City delights

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

City delights 78 - megayacht Le Grand Bleu (The big blue)

Live marine traffic http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/cn/default.aspx?centerx=114.169&centery=22.307&zoom=14

evening of April 9 through a window

evening of April 10 through a window at the lower deck

morning of April 11

Evening of April 12

Morning of April 13

10 most expensive yachts in the world http://stylecrave.com/2009-05-22/luxury-yachts-the-10-most-expensive-yachts-in-the-world/le-grand-bleu-yacht/

Le Grand Bleu is one of the largest private yachts in the world at 104 m (341 ft) in length.^[1] It was built at the Bremer Vulkan yard in Bremen, Germany, and was launched in 2000. It was designed by Stefano Pastrovich and constructed by Kusch Yachts.^[2] It was previously owned by John McCaw, Jr., an American businessman, who sold her to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich in 2002. Abramovich had it refitted to his own preferences by HDW in Kiel, Germany. This included an internal refit and the addition of a 16-foot (4.9 m) swim platform.
In June 2006, Abramovich gave Le Grand Bleu to its current owner, friend and business partner Eugene Shvidler.
Le Grand Bleu is powered by two 4,570 bhp Deutz engines.^[3] Details about the interiors are scanty as Abramovich is protective of his family's privacy and highly security-conscious, but they were designed by Terence Disdale. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Grand_Bleu_(yacht)