“Octopus” is a 126 meter superyacht owned by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. The boat was built in 2003 by the German shipbuilders Lürssen in Bremen and HDW in Kiel.
“Octopus” carries two helicopters and two submarines. One of the submarines is an undersea luxury yacht, the other is a drone for studying the bottom of the ocean.
The yacht has seven tenders, the largest is a 19 meter boat. Paul Allen also own the more modest 92 meter “Tatoosh”.See also: I Dynasty - Superyachts - I Dynasty, in Norway - Giorgio Armani's Yacht - Imagination & Illusion - Prince Abdulaziz - Bistango & Reborn - Bistango
External links: Octopus - Tatoosh (Wikipedia)
... and still, water will boil aboard with the same temperature as in me kitchen.
ReplyDeleteA safe journey ahead for him though.
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Really awesome! Thank you VP.
ReplyDeleteWow that is impressive. Nice shots.
ReplyDeleteShe looks impressive, and I wonder if I will see it here in Stavanger. You never know, there have been some surprises from time to time.....
ReplyDeleteInteresting info. with your nice images. I liked that.
Wow. Huge. Nice lines though.
ReplyDeleteThis is all beyond my comprehension.
ReplyDeleteI've not seen this before. It's unbelievable! Such wealth! Wonderful presentation VP.
ReplyDeleteVery smooth and slick ship! Very cool how it has so many gadgets on board :D
ReplyDeleteAltro che yacht, questa è una villa galleggiante! Ciao, Arianna
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing, VP. Of course, I cannot fathom why anyone would feel they need something like this.
ReplyDeleteIt carries two submarines?! Too much for me! :-) But I'm glad one of them is for research purposes.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to see my dollars spent on Microsoft products are going to good use :) Great photos!
ReplyDeleteThe impressive yacht, 2 helicopters and 2 submarines! I really cannot imagine such a wealth! But, may be, he donates too for good causes. let's hope!
ReplyDeleteWe have a saying here which goes like this: "it is justice only in death"