Dilbar (yacht)

Dilbar (Persian: دلبر, literally "Beloved") is a super-yacht launched on 14 November 2015[1] at the German Lürssen shipyard and delivered in 2016.[2][3] She was built as Project Omar. The interior design of Dilbar was designed by Andrew Winch and the exterior by Espen Oeino.[4]

Dilbar in Barcelona in 2017
History
NameDilbar
OperatorUnknown (seized by authorities in Hamburg, Germany)
Port of registryCayman Islands Cayman Islands
BuilderLürssen
Launched14 November 2015
In service2016
Identification
General characteristics
Class and typeDisplacement yacht
Tonnage15,917 GT
Length156 m (511 ft 10 in)
Beam23.5 m (77 ft 1 in)
Draft6 m (19 ft 8 in)
PropulsionDiesel electric
Speed
  • 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) (maximum)
  • 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruising)
Capacity40 passengers
Crew80+ crew members

As of 2022, Dilbar is the sixth longest yacht in the world. At 15,917 gross tonnage (GT), she is the third largest yacht by volume, after Fulk Al Salamah and REV Ocean.[5][6]

The yacht was owned by Russian billionaire and oligarch Alisher Usmanov. In March 2022, the yacht was seized by German authorities as part of a series of sanctions on Russian oligarchs during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7][8] The yacht is reported to have cost $600 million,[7] employ 84 full-time crew members, and contain the largest indoor swimming pool installed on a superyacht at 180 cubic metres.[9] Usmanov previously owned, another, smaller yacht also named Dilbar (renamed Al Raya in 2018).[10][11][12]

History

Seizing by German government (2022)

Forbes reported that on March 2, 2022, Dilbar was seized by the German government as part of sanctions against Usmanov stemming from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dilbar was docked and undergoing refit at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg since October 2021.[13][7] This was later denied by the German authorities, who clarified that the yacht was not seized, but was covered by export control sanctions, meaning that Dilbar will not be able to leave Germany without special permission.[14]

At the beginning of the war, the Dilbar was in Hamburg at the Blohm + Voss shipyard. The ship was placed on a dry dock and should be overhauled.

The exact legal ownership of Dilbar has been obscured. In April 2022, German federal police announced they'd investigated the yacht and found the yacht belonged to Usmanov's sister, who was also under sanctions along with her brother.[15] Investigations by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the tax investigation office determined Gulbahor Ismailova as the owner. She is the sister of the Russian oligarch and Putin confidant Alisher Usmanov. Ismailovas name was not on any sanctions list until then. The BKA informed the German Foreign Office about the new findings and Ismailova was then sanctioned as well, in April 2022.[16] German authorities seized the yacht. When seized as an asset of Usmanov, in June 2022 Dilbar was valued at "as much as $750 million."[17]

German authorities are looking for other property and assets of Usmanov that could be frozen and seized. Several villas on the Bavarian Tegernsee are said to belong to the oligarch.[16]

Ship and design
Dilbar in Port Hercules, Monaco, in 2017 with a helicopter on board

In April 2022, Dilbar was considered by Lürssen to be the largest motor yacht in the world by gross tonnage, measuring some 511 feet and 15,917 tons. She has two helipads and "one of the biggest indoor pools ever installed on a yacht." She was named after Alisher Usmanov's mother.[15]

The length of the yacht is 156 m (511 ft 10 in), with a beam of 24 m (78 ft 9 in) and a draft of 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in). Dilbar features a steel displacement hull with an aluminum superstructure, and teak decks. The yacht was built to conform to Lloyd's Register classification society rules, and meets SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) requirements.

The ship is registered in the Cayman Islands.

See also

References
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  2. "Aerial photos of Lürssen's 156m Dilbar". SuperYacht Times.
  3. "Lürssen 156m Dilbar arrives in Gibraltar on delivery voyage". Boat International.
  4. Group, The Superyacht (2016-06-24). "Lurssen confirms the delivery of 156m Dilbar - SuperyachtNews". Superyacht News. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  5. Pearson, Oliver (2016-07-29). "Meet the New World's Largest Yacht: Superyacht 'Fulk Al Salamah'". Yacht Charter Fleet. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  6. "A new look at the world's largest yacht: Dilbar". www.superyachttimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. Tognini, Giacomo. "Germans Seize Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov's Mega-Yacht". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  8. Schwartz, Brian (28 February 2022). "Russian oligarchs move yachts as U.S. looks to 'hunt down' and freeze assets". CNBC. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. "Video: Lürssen 156m superyacht Dilbar delivered to owner". Boat International. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  10. Jefferies, Chris (22 June 2016). "Video: Lürssen 156m superyacht Dilbar delivered to owner | Boat International". Boat International. Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  11. Korotaeva, Maria (3 October 2018). "Mega yacht ONA ex.Dilbar sold and renamed RAYA". CharterWorld. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  12. "KING OF BAHRAIN • Net Worth $5 Billion • Owner of the Yacht Al Raya". SuperYachtFan. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  13. Tognini, Giacomo. "UPDATE: Fate Of Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov's Mega-Yacht In Germany Uncertain". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  14. Usmanov, Alisher (3 March 2022). "Behörden streiten Beschlagnahmung der Dilbar ab". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  15. "Germany seizes the world's largest yacht (at least according to volume)", Rachel Treisman, April 14, 2022; NPR
  16. tagesschau.de. "Sanktionen gegen Russland: Ein Schiff muss bleiben". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  17. "Megayachts Running Low on Safe Harbors as Russia Sanctions Bite", K. Oanh Ha, June 22, 2022; Bloomberg News
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