The superyacht ''Luna B'' was launched by Oceanco at their yard in Alblasserdam. The yacht's exterior design was done by the yard itself and Alberto Pinto was responsible for the interior design. She is owned by American/Canadian

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History

''Luna B'' was first launched in 2005, and was named ''Dilbar'' upon delivery to her owner Alisher Usmanov. She was renamed ''Ona'' in 2008 when Usmanov took delivery of a new yacht built by Lürssen which he also named '' Dilbar''. William Kallop bought ''Ona'' in 2010 and renamed her ''Natita'' after his mother-in-law. In 2014, he took on a $32 million loan from

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with ''Natita'' and his other yacht, the Bad Girl, as

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. Kallop stopped paying back the loan in 2016 with $28 million still left. Goldman Sachs filed a lawsuit at a federal court in

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to have both yachts seized.

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seized both vessels in August 2017 at a West Palm Beach marina. Goldman Sachs listed ''Natita'' for sale with a $39,9 million asking price. In October 2017 it was announced they had sold the yacht for $27,5 million. The new owner was revealed to be

, who put ''Luna B'' up for sale once more in 2022 with a $47,5 million asking price.

Design

Her length is , beam is and she has a draught of . The hull is built out of steel while the superstructure is made out of

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with teak laid decks. The yacht is classed by

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and flagged in the

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Performance

Propulsion is supplied by twin 3,015 hp Deutz AG (SBV 12M 628) diesel engines. The engines drive two propellers, which in turn propel the ship to a top speed of . At a cruising speed of , her maximum range is .

Amenities

Zero speed stabilizers, gym, swimming pool, movie theatre, tender garage, swimming platform, air conditioning, beach club, spa room. There is also a

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on the top deck.

Tenders

* One

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open sports tender * One

limo tender * One Nautica Jet

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Recreational toys

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s, seabobs, water skis, wakesurf board,

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and a

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References

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