Le Grand Bleu
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History | |
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Owner | Eitan Zimerman |
Port of registry | Bermuda |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan |
Launched | 10 March 2000 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tonnage | 5,556 GT |
Length | 112.80 m (370.1 ft) |
Beam | 17.68 m (58.0 ft) |
Draft | 4.60 m (15.1 ft) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Twin screws |
Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Crew | 35 |
Le Grand Bleu is a superyacht. She was the 36th longest private yacht in the world in 2019, at 113-metre (371 ft) in length. [2] She was built at the Bremer Vulkan yard in Bremen, Germany, and was launched in 2000. She was designed by Stefano Pastrovich and constructed by Kusch Yachts. [3]
Le Grand Bleu was built at the Bremer Vulkan yard in Bremen, Germany, and was launched in 2000. [4] She was designed by Stefano Pastrovich and constructed by Kusch Yachts. [3] [4]
She was commissioned by John McCaw, Jr., an American businessman, who sold her to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich in 2002. [5] Abramovich had her refitted to his own preferences by HDW in Kiel, Germany. [6] This included an internal refit and the addition of a 5-metre (16 ft) swim platform. [6] [7]
In June 2006, Abramovich lost Le Grand Bleu in a bet to Eugene Shvidler. [5] [6] A mini refit in Port Canaveral, Florida in 2008 included a "green" wastewater treatment system. [7]
In 2016, the boat underwent a refit at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg. [4]
In March of 2022, Forbes reported that the yacht Le Grand Bleu was still owned by Shvidler. At 354 feet and registered in Bermuda, it had a value of $109 million. That March it was sanctioned by the UK and Australia, and on June 6, 2022, was recorded in Ponce, Puerto Rico. [8]
Le Grand Bleu is powered by two 7,260 kW (9,730 bhp) Deutz engines. [4] [9]
The boat also carries two additional yachts, a 22 m (73 ft) sailing yacht, Bellatrix, and a 21 m (68 ft) motor yacht, Sirius A. [6] She also features two Buzzi sports boats and a landing craft to carry a 4x4 Land Rover. [6] She also has 2 helipads on the superstructure and aft deck. [6] [7]
She supports a crew of 65 and can accommodate 20 visitors. [6] [10]