Who owns yacht named ice

This 90 m foot luxury yacht was manufactured at Lurssen Yachts in Motor Yacht ICE is a imposing superyacht. The firm of naval architecture who actualised her plans and general arangement in respect of the yacht was Lurssen and Tim Heywood.

Luxury yacht ICE is a quality yacht that is able to accommodate up to 14 guests on board and has around 27 professional crew. Lurssen was the naval architecture company involved in the technical vessel plans for ICE. Also the company Lurssen and Tim Heywood expertly collaborated on this venture.

Germany is the country that Lurssen Yachts built their new build motor yacht in. After official launch in in Bremen she was afterwards handed over to the happy owner after final finishing. Her main hull was crafted from steel. The motor yacht superstructure is made extensively using aluminium.

With a beam of 15 metres or She has a reasonably deep draught of 4. She had refit improvement and modification undertaken in For propulsion ICE has abb 4az. Ice's wheelhouse includes a single joystick that interfaces the full azimuthing Schottel bowthrusters and Azipods, both of which also have separate controls. A nudge of the joystick rotates the yacht, while increased movement increases speed. Before her delivery, Ice's sea trials saw her hit an impressive Noise and vibration were low and exhaust emissions almost totally clean.

Handling was exceptional: an emergency turn of 1. Cruising at 16 to 17 knots she used 16 to 17 tonnes of fuel in 24 hours — pretty green for a yacht of 2, tonnes.

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Air: the full story behind the 86m yacht bought by Equatorial Guinea. February 13, One of the key stories of the past year has been the acquisition of two superyachts by the state of Equatorial Guinea. The largest of the two was the meter Ice, which in itself has a fascinating story.

Commissioned by an Italian billionaire and delivered to a Russian oligarch, Ice was built with environmental friendliness in mind. Ice's story starts under a different name - Air, which is what Augusto Perfetti dubbed her when he ordered her from Lurssen in Germany.

A famous Italian candy manufacturer, Perfetti is mostly known as the owner of Mentos but also Chupa Chups. As Perfetti had the yacht under construction at the shipyard, he was approached by Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov to acquire the yacht. According to media, the oligarch made him an offer he couldn't refuse and the yacht was sold prior to her delivery. Following the yacht's completion, she was christened as Ice.

Meanwhile, Perfetti ordered himself another Air yacht at Feadship. Out of the many alluring aspects that Ice features is her friendliness to the environment. In fact, the 90 meter yacht was the first to have Azipod drive units installed instead of shafted diesels that one would typically find onboard a motor yacht. A top priority in the construction of Ice was to lower emissions as well as all possible noise and vibration. The result was a quiet yacht that could seamlessly cruise through the oceans.

The choice of azipods allowed for a more flexible layout on the inside whilst electric generators made it possible to fit the engine room on a single deck and save space. Filters were installed on Ice to made sure that the exhaust gases passed through the eight steel pipes at the yacht's highest points were first filtered and unnoticeable. Designed by Tim Heywood both outside and inside, Project Rainbow, as it was known during her build, features a contemporary style on the interior with an unmistakable style on the exterior.

Stretching across Ice's full beam, the owner's stateroom forward of the main deck is located near to two VIP cabins on the same deck.

The aft of the main deck is dedicated to being a bathing area, with guests being able to both quickly access the sea through a spacious swimming platform as well as enjoy the water in a swimming pool aft of the deck.

The rapid access from the pool into the sea is ensured through two staircases on either side of the yacht. Whereas Heywood focused on the yacht's layout, it was Terence Disdale who created the interior style of the yacht. Coupled with a vast collection of modern art, Ice's interior is created in Zen minimalism. Creative furniture and fittings are further complemented by large windows that beam natural light deep into the 90 meter yacht.

Built for efficient performance, Ice can be controlled with a single joystick that connects the full bow thrusters and azipods, according to statements issued when the yacht was launched. During sea trials, the 90 meter yacht reached a top speed of Burning 16 to 17 tonnes of fuel in 24 hours, she cruises at an average speed of 16 to 17 knots. Amongst Ice's main amenities are a helipad aft of the third deck, a lounging area on the sundeck, a private space on the bow area of the yacht as well as tall windows throughout the yacht creating lots of volume in its salons and suites.

With an interior volume of 2, tons, she stretches across a total beam of nearly 15 meters. The most recent chapter in Ice's history came in as Kerimov sold the meter yacht to son of the President of Equatorial Guinea according to a report by Le Monde. The French newspaper goes on to say that following the acquisition, Ice's new owner replaced Ice's helicopter with a new Eurocopter EC Earlier in , the same group purchased the 78m Feadship, Ebony Shine.

As it was leaving the Netherlands after a refit, Ebony Shine was however seized in March by Dutch authorities as part of a case against the yacht's beneficial owner.