Equipped by three splendid pools and numerous wonderful trifles – this highly expensive yacht belonging to a Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko is so awesome that Caligula himself would die of envy! Though it is named in a rather modest way “A”.
The vehicle that sooner resembles a submarine than a posh liner cost 300 million dollars! This is how much Melnichenko paid for the sailing paradise whose handles only are estimated at 40 000 dollars. This would be enough to study for a couple of years at Harvard with the world best teachers…
Andrey Melnichenko is a billionaire who gathered his wealth by himself – initially by creating a currency exchange network, later – by having bank, coal and fertilizer businesses.
His name was repeatedly mentioned in Forbes. In 2005 he married a Serbian model and pop-singer Alexandra. The wedding was celebrated in the south of France.
He has a lot of money but he does not like to show off. Even this yacht does not have open decks.
Such a buying didn’t leave a hole in the savings of Melnichenko because they amount to 11,5 billion dollars. Such capital allows to think that a touchscreen navigator, bullet-proof glass and a rotating bed are not luxury at all.
“A” has become very popular in the Internet – it has its own supporters and critics. Only few people could enter the bedroom of the yacht – the access is protected by the lock opened by a fingerprint.
There is only one thing this family values more than their material welath, it is a guarantee their money will never be lost.
The author of the project is Philippe Starck – it’s typically his style to use much glass, lots of crystals and mirrors.
The designer made a really luxurious interior. For example, one room has stingray skin covered walls, another one – walls covered by manually stitched calf leather.
The length of the yacht is 120 meters (could be compared with a football and basketball fields located next to each other). Handrails all alone cost 60 thousand dollars. By the way, Melnichenko can place a helicopter on the yacht if he wants.
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