Eclipse (Yacht)

Eclipse on 21 September 2009 in Frederikshavn (Denmark)

Lloyd 's Register of Shipping

IMO no. 1009613

The Eclipse is with a length of 162 meters, the current second-longest mega yacht in the world.

History

It was passed by the Hamburg shipyard Blohm Voss to the owner of the ship, the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in the fall of 2010. The launch took place on June 12, 2009. Subsequently, the yacht was once again to revise at Blohm Voss in the large floating dock 10 she was discharged from the dock on April 16, 2010. The total cost was estimated at 340 million euros. Includes extras such as the submarine and the missile defense system it should even cost up to 850 million euros.

The built in Hamburg Eclipse has been extended since the start of construction twice, the Dubai to exceed the length of the longest yacht in the world at that time. Together with the Sussurro it forms the private fleet of the entrepreneur. The ship offers 24 rooms for guests and their 70 staff.

Since February 2011, the Eclipse can be chartered by a company in Monaco. The Eclipse was in July 2012 covered in the shipyard in Barcelona, ​​where a secret conversion took place, which was completed in September 2012.

Equipment

In the nine decks, a pool, a cinema, a disco, 20 jet skis, four entrained motor boats, two helipads are - one of them lowered, retractable multimedia screens and a master cabin with opening roof.

An essential part of the design was to protect the privacy. Thus, the foyer was put into the heart of the yacht to divide owners, guests and crew members. Under the waterline lights are installed in order to discover swimmer or diver in the vicinity can. Furthermore, armored portholes and flash sensors and electronic countermeasures against digital photography available. For additional security is also a variety of motion detectors provide.

The yacht is already well positioned for the installation of a missile warning system and for the inclusion of a small submarine that can descend unnoticed from the outside. The submarine and the missile and originating from France air defense system to be retrofitted later. For example, the interfaces and the power supply for the missile defense system are already available. Also a tender garage for the submarine already exist. Only reason for the subsequent installation of the German Weapons Act, which prohibits the sale of such systems to individuals. The submarine and the missile defense system to be retrofitted by a Russian shipyard.

The value of the yacht is estimated to be 1.5 billion U.S. dollars.