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World’s Biggest Megayacht Launched in Dubai.
08/01/2005
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| Platinum Project 525 |  |
Platinum, Golden Star, Dubai – no
one is sure what her final name will be, but there is no confusion about her
title: world’s largest megayacht. At 525 feet, she is 43 feet longer than
previous record holder Prince Abdul Aziz. The yacht launched in Dubai in
early April and should be delivered before the end of the year.
Speculation has swirled around her since she was commissioned
under the project name Platinum with Lürssen and Blohm+Voss in 1996
by Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei, the younger brother of the Sultan of Brunei.
The build began with an Andrew Winch design, a price tag of $226 million and a
projected 2000 delivery date.
But work stopped in 1998 for lack of funds. In 2001 Dubai’s Crown
Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum purchased the steel hull and moved
the build to his country’s port Jebel Ali on the Persian Gulf.
She is powered by four 9,625-hp MTU diesels, but specifics about
her accommodations are still unconfirmed. A source in the United Arab Emirates
reported one master stateroom fore and one aft, at least five VIP suites
and an unknown number of guest staterooms. With a 72-foot beam, there no
doubt will be plenty of comfortable public spaces aboard.
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