''Ecstasea'' is a

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, the biggest

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built when she was launched. In June 2009 she was sold by her original owner, the

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, to

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by yacht brokers Merle Wood.

Design

Ordered by Russian oligarch

, ''Ecstasea'' was built in 2004 as the largest Feadship ever built. The yacht was built in the shipyard of Royal Van Lent and has length of , and a beam of , with a Deadweight of 585 metric tons. The yacht is made of all steel, and is much closer to a luxury ship, than to a yacht. Her exterior design was created by the teamwork of Terence Disdale and De Voogt Naval Architects, with Disdale also responsible for the yacht's Asian-style interior. David Waite-Wright, who was Senior Designer at Disdales, oversaw the project. The yacht later went on to win multiple interior design awards. She has capacity for 14 passengers, who are divided into 6 separate rooms.

Engine

The yacht has four main MTU engines with a combined power of 12,444 hp. The builder also installed a

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gas turbine on board, which produces 30,843 hp. The total combined horsepower of 43,287 hp allows the yacht to reach a maximum speed of more than 30

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s. The maximum speed with only the diesel engines working is 25 knots. The cruising speed (

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only) is 22 knots.

Incidents

On December 15, 2019, ''Ecstasea'' clipped the

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Bridge,

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. The yacht sustained minor hull damage, but a small operation room attached to the bridge was destroyed and fell into the bay. This incident was captured on video and posted to Reddit. It is estimated that the vessel was traveling at less than 3 knots. The St. Maarten Daily Herald reported that this was not the first time the booth has been damaged by incoming vessels. In this particular incident, the yacht was blown off course by “adverse current and wind conditions.” The operator was able to escape the booth in time, and the bridge itself was not substantively damaged, neither were the controls. The bridge resumed normal operations on Monday, December 16.

References

External links

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2004 ships Individual yachts Motor yachts Roman Abramovich

Design

Engine

Incidents

See also

References

External links