Thursday, September 01, 2011
COLIN FERNANDEZ and INDERDEEP BAINS, Mail Online
COLIN FERNANDEZ and INDERDEEP BAINS, Mail Online
Billionaire Can’t Park His Boat
Roman Abramovich's $1 Billion yacht was refused mooring at the Antibes International Yacht Club because Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Alsaud's boat beat him to the berth.
Abramovich was mad.
The Eclipse is the longest yacht in the world at 557 feet long and boasts:
- two swimming pools
- two helicopter pads
- a dedicated disco hall
- around 30 cabins
- a mini-submarine
- a missile defence system
Prince Al-Waleed's 265 foot boat, the Kingdom 5KR, is famous for its appearance in the 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again – as ‘The Flying Saucer’ – owned by villain Maximilian Largo. It also once belonged to Donald Trump.
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Posted by Editor on 09/01/11 at 05:47 AM •
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