THE outrageous 162-metre-long
yacht belonging to Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman
Abramovich has sailed in to New York City and may stay for weeks, according to
reports.
Last week the yacht docked
near midtown Manhattan and is expected to stick around until mid-April
according to BusinessInsider.com.
While no reason was given
for the visit, it may have something to do with a baby - Abramovich's
girlfriend Dasha Zhukova is pregnant. Regardless, it's wowing spectators.
The yacht is quite a
sight. It features two swimming pools including a 16-metre pool that transforms
into a disco when the water is drained out and the floor is raised, two
helipads and a hanger below the deck for carrying a third helicopter, a cinema,
salon-spa and restaurant.
There's accommodation for
92 crew and staff members with 24 guest cabins - each coming with its own 1.8m
private cinema screen.
There's also a 464sqm
master suite that's armour-plated and windowed with bullet-proof glass.
And pirates, beware: The
boat reportedly boasts a military-grade missile defense system, an underwater
escape hatch and a submarine.
Estimates of its cost
range from $373 million to $1.1 billion.
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