$300.000,000 Motor Yacht "A"

Season 2, Episode 576,   May 23, 2022, 04:00 PM

Introducing Motor Yacht A 

 This multi-award winning 119m motor yacht was built by Blohm + Voss in Germany at their Kiel shipyard. Her interior and exterior are designed by Philippe Starck. She was ordered in 2004 and delivered to her owner in June 2008.  

A has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 14 guests in 7 suites, consisting of 1 owners suite and six guest suites. . Additionally, there are 2 staff cabins aboard which can accommodate up to 4 members of the owners' staff and security team. She is also capable of carrying up to 35 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yachting experience. 

Her features include three swimming pools that create currents to swim against, a glass roof looking up into one of the swimming pools, a beauty salon, a stern hatch that opens up as a huge swim platform over the sea, several side garages with tenders, a helipad and more. 

A is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel 6,035hp engines running at 1000rpm, she comfortably cruises at 19 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 23 knots with a range of up to 4,250 nautical miles from her 757,000 litre fuel tanks at 23 knots. Her water tanks store around 94,000 Litres of fresh water.  

Motor Yacht A is rumoured to be owned by Russian Billionaire, Andrey Melnichenko, who has a net worth of somewhere between $15.8 Billion and $17.4 Billion, depending on the source. Melnichenko was placed on the EU sanctions list on the 9 March 2022 on the basis of being "one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russia".[67][68] In response, Melnichenko commented that he "had no relation to the tragic events in Ukraine" and "had no political affiliations". It was reported that he "stepped down from his positions at both Eurochem and SUEK and withdrew as the beneficiary at both firms". [ Reuters has reported that Melnichenko will be disputing the sanctions listing. 

Another yacht that is Attributed to Melnichenko is Sailing Yacht A, worth an estimated $580 Million US. Sailing Yacht, A is currently seized in Italy, and according to reports, Motor Yacht A went dark, switching off its Automatic Tracking system, two days after, on March 10, near the Maldives. The current location of Motor Yacht A is unknown.  

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OWNER & GUESTS - 14
CABINS: 7
CREW: 35
BUILDER - Blohm + Voss
LENGTH -  119m
BEAM - 18.87m
DRAFT - 5.15m
GROSS TONNAGE - 5,959 GT
CRUISING SPEED - 19 Knots
TOP SPEED - 23 Knots
DELIVERED  - 2008
INTERIOR DESIGNER - Philippe Starck
EXTERIOR DESIGNER - Philippe Starck

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