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Saudi businessman’s 377-feet Lurssen superyacht was so magnificent that billionaires started making offers the moment he took delivery of the vessel. Roman Abramovich made an offer so ridiculously high that the sheik immediately sold him his boat after taking just one cruise on it.

Pelorus, the mighty—

With two 3,900kW Wärtsilä V12 engines and four 465kVA alternators, Pelorus is a powerful beast, and that’s an understatement. Adding the pretty to the powerful is the indomitable team of Tim Heywood on exteriors and beachside villa interiors by Terence Disdale.

The many owners of superyacht Pelorus—

After Abramovich, the luxury vessel went to his now ex-wife, Irina Abramovich, as part of her divorce settlement, who sold the Lurssen beauty in 2011 for $300 million to tycoon David Geffen. Pelorus was then sold to Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates) for $215 million and finally went to Chinese billionaire Samuel Tak Lee in 2016.

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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.

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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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The Pelorus superyacht has a thing for Miami.

After being spotted at the slip at Museum Park in Downtown Miami last October, the yacht sold to Dreamworks co-ounder David Geffen in 2011 for a colossal $300 million has returned for a spring break.

It's outfitted with not one but two helipads and a swimming pool.

The 377-foot vessel is among the 20 largest yachts on the planet and was formerly owned by billionaire Roman Abramovich, who parted with his aquatic beast in a (PRICY) divorce settlement in 2009.

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Roman Abramovich has two prized assets that look out of reach - his enormous superyachts.

The Chelsea owner has been hit by sanctions from the UK government and faces the prospect of having £3.2billion of assets in this country frozen after being identified as having links to Vladimir Putin and the Russian state.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said yesterday that oligarchs like Abramovich have "no place in our society or economy", adding: "The blood of the Ukrainian people is on their hands. They should hang their heads in shame."

Abramovich, who according to The Sunday Times Rich List is worth a staggering £10.2billion, has a property empire across the world, including a west London mansion, Colorado ski-ranch and chateau on the French Riviera.

The Chelsea owner has a collection of helicopters and commercial-sized planes valued at around £400m, which includes his customised jet nicknamed "Bandit".

Abramovich also boasts a huge collection of supercars worth more than £16m and even splashed out £285,000 just on a number plate.

But the Russian billionaire is really known for being the world's greatest spender on luxury yachts, maintaining a fleet which was dubbed 'Abramovich's Navy'.

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Abramovich, who used to have a vast collection of super yachts, now only has two but they completely dwarf his old ones in size.

The crown jewel is Abramovich's 533ft super yacht Eclipse, which at the time of launch was the largest privately owned superyacht in the world.

Eclipse was originally contracted at a price of around £500million but is now known as 'the $1.5billion yacht'.

Winning the record Euromillions jackpot of £189million five times over would still not give you enough cash to purchase Abramovich's vessel.

Weighing in at 13,564 tons, Eclipse was the world'largest private yacht for around three years until the Azzam was built in 2013.

Designed by French architect Hermidas Atabeyki, it was built by Blohm and Voss in 2010, with the interior kitted out by Terence Disdale.

There is more accommodation for crew than guests, with 35 of the 53 cabins for the workers, who also get their own private cinema.

The superyacht has enough space on board for two helipads, an aquarium, multiple hot tubs, disco hall and two separate swimming pools.

One of the pools is the biggest ever placed on a private yacht and can be drained out to become a dance floor.

But most interesting of all is the modern technology Eclipse is kitted out with to give its guests privacy and protection from all sorts of threats.

Abramovich's yacht has anti-paparazzi lasers, which can detect the electronic light sensors that cameras use before they even flash.

They target the cameras with beams of infrared light which overexposes the photos, rendering them useless to anyone trying to get a snap, although it doesn't work on an old-fashioned mechanical camera.

There is also bullet-proof glass and armour-plating around Abramovich's personal quarters and a mini submarine that fits three people and could be used as an escape pod.

The newest addition to his fleet is the £430million Solaris, a 430ft vessel which took to the seas for the first time last year.

It is the most costly custom-made superyacht ever built with 48 cabins across eight decks, a crew of 60 and space for 36 guests.

To put into perspective how large Solaris is, the superyacht is bigger and taller than Buckingham Palace.

Abramovich has cut down to just two superyachts, but previously owned an entire fleet which he would loan out to his pals.

The two biggest were Pelorus and Luna, which were both 377ft and cost £274million and £276million respectively.

Pelorus was given to his second wife, Irina Vyacheslavovna Abramovich, as part of their divorce settlement in 2009 while Luna was sold to a close friend, Azerbaijani-born billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov, in April 2014.

Luna had been his replacement for the £110million and 371ft Le Grand Bleu, as both were expedition yachts with stronger hulls capable of providing comfort while navigating through high seas and inhospitable climates such as the North and South Poles.

Other vessels owned by the billionaire include the £110million Ecstasea (282ft) and £16million Sussurro (162ft).

Some of the yachts have been loaned out to some of Chelsea's players, including John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba.

After Chelsea won the Premier League in 2005, Terry and Lampard were given use of the Pelorus as a 'bonus', then two years later Terry and his wife Toni set sail on the yacht for their honeymoon.

On Thursday it was announced that a further seven oligarchs would be sanctioned by the UK government over their links to Putin amid his war on Ukraine .

Giving a warning, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "There can be no safe havens for those who have supported Putin's vicious assault on Ukraine.

"We will be ruthless in pursuing those who enable the killing of civilians, destruction of hospitals and illegal occupation of sovereign allies."

One of the oligarchs, Igor Sechin, has already seen his 289-ft yacht 'Amore Vero' seized by French custom officers near Marseille after being sanctioned by the European Union .

But it seems Abramovich is making sure that no one will be able to get their hands on his superyachts.

Eclipse was moored in Barcelona last week but is now in open sea off the coast of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.

While Solaris was last spotted off the Sicily coast and is now believed to be heading to Israel, which is where Abramovich holds citizenship.

A spokesperson for the Russian billionaire said: "We never comment on the movements of the yacht or any other vehicles or vessels."

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£300m superyacht once owned by Roman Abramovich and where John Terry honeymooned is impounded by authorities as its latest billionaire owner goes to war with crew

Hong Kong based tycoon owner Samantha Li Kin Kan in legal row with boat crew
They argue they have been sacked and owed four months' wages from owner
He said they are taking advantage of pandemic and charging 'extortionate fees'
Once owned by Roman Abramovich and used by John Terry and Frank Lampard

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Published: 06:00 EDT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 02:23 EDT, 29 March 2021

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A £300million superyacht, once owned by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and where John Terry honeymooned, is at the centre of an extraordinary row between its billionaire owner and it crew.

The 115 metre mega boat Pelorus is currently docked in the port of Tivat where it has been impounded by the Montenegro authorities.

Its international crew say that they have been sacked and are owed four months’ wages.

However, in the international row, its owner Samathur Li Kin Kan, a Hong Kong based tycoon, accuses them of taking advantage of the Covid pandemic and trying to charge him ‘extortionate’ fees to run the boat in a practise he called ‘price gouging’.

The billionaire owner of the Pelorus (pictured) is engaged in an international row with the boat's crew who claim he sacked them and owes them four months' wages

The Pelorus, launched in 2003 after being commissioned by a Saudi businessman, was promptly bought by Russian oligarch Abramovich who had just taken over Chelsea.

Two years later, when the club won the Premier League title, he lent it for a fortnight to the club’s star players John Terry and Frank Lampard as a reward.

Now, port authorities in the Bay of Kotor are carrying out an inspection while a case against its owner has been filed in the country’s Commercial court.

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It is understood that the crew are in talks with lawyers at Nautilus which represents the interests of seafarers.

One of the international crew told Mailonline: ‘Things started to unravel on Christmas Eve last year when most of the 35 crew were dismissed and just 10 left on board which is below its minimum manning.

‘Two weeks ago we were told that the vessel was to be left to rot and run out of fuel and that the 10 of us had lost our jobs while being owed over four months’ salary.

Owner Samathur Li Kin Kan, a Hong Kong based tycoon, (pictured) has accused the boat crew of taking advantage of the Covid pandemic and trying to charge him ‘extortionate’ fees to run the boat

‘It is unheard of for this to happen with a yacht such as this which has been owned only by Royalty and billionaires.

‘The owner feels we are objects that can be picked up and thrown away and we understand that there are a string of debts all over Europe that he owes as well as in Montenegro.’

But in a statement released through the law firm Taylor Wessing, Mr Li Kin Kan hit back.

He said: 'The Pelorus has been fully funded throughout the period of ownership by my company, and I consider that it still has more than sufficient funding today.

'However, we have for some years fallen victim to, in my view, significant overcharging by parties dealing with different aspects of the yacht, and this position has worsened substantially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with those parties taking advantage of the increasingly difficult circumstances, to increase charges to a level which I believe constitutes price gouging.

‘In addition, I believe the parties involved have sought to unjustifiably and unfairly discredit the running of the Pelorus such that in the current circumstances it cannot reasonably attract and retain sufficiently qualified crew for its minimum manning, without the company accepting their unreasonable and unjustifiable costs.

‘Given this, in order to try to redress the situation, and the actions of the unethical parties involved, I have had no choice but to engage with The Montenegro Government to protect our ownership interest, and the interests of all other bona fide creditors who had been prejudiced by such actions.

‘I believe that justice will be served in due course. I have experience of owning many yachts over decades, and it is clear to me that in the current circumstances within the yachting industry, it is extremely difficult for owners to protect themselves from what I believe to be extortions and price gouging in relation to many aspects of yacht ownership.

The Pelorus (pictured in 2004), launched in 2003 after being commissioned by a Saudi businessman, was promptly bought by Russian oligarch Abramovich who had just taken over Chelsea

‘This is particularly the case at present, when owners are unable to easily access their yachts given the ongoing pandemic and related travelling restrictions; sometimes the only option is to seek legal recourse.’

It is understood that Mr Li Kin Kan took over the running of the ship from his father, Samuel Tak Lee, a property billionaire who owns vast swathes of central London.

According to port authorities in Tivat, the yacht is now undergoing an inspection by the Navigation Safety Inspectorate.

Drasko Loncar, a spokesman for the Montenegro Minisitry of Capital Investments, said: ‘The inspection acted on the report of entities that have claims against the yacht.

‘A record was made within a legal deadline and sent to the captain. According to the law a deadline of 10 days has been set for the correction of irregularities.

‘The procedure in the Commercial court of law is conduct by persons who have claims against the owner of the company.’

He said they were awaiting a statement from the Captain of the yacht. It is a spectacular fall from grace for The Pelorus, once the pride and joy of Abramovich.

When Chelsea won the Premier League title, Abramovich (right) lent it for a fortnight to the club’s star players John Terry (left) and Frank Lampard (centre) as a reward

He added a second helipad, kept a crew of 44 and would use it to cruise the western Mediterranean in the summer and travel down through the Red Sea in winter.

In 2009 its ownership transferred to Abramovich’s wife Irina in a divorce settlement and she sold it for $300 million to Dreamworks boss David Geffen in 2011.

He sold it to Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the son of the founder of the United Arab Emirtes and its last recorded sale was to Mr Tak Lee in 2016.

That summer it played host to a party featuring MC Hammer and David Guetta. Its current owner Mr Li Kin Kan is also owner of the world’s most expensive car, the Rolls Royce Sweptail, worth $12.8 million.

His family also own five Ferraris and other sports cars but it is their interest in the London property market that truly marks them out as among the world’s super rich.

Their Guernsey-based company Mount Eden Land Limited is the registered owner of the 14 acre Langham Estate in central London.

Last year, Mr Li Kin Kan’s 81-year-old father sold property in the Shaftesbury area of London’s Chinatown for £436 million.

He is estimated to be worth $3.7 billion. Mr Li Kin Kan recently hit the headlines when he took legal action ‘against a robot’ he blamed for losing him $20 million.

He had invested in a ‘computer controlled’ hedge fund after meeting Italian investor Raffaele Costa, dubbed Captain Magic.

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If there were beauty pageant for megayachts, would win it. (above) is such a pretty yacht that even before it was completed in 2003, the commissioning Saudi owner received no fewer than five offers to sell her.

The bidding war was won by Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch who also owns the megayachts and . In 2005 and then again in 2007, Abramovich had Germany's Blohm & Voss, the original builder of , refit the yacht with additional features, including zero-speed stabilizers and a second helipad so that his helicopter doesn't need to be moved whenever guests arrive in theirs.
for long. In 2007, he divorced his wife Irina, who in 2009 received as part of her divorce settlement. In 2011, she sold the yacht for $300 million to David Geffen, the Hollywood mogul and owner of the 453 foot megayacht, . Later in 2011, Geffen sold also for $300 million (214 million euros) to the United Arab Emirates' Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who in turn sold it to Samuel Tak Lee, a Hong Kong property developer, in 2017.

Who designed Pelorus?

Much of the credit for ' beauty goes to Tim Heywood Design of Rutland, United Kingdom and Terence Disdale Design of Surrey, also of the United Kingdom, who designed the yacht's exterior and interior, respectively.

Pelorus is 377 feet (115 meters) long, weighs over 5,000 tons, carries over a quarter million liters of diesel, and has two 5,000 horse power Wartsila 12v26 diesel engines that give it a maximum speed of 19 knots. It has nine cabins to accommodate up to eighteen guests, who are served by a crew of forty-six, who live aboard the yacht year-round.

The name, "Pelorus," by the way, comes from the Greek word, "pelorios," which means "vast." The fact that today, this vast ship that is longer than a football field only ranks as the 20th largest megayacht in the world attests to the acceleration of the ego fest that is leading to bigger and bigger yachts faster and faster.

When will this megayacht ego race end?
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Roman Abramovich's Pelorus yacht in St.Petersburg

Pelorus is the world's eleventh largest private yacht at 377 feet 3 inches (115 metres) in length, with a price tag of us-$300 million (254 millione euro). she was built at the lürssen yard in bremen, germany to the design of tim heywood and was launched in 2003. she was briefly owned by a miles businessman who sold her to russian billionaire roman abramovich the following year. abramovich had her refitted to his own requirements by blohm & voss. this included the addition of a second helicopter pad forward, four new zero-speed stabilisers and modifications to the exhaust, mast and stern. abramovich also owns ecstasea, and gave away le grand bleu to friend eugene shvidler. pelorus is powered by two 5,500-hp wärtsilä 12v 26 ( dugattyús motor ) engines which will do a maximum 19 knots but often cruises between 12 and 14 knots. details about the interiors are scant, as abramovich is protective of his family's privacy and highly security conscious. the interiors are reportedly well appointed but simple. they were designed by terence disdale and some interior detail is shown in a presentation on their website. she has a number of tenders on board and a garage full of 'toys' including jet skis and wave runners. a full time crew of up to 46 people lives aboard all year long and a large security contingent comes and leaves with the family. pelorus will often be found cruising around the western mediterranean during the summers and commonly ventures down through the suez for the winters. in 2005 abramovich lent pelorus to frank lampard and john terry for two weeks as a bonus for being the two best players at his english football club chelsea f.c. the previous season. after john terry married his fiancee toni poole at blenheim palace on 15 june 2007, they had a two week honeymoon on pelorus in the mediterranean.

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Lauren Sanchez rocks a tiny gold bikini as she and billionaire fiance Jeff Bezos ride jet skis on the Aegean Sea in Greece.

If Jeff Bezos’ and Lauren Sánchez’ hot yacht summer were a movie, it would be a mashup of “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Eat Pray Love” and “The Perfect Storm” — and the season’s not over yet.

The 60-year-old billionaire and his fiancée, 54, are sailing the Mediterranean again this summer on Bezos’ $485 million yacht Koru , which features a sultry figurehead on the prow that looks an awful lot like Sánchez.

They’ve cruised to Greece, Italy and Spain, with a pit stop Wednesday on the secluded island of Menorca in the Balearics, where they took refuge — along with some other expensive yachts — from a low-pressure storm called Dana.

Bezos and Sánchez have been accompanied on the 417-ft Koru by their support yacht, Abeona , which holds their water toys and a fleet of A-list guests who have included Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Leonardo DiCaprio and his 25-year-old Italian supermodel girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti, and others.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez laughing with Leonardo DiCaprio, Vittoria Ceretti, Orlando Bloom, and Katy Perry after lunch at Nikki Beach

“They’re the flavor of the month in the Med,” said a longtime entertainment exec just back from a month in the South of France.

“For a while it was the Russians, and way back in the day it was Ari [Onassis] and Maria [Callas] on the [yacht] Christina. But the Russians like Roman Abramovich are pretty much gone now. There’s always a new wave,” the exec said. “[Sánchez] seems tacky but I’ve heard she’s very nice and Bezos adores her. Is she ever going to look like Babe Paley? Not in this lifetime.”

The exec also pointed out that the Koru is more than 100 feet longer than Barry Diller’s yacht, which measures just over 300 feet — but not as big as David Geffen’s 453-foot vessel — saying billionaires often have “aquatic penis envy.”

Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez holding hands while walking down a stone pathway in Mykonos, Greece

The world’s second-richest couple channeled their inner Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Rome on Tuesday when they shared a passionate kiss in front of the famed Trevi Fountain, seemingly oblivious to the hordes of tourists.

Bezos, in a fitted golf shirt, navy pants and boating shoes, and Sánchez, in a red halter minidress and peep-toe heels, also joined the crowd in the time-honored tradition of tossing money into the fountain with their right hands.

Oh, to know what they wished for.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez walking together at the Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference, July 2024

Later they held hands and walked down cobblestone streets to their dinner destination, Pierluigi, where photographers snapped them dining on white wine, salad and bread at a table containing a singular red rose.

The couple took a bit of a solemn detour on land on Thursday when they swung by the Vatican for a visit with 87-year-old Pope Francis.

“He reminded us not to take life too seriously, a simple yet powerful reminder to keep lightness in our hearts,” Sanchez wrote on social media.

Lauren Sanchez riding a jet ski in a gold bikini on the Aegean Sea in Greece with Jeff Bezos following behind on his own jet ski.

Bezos and Sánchez began their summer in June island-hopping in Greece with a rare appearance by Bezos’ 19-year-old son Preston, who Bezos shares with his ex-wife Mackenzie Scott.

Kim Kardashian then joined them, zipping around the Med on jetskis . At one point Kardashian and an unidentified blonde rode her jetski as they took selfies.

The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” alum has been tight with Sánchez and Bezos for a couple of years, going on a double date in 2022 and attending a Beyoncé concert in 2023.

Jeff Bezos and a woman shaking hands with Pope Francis at the Vatican

In September 2023, the trio had dinner together in New York City , joined by Nicky Hilton.

The “Kardashians” star made it clear that Sánchez is part of her inner circle when she celebrated her birthday in a Season 5 episode.

Meanwhile, Bezos and Sánchez were also spotted on their own in Greece on the island of Hydra, walking hand-in-hand on the seafront. They popped up next on Mykonos and from there it was on to Pserimos, famed for its beaches.

July saw them jet to Sun Valley, Idaho, for the town’s namesake financial conference attended by billionaires.

Jeff Bezos' ultra-luxe sailing yacht, The Koru, with multiple masts, measuring 417 feet and costing $475 million

Last weekend, the pair pulled up on the island of Sardinia with Perry, Bloom, DiCaprio and Ceretti. The celebs came to shore on one of Bezos’ smaller boats for lunch at a high-end beach resort before heading back to Koru.

Bloom and Perry — who started their own month-long vacation in France — also vacationed with Bezos and Sánchez around this time last year. In August 2023, the foursome was spotted walking around Dubrovnik, Croatia, with Usher.

DiCaprio and Bezos have been “really close friends” for years, with a source previously telling Page Six they often vacation together and find “common ground in the fight against climate change and their work in environmental activism.”

Koru ranks as the planet’s thirty-second largest yacht and costs about $25 million to operate annually. The vessel can accommodate 18 guests and requires a crew of 40 sailors to manage its amenities.

Its three huge, 229-foot masts power it to 20 knots. It’s also the biggest billionaire’s yacht which can move under sail power alone.

Bezos and Sánchez recently relocated from Seattle to Indian Creek Island in Miami, where Bezos bought three mansions for about $237 million — surely a nice home if you’ve got to be on land.

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