It must be superyachting season, with Russian billionaires fighting for column inches about their most expensive/lavish/largest/laser-equipped yachts. Roman Abramovich’s $US1.2billion, 170m Eclipse has appeared on film, as it sets sail from Germany this week. More »
Famed Russian yacht-fanatic Roman Abramovich added a new feature to his 170-metre, $US1.2 billion monstrosity, Eclipse: A laser shield that sweeps the boat’s surroundings for paparazzi and then fires a bolt of light at the camera to destroy any photo. More »
Ironically, even in this economy, the title of world’s largest yacht lasted less than a month, as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich finally launched his record-setting 557-ft. megayacht “Eclipse” in Hamburg, Germany. More »