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Roman Abramovich's Eclipse PHOTOS: Mega Yacht Sets Sail (PICTURES)
First Posted: 04-16-10 03:20 PM Updated: 04-17-10 09:53 AM
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's mega-yacht Eclipse may be ready for delivery. Friday it left the dock of shipyard Blohm and Voss in Hamburg, Germany, as seen below.
The 557-foot Eclipse reportedly comes with features including two helipads, a submarine, multiple hot tubs, a pool and a missile-detection system. Another story has Eclipse with "two swimming pools -- the larger of which converts into a dance floor when drained -- bullet-proof glass, 6ft home cinema screens in every guest cabin and a master cabin where the roof opens to allow Abramovich and his girlfriend Daria Zhukova to sleep under the stars. An anti-paparazzi electronic "shield" will take care of their privacy while on board."
It will be the largest private yacht in the world, beating the 532-foot yacht Dubai, owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and is Abramovich's 5th yacht, although he sold one and gave another to his ex-wife. Online reports have estimated it costing anywhere from $400-$800M.
Construction was already underway in January 2007 when the WSJ wrote about the then-secretive project.
