Former tender to Lürssen's Octopus gets new life after refit
This quasi-legendary, one-time tender to Octopus is now one of the most sophisticated boats on the water and a blueprint for the growing numbers of tenders getting life-extending refits. First published in the November 2022 issue of BOAT International. Get this magazine sent straight to your door, or subscribe and never miss an issue.
OCTOPUS Yacht • Roger Samuelsson $285M SuperYacht
The yacht houses a host of luxurious features including a helicopter hangar, a 10-person submarine, and multiple leisure and wellness facilities. Octopus can accommodate 12 guests along with a crew of 42, providing unmatched hospitality. The yacht is estimated to be worth $285 million, with annual running costs of around $29 million.
Octopus (yacht)
Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. She is one of the world's largest yachts. She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, [1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.
Octopus: On Board the Original Explorer Yacht
Octopus: On Board the Original Explorer Superyacht. Fresh from an extensive refit, Octopus is ready to become one of the world's most spectacular charters. Built in 2003 for Microsoft co-founder, the late Paul Allen, and sold to her current owner in 2021, the 414-ft Octopus is one of the world's largest private yachts.
Inside Octopus: Origin story of the 126m superyacht finally revealed
The brilliant blue coastline is peppered with hundreds of yachts. On this flight, however, just one of the boats below us demands our attention: the 126-metre explorer Octopus. The following day, in the port of Marseille where her new owner's team is wrapping up a refit before Octopus departs for the Galápagos, I finally see her up close ...
The iconic 126m Lürssen superyacht Octopus has been sold
The most recent refit was conducted in 2019 by Blohm+Voss. Watch: Inside the world's largest explorer yacht Octopus Photo: Thierry Ameller Photography Photo: Thierry Ameller Photography With diesel-electric propulsion and eight generators for support, Octopus can operate autonomously to a maximum speed of 19 knots thanks to her hybrid ...
OCTOPUS yacht
Arrival of superyacht OCTOPUS on September 27th 2023 at Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven (Germany) for a major refit. The ultra luxury yacht OCTOPUS was b...
Bespoke exploration superyacht Octopus, custom-built for scientific
126-meter luxury megayacht. Interior by Jonathan Quinn Barnett and exterior by Espen Øino International. Innovative bespoke construction by Lürssen, master German shipbuilder since 1875. Custom-built for exploration and scientific research, complete with two submarines and a professional music studio. Delivered in 2003.
Exploring the Depths of Luxury: Discovering the Lürssen 126m Octopus
Designed with a hybrid propulsion diesel electric system, Octopus has extensive range to travel to remote locations that most yachts can only imagine. Twin ABB Industry AG-E electric motors combined with eight MTU 16V 4000 M50 diesel engines power Octopus to a mind-blowing 12,500 nautical miles at 12 knots, able to spend months at sea.
Octopus
Commissioned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, M/Y Octopus was the largest private yacht ever when it launched in 2003. Today, she remains one of the largest private yachts in the world. Her size, however, is surpassed by the scale of her ambitions. ... Now, her 2021 refit preserves her expedition bona fides. She boasts an ice class for polar ...
Record-Breaking Octopussy Is in for a Refit That Will Make It Mighty
Starboard Yacht Group is handling the refit on behalf of the owner, and a deadline has been set for early 2023. The refit will focus on stabilization and performance, with the goal of making ...
Octopus Yacht Uncovered: An Insider's Look at the Luxury Yacht
It has served as an exploration vessel, been used for scientific research and has even seen use as a rescue vessel. Allen died in 2018 and at that time the yacht underwent a refit at Blohm + Voss. In 2019 it was put on sale for a price of €295 million. The price was dropped by about 60 million and in 2021 it was picked up by an anonymous buyer.
OCTOPUS Yacht Charter
The luxury motor yacht OCTOPUS, previously named NAUTILUS, was built by Lurssen and delivered to her owner in 2003, she later underwent a refit in 2021. The exterior of OCTOPUS is designed by Espen Oeino. The 414ft / 126.2m OCTOPUS has been constructed with a steel hull and is powered by 8 x ABB AMG 500L4L prime mover MTU diesel engines with a ...
Heesen's 44m 'world's fastest yacht' Octopussy prepares for major refit
The 43.58-metre Heesen motor yacht Octopussy has been hauled to the Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center in South Florida, USA in preparation for her stabilization refit. Starboard Yacht Group has been entrusted with the major refit, which has an expected completion date of the beginning of 2023. The yacht Octopussy was delivered in 1988 from the Netherlands, and was commissioned by American ...
Luxury Motor Yacht for Charter OCTOPUS
8 X MTU 4000 HP. Generators: Engines: 8 x MTU 4000 HP. Generators: 8 x ABB AMG 500L4L prime mover MTU diesel engines. Dynamic positioning systems (DPS) to automatically maintain the yacht's position. Stabilizers: 1 x set of SKF Type Z, Z600-595-13, S-mode/S-mode operational, Surface area 16.5 m2 x 2. Main HPU power 90kW x 2 per fin Gyro ...
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast (Russian: Московская область, romanized: Moskovskaya oblast, IPA: [mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ], informally known as Подмосковье, Podmoskovye, IPA: [pədmɐˈskovʲjə]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).With a population of 8,524,665 (2021 Census) living in an area of 44,300 square kilometers (17,100 sq mi), it is one of the most densely ...
Elektrostal
In 1938, it was granted town status. [citation needed]Administrative and municipal status. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrostal Urban Okrug.
Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery and Museum
Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar ...
The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of
Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather ...
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This quasi-legendary, one-time tender to Octopus is now one of the most sophisticated boats on the water and a blueprint for the growing numbers of tenders getting life-extending refits. First published in the November 2022 issue of BOAT International. Get this magazine sent straight to your door, or subscribe and never miss an issue.
The yacht houses a host of luxurious features including a helicopter hangar, a 10-person submarine, and multiple leisure and wellness facilities. Octopus can accommodate 12 guests along with a crew of 42, providing unmatched hospitality. The yacht is estimated to be worth $285 million, with annual running costs of around $29 million.
Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. She is one of the world's largest yachts. She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, [1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.
Octopus: On Board the Original Explorer Superyacht. Fresh from an extensive refit, Octopus is ready to become one of the world's most spectacular charters. Built in 2003 for Microsoft co-founder, the late Paul Allen, and sold to her current owner in 2021, the 414-ft Octopus is one of the world's largest private yachts.
The brilliant blue coastline is peppered with hundreds of yachts. On this flight, however, just one of the boats below us demands our attention: the 126-metre explorer Octopus. The following day, in the port of Marseille where her new owner's team is wrapping up a refit before Octopus departs for the Galápagos, I finally see her up close ...
The most recent refit was conducted in 2019 by Blohm+Voss. Watch: Inside the world's largest explorer yacht Octopus Photo: Thierry Ameller Photography Photo: Thierry Ameller Photography With diesel-electric propulsion and eight generators for support, Octopus can operate autonomously to a maximum speed of 19 knots thanks to her hybrid ...
Arrival of superyacht OCTOPUS on September 27th 2023 at Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven (Germany) for a major refit. The ultra luxury yacht OCTOPUS was b...
126-meter luxury megayacht. Interior by Jonathan Quinn Barnett and exterior by Espen Øino International. Innovative bespoke construction by Lürssen, master German shipbuilder since 1875. Custom-built for exploration and scientific research, complete with two submarines and a professional music studio. Delivered in 2003.
Designed with a hybrid propulsion diesel electric system, Octopus has extensive range to travel to remote locations that most yachts can only imagine. Twin ABB Industry AG-E electric motors combined with eight MTU 16V 4000 M50 diesel engines power Octopus to a mind-blowing 12,500 nautical miles at 12 knots, able to spend months at sea.
Commissioned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, M/Y Octopus was the largest private yacht ever when it launched in 2003. Today, she remains one of the largest private yachts in the world. Her size, however, is surpassed by the scale of her ambitions. ... Now, her 2021 refit preserves her expedition bona fides. She boasts an ice class for polar ...
Starboard Yacht Group is handling the refit on behalf of the owner, and a deadline has been set for early 2023. The refit will focus on stabilization and performance, with the goal of making ...
It has served as an exploration vessel, been used for scientific research and has even seen use as a rescue vessel. Allen died in 2018 and at that time the yacht underwent a refit at Blohm + Voss. In 2019 it was put on sale for a price of €295 million. The price was dropped by about 60 million and in 2021 it was picked up by an anonymous buyer.
The luxury motor yacht OCTOPUS, previously named NAUTILUS, was built by Lurssen and delivered to her owner in 2003, she later underwent a refit in 2021. The exterior of OCTOPUS is designed by Espen Oeino. The 414ft / 126.2m OCTOPUS has been constructed with a steel hull and is powered by 8 x ABB AMG 500L4L prime mover MTU diesel engines with a ...
The 43.58-metre Heesen motor yacht Octopussy has been hauled to the Safe Harbor Lauderdale Marine Center in South Florida, USA in preparation for her stabilization refit. Starboard Yacht Group has been entrusted with the major refit, which has an expected completion date of the beginning of 2023. The yacht Octopussy was delivered in 1988 from the Netherlands, and was commissioned by American ...
8 X MTU 4000 HP. Generators: Engines: 8 x MTU 4000 HP. Generators: 8 x ABB AMG 500L4L prime mover MTU diesel engines. Dynamic positioning systems (DPS) to automatically maintain the yacht's position. Stabilizers: 1 x set of SKF Type Z, Z600-595-13, S-mode/S-mode operational, Surface area 16.5 m2 x 2. Main HPU power 90kW x 2 per fin Gyro ...
Moscow Oblast (Russian: Московская область, romanized: Moskovskaya oblast, IPA: [mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ], informally known as Подмосковье, Podmoskovye, IPA: [pədmɐˈskovʲjə]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).With a population of 8,524,665 (2021 Census) living in an area of 44,300 square kilometers (17,100 sq mi), it is one of the most densely ...
In 1938, it was granted town status. [citation needed]Administrative and municipal status. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrostal Urban Okrug.
Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar ...
Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather ...