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The yacht was initially built for Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei before 1996, but the client stopped the purchase contract the next year. [5] In 2001, she went to the current owner, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. [6] The yacht was designed by Andrew Winch, with interior design by Platinum Yachts.
The yacht is owned by Roman Abramovich, and was delivered on 9 December 2010. At 162.5 metres (533 ft 2 in) long [5] Eclipse was the world's longest private yacht until Azzam was launched in April 2013, which is 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) longer. [7] The yacht's cost has been estimated at €340 million. [2]
At the Dubai Yacht show, this year's dream vessel is the modestly-named Nirvana. The 289-foot megayacht is for sale for $315 million. All that dough buys you a helicopter deck (helicopter not ...
A Government-owned corporation is a legal entity that undertakes commercial activities on behalf of an owner government. Their legal status varies from being a part of government to stock companies with a state as a regular stockholder .
Location of the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates is a country at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf.. The economy is the second largest in the Arab world (after Saudi Arabia), with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$570 billion (DH 2.1 trillion) in 2014.
Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, [1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.
A royal yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family. If the monarch is an emperor the proper term is imperial yacht. Most of them are financed by the government of the country of which the monarch is head. The royal yacht is most often crewed by personnel from the navy and used by the monarch and their family on both private and ...
A zipline was installed which links Dubai Marina with the Dubai Marina Mall. [21] The take-off platform is located at the top of a Amwaj Tower and is 170 metres (560 ft) above ground level. It has a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). XLine is a two-row ride where two people can ride side by side at the same time. [22]