclipse — worth $474mn and $437mn, respectively, according to yacht data service VesselsValue. But the FT revealed this week that he also owns Halo and Garçon, which are both moored in Antigua.

The Antiguan government was unaware of the ownership of the boats docked on the island before inquiries from the FT, highlighting the scale of the challenge UK and EU authorities face in enforcing sanctions.

Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute think-tank said governments, banks and other institutions trying to enforce sanctions had to navigate a world where “ownership trails run cold and morph into a haze of front companies, nominees and cut-outs”.

Halo and Garçon are valued at $38mn and $20mn, respectively, and are now at risk of being seized.

In a letter to the British high commissioner to Barbados regarding the yachts, Antiguan minister of foreign affairs Paul Chet Greene said the island would “provide full assistance to the government of the United Kingdom” if it receives a request under the two nations’ Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty.

The letter noted that Antigua had requested information on the company that owns the two boats — British Virgin Islands-registered Wenham Overseas Limited — after “persistent allegations by the Financial Times that the vessels could be owned by Mr Roman Abramovich”.

In response, the British high commission provided Antiguan authorities with a letter, seen by the FT, “from the Financial Investigation Agency of the British Virgin Islands which states the beneficial owner of Wenham Overseas Ltd is Roman Abramovich”.

The letter also shows the billionaire’s address in Switzerland is listed simply as “Immeuble, Gatzby Le Magnifique”, which translates as “The Great Gatsby Building”.

Keatinge described the UK’s ability to demand full ownership information of companies registered in any of its overseas territories or crown dependencies as its “most powerful global weapon” in combating financial secrecy.

However, he asked: “How much is that weapon being used?”

A person with knowledge of Abramovich’s boat collection and documents seen by the FT indicate that the oligarch may also still be the owner of Sussurro, the first yacht he bought in 1998, despite reports he had given it to an ex-wife in a divorce.

The person who correctly identified the two yachts in Antigua as belonging to Abramovich told the FT the oligarch still owned Sussurro.

The vessel’s owner is listed in maritime registers as Vesuvius International Limited in the British Virgin Islands. BVI documents show this company was deregistered there in 2017. Another Vesuvius International was registered in Jersey the same year.

The owner of Jersey-based Vesuvius International is listed as Wotton Overseas Holdings Limited. This entity — which shifted from the BVI to Jersey in 2017 — is also the owner through a subsidiary of a helicopter that has been photographed landing on Abramovich’s Solaris several times.

Maritime tracking services show Sussurro, which means “whisper” in Italian and is valued at $11mn, is moored in La Ciotat in the south of France — the same port where the French government last month seized a $116mn superyacht belonging to a company tied to Igor Sechin, head of Russian oil group Rosneft.

Sussurro’s management company is Blue Ocean Management, a Cyprus-based company that also manages Le Grand Bleu, a 113-metre superyacht that Abramovich reportedly gave to his business associate Eugene Shvidler.

The UK placed Shvidler under sanctions last week.

The letter from the BVI’s financial investigation agency to its British counterparts also reveals that the owner of Le Grand Blue — Ashchurch Holdings Limited — is owned by “Zarui Shvidler”. Shvidler’s wife is commonly known as Zara Shvidler.

VesselsValue pegged Le Grand Bleu’s market value in a range of $110mn-$130mn, noting that the boat had last been tracked this week in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Puerto Rico.

Representatives for Abramovich and Shvidler did not respond to requests for comment.

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First Look at Billionaire Roman Abramovich’s ‘Secret’ Superyacht 

A new superyacht is making waves before it’s even completed. Solaris , reported to be owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, was photographed in June 2021 undergoing testing in the North Sea.

The 455-foot-long explorer yacht has been shrouded in secrecy from the start—despite being relatively hard to hide. 

With eight decks, Solaris —which can sleep 36 guests and a crew of 60—is said to have been built in a yacht shed bigger and taller than Buckingham Palace.

As for amenities, Solaris is helicopter-friendly with a landing pad and hangar, while her beach club beckons sunbathers.

With two massive, 9-megawatt electric Azipod propulsion systems, she’s expected to be one of the most powerful superyachts in the world.


Still, Solaris isn’t even the biggest ship Abraomovich owns: That honor goes to the 533-foot-long Eclipse , the second-longest yacht in the world.

Inside an Outrageous 351-Foot Superyacht

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So sieht die Yacht des russischen Oligarchen Abramowitsch im Detail aus

So sieht die 637 millionen euro teure yacht „eclipse“ des russischen oligarchen abramowitsch im detail aus.

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Der russische Oligarch Roman Abramowitsch versucht anscheinend, Sanktionen des Vereinigten Königreichs zu umgehen, indem er seine Superyachten in sichere Gewässer verlegt.

Eine davon ist die Eclipse, deren Bau 637 Millionen Euro kostete und die einst die größte Yacht der Welt war. Sie besitzt unter anderem ein U-Boot, zwei Pools, ein Kino sowie eine Disco.

Diese Yacht lag vor kurzem in New York City. Wir haben die Chance ergriffen und Fotos gemacht.

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Roman Abramowitsch, der russische Oligarch, versucht offenbar, die gegen ihn verhängten Sanktionen zu umschiffen. Dazu gehört auch, dass er seine Superyachten in den vergangenen Tagen schnell in sichere Gewässer brachte, in denen sie nicht beschlagnahmt werden können.

Abramowitschs 168 Meter langes Flaggschiff ist die Eclipse, die beim Bau schätzungsweise 637 Millionen Euro kostete. Nachdem Großbritannien nach der russischen Invasion in die Ukraine Sanktionen gegen Abramowitsch verhängt hatte, verließ seine zweite „kleinere“ 546-Millionen-Euro-Superyacht, die Solaris, die spanische Stadt Barcelona und fuhr nach Montenegro. Am 13. März verließ die Yacht jedoch eilig den Hafen, ohne aufzutanken, und fuhr weiter in die Türkei.

In der Türkei traf die Solaris auch auf die pompösere Eclipse, die aus der Karibik in die Türkei kam. Klar: Derzeit ist sie offenbar auf der Flucht vor den britischen Behörden. Das war aber nicht immer so. Einmal lag sie am Pier 90 in Manhattan vor Anker und Robert Johnson konnte für Insider einige Bilder machen.

Insider gibt euch einen exklusiven Blick in die 637 Millionen Euro teure Superyacht Eclipse

1. Direkt südlich dieses öffentlichen Parkplatzes auf dem Dach des Pier 90 Terminals in New York City lag die pompöse Yacht des russischen Milliardärs Roman Abramowitsch, die „Eclipse“, vor Anker.

2. Sie ist 163 Meter lang und gestaltet im Stil eines Militärschiffes.

3. Die Eclipse kostete bei Auslieferung im Jahr 2010 637 Millionen Euro und war damals die größte Yacht der Welt.

4. Das Schiff ist so ausgestattet, dass es mit jedem Schiff auf dem Meer konkurrieren kann. Die Eclipse hat beispielsweise ein eigenes Mini-U-Boot, das bis zu 150 Meter tief tauchen kann.

5. Die Eclipse hat zwei Hubschrauberlandeplätze.

6. Kugelsicheres Glas und Panzerplatten umhüllen die gesamte Länge von Abramowitschs Master-Suite und der Kommandobrücke.

7. Außerdem verbaut: ein Raketen-Abwehrsystem deutscher Bauart.

8. Das Schiff soll auch einen Laserschutz gegen Paparazzi besitzen, sollten sie versuchen, die Gäste auf der Yacht zu fotografieren. Als wir vor Ort waren, gab es aber keinen Hinweis auf dieses Gerät.

9. Die Eclipse hat drei Rettungsboote.

10. Es scheint außerdem, als wäre die Yacht mit medizinischem Material und einer Vielzahl von Funkgeräten bestückt.

11. Vom Parkplatz aus hatte man das Gefühl, fast auf der Eclipse selbst zu sein.

12. Aber die Chancen, dass wir an Bord des Schiffes gebeten werden, waren gering …

13. … Wir hofften darauf, eines der 70 Besatzungsmitglieder zu finden, die auf der Eclipse arbeiten und die uns erzählen würden, wie das Leben auf dem Schiff ist.

14. Leider war niemand an einem Gespräch interessiert.

15. Wir fühlten uns nicht wie Paparazzi und hatten auch nicht den Verdacht, gelasert zu werden, als wir uns auf dem Parkplatz befanden und von dort die Yacht beobachteten.

16. Von hier oben war das Schiff atemberaubend und man sah, wie viel Arbeit dahinter steckte.

17. Das Medium „Yacht Report“ berichtet, dass der Besitz einer Superyacht jedes Jahr etwa 20 Prozent des ursprünglichen Wertes eines Schiffes kostet.

18. Experten schätzen, dass Roman Abramowitsch wahrscheinlich 68 Millionen Euro pro Jahr allein für den Betrieb des privaten Kreuzfahrtschiffs mit 24 Gästesuiten zahlt.

19. Das Schiff teilt sich auf in zwei Swimmingpools im Inneren, eine Disco, ein Kino, einen Friseursalon und ein Restaurant.

20. Diese Türen benutzen Gäste, um das vordere Deck zu betreten.

21. Auf diesem Bild seht ihr die Rettungsringe des Schiffes.

22. Mit 13.000 Tonnen war die Eclipse damals das größte Schiff, das mit einem speziellen Stabilisierungssystem ausgestattet war. Es hält die Yacht in rauen Gewässern, während es vor Anker liegt oder langsam durch die See fährt, ruhig.

23. Abramowitsch musste 136.000 Euro für das Parken der Eclipse in New York City bezahlen, während er womöglich seine Tochter und ihr neues Baby besuchte. Auf den Tag gerechnet waren das etwa 1.600 Euro.

24. Eine große Yacht – wie die Eclipse – kann mehr als 378.000 Liter Treibstoff fassen.

25. Je nachdem wie die Preise stehen, könnte eine fünfstündige Kreuzfahrt pro Strecke etwa 27.000 Euro kosten.

27. Die Summen dürften Roman Abramowitsch jedoch wenig interessieren. Immerhin besitzt er ein geschätztes Vermögen von fast 7,3 Milliarden Euro.

27. Hier seht ihr einige Drohnen-Aufnahmen von der Superyacht.

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28. Fotos von der Innenausstattung der Luxusyacht findet ihr bei „ Boat International „.

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Roman Abramovich’s Yacht Fleet Past & Present

Say what you want about the elite, but you can’t help but marvel and low-key admire their spending habits when it comes to luxury toys. While Roman Abramovich might only be Russia’s 12th richest man (with a net worth of 9.8 billion USD), he’s undoubtedly the one you’ve heard the most about.

A fortune that began with a toy doll company, Abramovich and his now ex-wife used its success as a catalyst to world domination through everything from oil to consumer goods.

Among his arsenal of past and present superyachts, the billionaire tycoon also owns a private Boeing 767 and Gulfstream G650, while his ex-wife Irina took the Dassault Falcon 900 during their divorce settlement.

The pricetags below of these Roman Abramovich yachts – past and present – are in Australian dollars.

A Complete List of Roman Abramovich’s Yachts

Sussurro – $146 million.

Rumour has it that Sussurro is now owned by his ex-wife by way of a divorce settlement, and is rarely used regardless as it is almost always docked in Antibes.

ECSTASEA – $154 MILLION

Ecstasea is one of the fastest large yachts around, with an impressive 43,000 horsepower at a length of 86 metres.

LUNA – $386 MILLION

This 115-metre monstrosity boasts dual helipads and was built by Lloyd Werft at Stahlbau Nord Shipyards. The world’s second largest expedition yacht, the LUNA was sold to Abramovich’s friend and Azerbaijani billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov for 240 million Euro in 2014.

PELORUS – $386 MILLION

Clocking in at the same length and a very similar price tag, the Pelorus was built in 2003 by Lurssen and was briefly owned by a Saudi businessman before being sold to Abramovich the year after.

Optimised for long distance cruising, the Pelorus is without a doubt the sleekest of the tycoon’s line-up, with this vessel capable of 6000 nautical miles at 16 knots in a single voyage. Pelorus is now owned by Hong Kong businessman Samuel Tak Lee.

ECLIPSE – $643 MILLION

There’s no way Roman Abramovich could part from his flagship superyacht and the world’s largest by length at 163.5 metres. Known as the 1.5 billion dollar superyacht, Eclipse’s original cost price was realistically no more than 500 million USD.

Built in total secrecy by Blohm + Voss of Hamburg to custom request from Roman, Eclipse sports bulletproof windows, an advanced missile detection system and a provision to escape via submarine located at the bottom end of the yacht. Bond villain gadgets aside, its other amenities are things such as dual swimming pools and 20 jet skis.

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FC Chelsea, Roman Abramowitsch mit neuer 500-Millionen-Yacht

Das ist abramowitschs rekord-yacht.

Dass Roman Abramowitsch eine Schwäche für Luxus-Yachten hat, ist schon länger bekannt. Nun hat der Besitzer des FC Chelsea bald ein neues "Baby" - die Solaris. 

Die neue Yacht des russisch-israelischen Milliardärs ist rund 140 Meter lang, verfügt über acht Decks und sogar einen Hubschrauber-Landeplatz. Nun sind erste Bilder des Schiffs aufgetaucht, die in der Lloyd Werft von Bremerhaven gebaut wurde. 

Abramowitsch besitzt nun die leistungsstärkste Yacht der Welt

Die englische Zeitung The Sun berichtet, dass die neue Anschaffung von Abramowitsch rund 500 Millionen Euro wert ist. Dank zweier Elektromotoren soll es sich außerdem um die leistungsstärkste Yacht der Welt handeln. Der Top-Speed liegt bei 18 Knoten. 

Die Halle, in der sie zu weiten Teilen gebaut wurde, soll größer als der Buckingham Palace in London sein. Die Solaris wird dem Bericht zufolge 48 Kabinen haben, in denen 36 Passagiere Platz finden können. Hinzukommt eine 60-köpfige Crew. 

Weitere nette Nebeneffekte für Abramowitsch: Ein riesiger Pool, ein Outdoor-Beach-Club, ein ganzer Spa-Bereich und Jacuzzis. Es scheint ganz so, als ließe es sich auf dieser Yacht aushalten. 

Die Solaris soll mittlerweile schon bereit für eine Testfahrt sein. Im Sommer soll sie dem 54-Jährigen übergeben werden. Abramowitsch besitzt mit der Eclipse bereits die viertlängste Mega-Yacht der Welt (162,5 Meter). 

Die Fakten zu Abramowitschs neuer Super-Yacht:

• Wert: 500 Mio. Euro
• Länge: 140 Meter
• Tonnage: 11 000
• Höchstgeschwindigkeit: 18 Knoten (rund 32 km/h)
• Kabinen: 48
• Passagiere: 36
• Besatzung: 60
• Antrieb: zwei elektrische Azipod-Propeller
• Extras: Hubschrauberlandeplatz, Swimmingpool, Beach Club-Bereich, Jacuzzi und Spa-Bereich

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Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich owns or is linked to a collection of five yachts estimated to be worth almost $1bn, including several vessels whose ownership remained secret until this week.

A Financial Times investigation into the billionaire’s assets has lifted the veil of secrecy he maintains over his wealth, even after the UK and EU imposed sanctions on him following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for his allegedly close relationship with President Vladimir Putin.

Authorities in the UK and EU are attempting to identify all of the assets owned by sanctioned oligarchs. Abramovich was already widely reported to be the owner of Solaris and Eclipse — worth $474mn and $437mn, respectively, according to yacht data service VesselsValue. But the FT revealed this week that he also owns Halo and Garçon, which are both moored in Antigua.

The Antiguan government was unaware of the ownership of the boats docked on the island before inquiries from the FT, highlighting the scale of the challenge UK and EU authorities face in enforcing sanctions.

Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute think-tank said governments, banks and other institutions trying to enforce sanctions had to navigate a world where “ownership trails run cold and morph into a haze of front companies, nominees and cut-outs”.

Halo and Garçon are valued at $38mn and $20mn, respectively, and are now at risk of being seized.

In a letter to the British high commissioner to Barbados regarding the yachts, Antiguan minister of foreign affairs Paul Chet Greene said the island would “provide full assistance to the government of the United Kingdom” if it receives a request under the two nations’ Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty.

The letter noted that Antigua had requested information on the company that owns the two boats — British Virgin Islands-registered Wenham Overseas Limited — after “persistent allegations by the Financial Times that the vessels could be owned by Mr Roman Abramovich”.

In response, the British high commission provided Antiguan authorities with a letter, seen by the FT, “from the Financial Investigation Agency of the British Virgin Islands which states the beneficial owner of Wenham Overseas Ltd is Roman Abramovich”.

The letter also shows the billionaire’s address in Switzerland is listed simply as “Immeuble, Gatzby Le Magnifique”, which translates as “The Great Gatsby Building”.

Keatinge described the UK’s ability to demand full ownership information of companies registered in any of its overseas territories or crown dependencies as its “most powerful global weapon” in combating financial secrecy.

However, he asked: “How much is that weapon being used?”

A person with knowledge of Abramovich’s boat collection and documents seen by the FT indicate that the oligarch may also still be the owner of Sussurro, the first yacht he bought in 1998, despite reports he had given it to an ex-wife in a divorce.

The person who correctly identified the two yachts in Antigua as belonging to Abramovich told the FT the oligarch still owned Sussurro.

The vessel’s owner is listed in maritime registers as Vesuvius International Limited in the British Virgin Islands. BVI documents show this company was deregistered there in 2017. Another Vesuvius International was registered in Jersey the same year.

The owner of Jersey-based Vesuvius International is listed as Wotton Overseas Holdings Limited. This entity — which shifted from the BVI to Jersey in 2017 — is also the owner through a subsidiary of a helicopter that has been photographed landing on Abramovich’s Solaris several times.

Maritime tracking services show Sussurro, which means “whisper” in Italian and is valued at $11mn, is moored in La Ciotat in the south of France — the same port where the French government last month seized a $116mn superyacht belonging to a company tied to Igor Sechin, head of Russian oil group Rosneft.

Sussurro’s management company is Blue Ocean Management, a Cyprus-based company that also manages Le Grand Bleu, a 113-metre superyacht that Abramovich reportedly gave to his business associate Eugene Shvidler.

The UK placed Shvidler under sanctions last week.

The letter from the BVI’s financial investigation agency to its British counterparts also reveals that the owner of Le Grand Blue — Ashchurch Holdings Limited — is owned by “Zarui Shvidler”. Shvidler’s wife is commonly known as Zara Shvidler.

VesselsValue pegged Le Grand Bleu’s market value in a range of $110mn-$130mn, noting that the boat had last been tracked this week in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Puerto Rico.

Representatives for Abramovich and Shvidler did not respond to requests for comment.

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20 crew members supply Roman Abramovich's $600 million superyacht with provisions, electricity, and water every day as the Ukraine war wages on, report says

• A crew supplies Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's yacht on a daily basis, a worker told the NYT.
• Solaris has a truckload of food delivered every week by a catering company, the port worker said.
• The yacht is docked in Turkey, a country that hasn't yet imposed sanctions on Russia over the war.

A $600 million superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is being supplied with daily provisions amid the Ukraine war, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

Twenty crew members tend to the 460-foot yacht named Solaris, which is docked in Yalıkavak Marina in the Turkish resort town of Bodrum, an anonymous port worker familiar with the matter told The Times.

The worker said that the crew came on a daily basis to supply the yacht with electricity, water, and provisions, as well as remove the waste onboard.

A catering company delivers a truckload of food every week to Solaris, the port worker said in the interview with The Times. "Twenty cases of asparagus — what would you do with so much asparagus?" they said.

Abramovich , the former owner of Chelsea Football Club, was sanctioned by the UK in March as part of Western efforts to punish Russia and President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. The UK froze Abramovich's assets and banned him from making transactions with UK individuals and businesses.

The EU has also sanctioned Abramovich. 

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His Solaris yacht has avoided sailing into EU territory since the Ukraine war broke out. The vessel was moored in a shipyard in Barcelona for repairs until March 8, when it headed to Montenegro and then Turkey . Solaris has since appeared to have remained in Turkish waters, where many other Russian oligarchs' yachts have moored .

Yalıkavak Marina told The Times in a statement that Solaris was kept outside of the marina's boundaries because of "international concerns."

Roman Abramovich could not immediately be reached for comment.

Eclipse, another superyacht owned by Abramovich, per Superyacht Fan , is floating off the Turkish town, Göcek, according to ship-tracking website MarineTraffic .

Turkey is yet to sanction Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized Western sanctions imposed against Russia. His country has also supported Ukraine, per Reuters .

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Roman Abramovich’s superyacht Eclipse spotted off of Greenock, Scotland

Roman Abramovich’s superyacht Eclipse has been spotted off Greenock, Scotland. It’s unclear whether Eclipse ’s owner is on his luxury yacht in Scotland, but the 162.5 metre yacht has been turning heads nonetheless.

The second largest yacht in the world, Roman Abramovich's Eclipse has been making quite a stir as Scotland is a more unusual superyacht charter destination , especially this time of year when many iconic yachts are seen in the Mediterranean .

Roman Abramovich’s superyacht Eclipse spent this spring at a shipyard in Barcelona. She left the Med, sailing via Bergen, Norway, and around the UK to the northern waters of Scotland. She might just be making a scenic stop and enjoying cruising Scotland’s craggy coast by luxury yacht  before heading back south.

Eclipse was named Motor Yacht of the Decade during the World Superyacht Awards 2015. Roman Abramovich’s superyacht Eclipse held the title of world’s largest private yacht for an impressive three-year stint from her launch in 2010 until 2013, when new largest yacht in the world 180 metre Azzam stole the crown.

When Eclipse left the Blohm+Voss yard in Germany, however, it was her ownership as much as her gargantuan proportions that drew headlines. Roman Abramovich stands at the vanguard of a wave of Russian owners who have made such a mark on the superyacht industry that they have redefined its boundaries. Their boldness and ability to spend vast sums have not only pushed size, but also design, to exciting new levels.

It's no wonder that Roman Abramovich's Eclipse  being seen in Scotland is making waves, as she's the only yacht of her kind and of such ownership in sight.

Eclipse is notable for plenty apart from her size. Yacht designer Terence Disdale ’s graceful lines flatter her bulk with rulebook-writing aplomb and she’s chock-full of custom features, including a 16 metre swimming pool that can be converted into a dance floor.

Her interior – also by Terence Disdale – boasts hundreds of bespoke finishes exclusively developed for the project. Some of the statistics she carries are undeniably impressive: a 56 metre-long owner’s deck; pads for two helicopters plus a hangar for a third under the foredeck; accommodation for 92 crew and staff; 18 suites for 36 guests.

Many details of her specifications and design are shrouded in mystery, but as the only media organisation to have featured Eclipse in full, Boat International can attest that this is one truly extraordinary yacht, as the locals are getting to see while superyacht Eclipse makes a cameo in Scotland.

Photo courtesy Invercyldenow

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Von: Kai Hartwig

Santa Flavia – Das Drama um die gesunkene Segelyacht „Bayesian“ vor der Küste Siziliens dauert an. Inzwischen ist es Spezialtauchern gelungen, bis in den Schiffsrumpf vorzudringen. Am Mittwochnachmittag (21. August) wurde bekannt, dass dort mehrere Leichen gefunden wurden . Unter den Todesopfern des Unglücks waren auch Yacht-Besitzer und Tech-Milliardär Mike Lynch und dessen Tochter Hannah . Unterdessen zeigt ein neu aufgetauchtes Überwachungsvideo die dramatischen Momente des Untergangs der Luxusyacht.

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Der Besitzer der Villa sah die dramatischen Szenen rund um die „Bayesian“. Er schilderte der italienischen Nachrichtenagentur Ansa , wie unglaublich schnell die Yacht unterging. „In nur 60 Sekunden kann man sehen, dass das Schiff verschwindet. Man kann sehr gut sehen, was passiert. Es gab nichts, was man für das Boot tun konnte. Es verschwand in sehr kurzer Zeit“, sagte der Villen-Besitzer.

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Zunächst wurden sieben Menschen vermisst , später wurde eine Leiche im Wasser gefunden. Bei der Suche nach den sechs Vermissten wurden am Mittwoch (21. August) fünf weitere Todesopfer geborgen. (kh mit dpa)

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