Le Grand Bleu (yacht)
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 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
History
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]
Features
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]
See also
References
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- "Le Grand Bleu Story". Pastrovich Studio. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Kusch Yachts | Yachtconsulting and Construction - Le Grand Bleu". Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- Van Rooy, Charl (30 August 2019). "Motor yacht Le Grand Bleu on the Italian Riviera". Super Yacht Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- "One of world's largest yachts to leave Portland harbor". AP NEWS. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- Smith, Craig. "£135m luxury superyacht, one of largest in world, wows onlookers after dropping anchor off Fife". The Courier. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- Constable, Gemma (14 September 2009). "'Floating palace' visits Isle". Kent Online. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- "Biden And Allies Are Coming For Russian Billionaires’ Yachts: Forbes Tracked Down 51. Here’s Where To Find Them", Giacomo Tognini, March 1, 2022; Forbes
- "Kusch Yachts | Yachtconsulting and Construction - Le Grand Bleu". Kusch Yachts. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- McKenzie, Jamie (19 August 2020). "Superyacht once owned by Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich pictured in Firth of Forth near Edinburgh". Edinburg Evening News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
