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Based on the article, the annual operating costs for this yacht are about $60 million.
From the article:
At 590- feet long, the Azzam is 57-feet longer than Abramovich's mighty Eclipse -- previously the largest yacht on the waves. The hulking superyacht is significantly longer than a football field, larger than the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and more capacious than many popular cruise ships.
The identity of the huge boat's owner remains a mystery, but some speculate that it belongs to a powerful Middle Eastern billionaire.
The project was brought to fruition by Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi, who assembled a triumvirate of yacht-building super stars: the Azzam's engineering was done by premier German shipbuilding company Lürssen, the exterior design was by Nauta Yachts and the interior was composed by Christophe Leoni.
Yeah the exterior shots look kinda meh... I like the ones with the dark-coloured hulls!
Such as this:
__________________ Do Not Put Aftershave on Your Balls. -604CEFIRO Looks like I'm gonna have some hot sex again tonight...OOPS i got the 6 pack. that wont last me the night, I better go back and get the 24 pack! -Turbo E kinda off topic but obama is a dilf - miss_crayon Honest to fucking Christ the easiest way to get a married woman in the mood is clean the house and do the laundry.....I've been with the same girl almost 17 years, ask me how I know. - quasi
Because when there's individuals raking in billions of dollars a year (net), they need shit to spend it on that actually feels like money is being spent!
I hope the $60M/yr includes top notch security
can you imagine having this thing out in international waters? Pirates be all over it.
I'd install turrets just as a pirate deterrent
edit: the article mentions the other yacht similar has a missile defense system
I hope the $60M/yr includes top notch security
can you imagine having this thing out in international waters? Pirates be all over it.
I'd install turrets just as a pirate deterrent
edit: the article mentions the other yacht similar has a missile defense system
The Eclipse has bullet proof windows, armour plating, missile defense system, anti-paparazzi shield
I would assume the Azzam would have all that, a nuke, and a private army.
here's a thought -->how about using one's wealth for the betterment of mankind instead of ostentatious purchases that serve no purpose but to spew more pollution into the atmosphere and oceans..$605 million could do wonders in sub-saharan africa providing basic needs like potable drinking water..or how about a cause closer to home like aid given to help in the care of the 1 million+ refugees from the syrian conflict residing in Lebanese territories..the possibilities are endless!!
or better yet, in sticking with the theme of boats, why not build a hospital ship of sorts. Maybe something along the lines of a Mercy Ship..a ship that makes port of calls in impoverished countries and supplies medical care to those who would otherwise not have access to.
I hope the $60M/yr includes top notch security
can you imagine having this thing out in international waters? Pirates be all over it.
I'd install turrets just as a pirate deterrent
edit: the article mentions the other yacht similar has a missile defense system
i doubt a yone that spent that much money on a boat would let some scrub pirate take it from them
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