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Saturday, September 9, 2023
Superyacht Alfa Nero docked in Falmouth Harbour in Antigua. Photo Credit:Bloomberg
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Ex-Google CEO Scraps $67.6 Million Purchase Of Abandoned Superyacht

By Jim Wyss and Devon Pendleton (Bloomberg) –Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has backed out of purchasing a superyacht that’s been abandoned in

September 9, 2023
Total Views: 10035

Saturday, July 22, 2023
Russian Tycoon Fails To Get Superyacht Out Of Canary Wharf
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Russian Tycoon Fails To Get Superyacht Out Of Canary Wharf

By Upmanyu Trivedi (Bloomberg) –The UK’s decision to freeze an unsanctioned Russian tycoon’s £38 million ($49 million) superyacht was legal, a

July 22, 2023
Total Views: 8555

Sunday, June 18, 2023
Italy And The Mediterranean Are Awash In Yachts
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Italy And The Mediterranean Are Awash In Yachts

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) –There are more superyachts off the coast of Italy than anywhere else in the world right now, and from recent headlines

June 18, 2023
Total Views: 4647

Saturday, June 17, 2023
Superyacht Alfa Nero docked in Falmouth Harbour in Antigua. Photo Credit:Bloomberg
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Abandoned Superyacht Sells For $67.6 Million

By Stephanie Baker and Jim Wyss (Bloomberg) –Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt bought the Alfa Nero superyacht that was ditched in Antigua in March

June 17, 2023
Total Views: 13572

Saturday, June 3, 2023
Superyacht Alfa Nero docked in Falmouth Harbour in Antigua. Photo Credit:Bloomberg
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Abandoned Russian Superyacht To Be Auctioned After Sanctions Lifted

By Stephanie Baker (Bloomberg) –The US Treasury removed an abandoned $120 million Russian superyacht from its sanctions list, clearing the way for

June 3, 2023
Total Views: 18916

Sunday, April 16, 2023
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Bezos’s New $500 Million Superyacht Is Undergoing Sea Trials

By Biz Carson and Devon Pendleton (Bloomberg) –Jeff Bezos should have his new superyacht in time for the summer. The 417-foot (127-meter) Koru left

April 16, 2023
Total Views: 15425

Saturday, March 4, 2023
Dubai Boat Show Features Electric Sailboat, $318 Million Superyacht
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Dubai Boat Show Features Electric Sailboat, $318 Million Superyacht

By Lisa Fleisher (Bloomberg) –What do buyers of the world’s largest yachts want these days? Same thing that we all wanted more of during pandemic

March 4, 2023
Total Views: 12224

Sunday, February 26, 2023
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These Billionaire Owners Of Luxury Hotels Plan To Start Cruise Ship Operators

By Luca Casiraghi, Olivia Raimonde and Sabah Meddings (Bloomberg) –There was no Broadway show, mini golf or video arcades on board the Ritz-Carlton

February 26, 2023
Total Views: 9480

Saturday, January 14, 2023
Orient Express Cruises To Set Sail On World’s Largest Superyacht
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Orient Express Cruises To Set Sail On World’s Largest Superyacht

By Lebawit Lily Girma (Bloomberg) –If riding on the original, redesigned Orient Express train in 2025 and staying at an Orient Express hotel top

January 14, 2023
Total Views: 7323

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Inadequate Lookouts Led to Collision Between Superyacht and Tanker in the Bahamas
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Inadequate Lookouts Led to Collision Between Superyacht and Tanker in the Bahamas

Two crews not maintaining proper lookouts led to the December 2021 collision between a superyacht and a tanker near Nassau, Bahamas, the National

January 11, 2023
Total Views: 12385

Sunday, January 8, 2023
Maldives Pops With Yachts
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Maldives Pops With Yachts

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) –As the world opens back up with travel, the ultra-rich sail to the seductive beaches of the Maldives with their luxury

January 8, 2023
Total Views: 4713

Friday, December 23, 2022
Superyacht Party in the Caribbean
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Superyacht Party in the Caribbean

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — Billionaires over the world have descended upon the Caribbean ready for Christmas and New Year parties, as the yacht count

December 23, 2022
Total Views: 10759

Saturday, December 10, 2022
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Russian Billionaire Gets Judge on Board in Fight Over French Riviera Yacht

By Gaspard Sebag (Bloomberg) –Sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Kuzmichev has notched up another victory in his fight with French authorities

December 10, 2022
Total Views: 4387

Sunday, November 27, 2022
Ritz Carlton Yacht in Greece
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Can Money Buy Happiness Aboard A Ritz-Carlton Yacht?

By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) On board a 12-day transatlantic sailing of the new 298-passenger Evrima, which is the first ship from the Ritz-Carlton Yacht

November 27, 2022
Total Views: 6956

Saturday, November 5, 2022
Superyacht Seized In Spain As Sanctioned Owner Stops Fees
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Superyacht Seized In Spain As Sanctioned Owner Stops Fees

By Gaspard Sebag and Stephanie Baker (Bloomberg) –A Spanish court moved to seize a superyacht valued at $140 million that’s linked to a senior

November 5, 2022
Total Views: 7326

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Watch: 40-Meter Superyacht Sinks Off Italy
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Watch: 40-Meter Superyacht Sinks Off Italy

Some billionaire just had a really bad day. Or as the ol’ joke goes, maybe it was one of the best—who knows? A 40-meter superyacht sank off the coast

August 25, 2022
Total Views: 20418

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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Saudi Cruiseship Mega-Yacht Conversion Project Scrapped As Economy Turns

This year has been tough for the world’s biggest yachts. Earlier this month, Rotterdam said it wouldn’t take apart a bridge to let Jeff Bezos sail

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 4923

Sunday, July 10, 2022
Jeff Bezos Won’t Dismantle Historic Rotterdam Bridge
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Jeff Bezos Won’t Dismantle Historic Rotterdam Bridge

By Pablo Fernandez Cras (Bloomberg) A historic Rotterdam bridge that needed to be dismantled for billionaire Jeff Bezos’s new superyacht will be left intact

July 10, 2022
Total Views: 10057

Sunday, June 26, 2022
Russian Superyacht Reappears In Dubai After Going Dark
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Russian Superyacht Reappears In Dubai After Going Dark

DUBAI (Reuters) – A luxurious superyacht belonging to a sanctioned Russian billionaire parliamentarian featuring six suites,

June 26, 2022
Total Views: 6865

Saturday, June 25, 2022
Megayachts Run Low On Safe Harbors As Russia Sanctions Take Hold
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Megayachts Run Low On Safe Harbors As Russia Sanctions Take Hold

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) –When the $325 million Amadea superyacht that’s been linked to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov sailed into Fiji in

June 25, 2022
Total Views: 4310
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