World’s largest sailboat, Sailing Yacht A, seized

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Italian authorities have seized the largest sailing superyacht ever built, the 143m (470ft) Sailing Yacht A, Italian news outlets report.

According to the Reuters news agency in Rome, the office of the Italian Prime Minister confirmed this morning (Saturday March 12) that the yacht had been seized after the owner, Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, was placed on a list of EU sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. .

Designed by Philippe Starck Sailboat A is one of the most distinctive yachts ever built. At 143 m (470 ft) long, she has eight decks and a freeboard of 20 m.

Sailboat A has a width of 24.8 m and a freeboard of 20 m

It was built by Nobiskrug in Germany and launched in 2016. It packs three of the world’s largest carbon rigs, which are fixed and rotatable, with over 3,700 square meters of sails trimmed via a furling system in the boom. . It also includes a gimballed crow’s nest, accessible by elevator, 60 m high in one of the curved masts, an observation pod embedded in the keel and a three-man submarine.

The hull has a maximum width of 24.8m and includes 24 hull doors concealed inside.

It was built under strict non-disclosure agreements, but is said to have a price tag of around 530 million euros ($578 million).

The yacht would have been sequestered in the northern port of Trieste, following the sanctions imposed on its owner. Melnichenko owns fertilizer producer EuroChem Group and coal company SUEK.

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