Alfa Nero in 2008 | |
History | |
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Cayman Islands | |
Name | Alfa Nero |
Namesake | Nero |
Owner | M&M Yachting Inc |
Port of registry | Cayman Islands |
Builder | Oceanco Yachts |
Yard number | Y702 |
Launched | 2007 [1] |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Megayacht |
Tonnage | |
Length | 82 m (269 ft) |
Beam | 14.2 m (47 ft) [1] |
Draught | 3.9 m (13 ft) [3] |
Installed power | 2 × 4,680 shaft horsepower (3,490 kW) [3] |
Propulsion | 2 × MTU 595 TE 70 [1] |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) [3] |
Range | 6,630 miles (10,670 km; 5,760 nmi) |
Crew |
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Alfa Nero is a super yacht built in 2007, [4] and has been considered one of the largest private motor yachts. In March 2022, it was reported by Forbes that it was registered in the Cayman Islands at 267 feet, with a value of $81 million. [5]
In 2022, Forbes reported that the ship was owned by Andrey Guryev. [5] On Friday June 16, 2023, Alfa Nero was sold to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt for $67.6 million dollars during an auction by the government of Antigua and Barbuda, after it had been abandoned there following the imposition of economic sanctions as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [6] Schmidt pulled out of the purchase due to lawsuits over title to the yacht. [7]
Since the botched sale, Guryev's daughter Yulia Guryeva-Motlokhov, has filed a suit claiming that she is the vessel's true owner, that it was never abandoned, and that the yacht's seizure and sale violated procedure. [8]
Alfa Nero was designed by Nuvolari & Lenard and built by Oceanco in 2007. [4] The interior of Alfa Nero was designed by Alberto Pinto. [9]
In September 2009, it was reported that Alfa Nero was being listed for sale for $190,000,000. [4] Alfa Nero is frequently sailed by Andrey Guryev. [10]
In March 2022, Forbes reported that Alfa Nero was still owned by Guryev. Registered in the Cayman Islands with a value of $81 million at 267 feet, on March 3, it was recorded at Philipsburg, St. Martin. [5] In June 2023, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt bought the yacht at an auction. It cost him $67.7 million. [11] In early September 2023, it was reported that Schmidt backed out of the purchase due to lawsuits over title to the yacht. [12]
Alfa Nero can accommodate 12 guests and up to 26 crew, and has over 4,000 square feet (370 m2) of living space. The yacht features a 12-by-38-foot (3.7 m × 11.6 m) pool on the aft deck that can, through a hydraulic system, transform into a dance floor or a helipad. [4] [9] Alfa Nero has a range of 6,630 miles (10,670 km; 5,760 nmi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), and can reach speeds of up to 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). [3] [4] Alfa Nero was refitted in 2013. [13]
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