Superyacht market: a Russian superyacht crisis?

It is said that Roman Abramovich has recently lost £12billion on the Russian stock exchange.

It comes just four days after details emerged of the £200million super-yacht project "Eclipse" Abramovich is having built - set to be the largest private yacht ever constructed.

Many superyachts belongs to Russian oligarchs:

• A: Mr Melnichenko
• Anastasia: Mr Potanin
• Ectasea: Mr Abramovich
• Grand Bleu: Mr Shvidler
• Ice:Mr Kerimov
• Pelorus: Mr Abramovich
• Sussuro: Mr Abramovich

What will be the effect of the recent Russian stock exchange downturn on the superyacht market?
Are the Russian billionaires going to sell their superyachts?


Source: Bloomberg

Superyacht project: focus on Mr Abramovitch's security

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Security?
The new 167m superyacht project "Eclipse" will come with bulletproof windows and a reinforced door and panels for the owner's cabin, a sophisticated missile detection system, two helipads, an escape submarine...

This yacht is currently under construction at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Germany.
Once the Eclipse is launched, she will become the world's largest privately owned vessel.

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