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''Rising Sun'' is a
motor yacht
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...
designed by
Jon Bannenberg, and built in 2004 by
Germany's Lürssen
Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard with headquarters in Bremen-Vegesack and shipbuilding facilities in Lemwerder, Berne and Bremen-Fähr-Lobbendorf.
Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Tradi ...
at their Bremen shipyard for
Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American business magnate and investor who is the co-founder, executive chairman, chief technology officer (CTO) and former chief executive officer (CEO) of the American computer technology ...
, CEO of
Oracle Corporation, and last refitted in 2007. ''Rising Sun'' has been owned since 2010 by businessman
David Geffen, who had bought a half share of the yacht initially in late 2006.
A gym, a basketball court, a wine cellar and a movie theater are among the yacht's 82 rooms.
''W ''magazine listed some of the guests on Geffen's yacht: Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Julia Roberts, Maria Shriver, Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams, Martin Short, Diane Sawyer, Diane von Furstenberg, Karlie Kloss, Peter Harrington-Cressman, Jen Meyer, Josh Kushner, and Sir Paul McCartney.
Geffen and his crew of 45 self-isolated in the
Grenadines on ''Rising Sun'' during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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References
{{Commons category, Rising Sun (ship, 2004), Rising Sun (yacht)
Motor yachts
Ships built in Bremen (state)
2004 ships
David Geffen
Larry Ellison