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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Status | Polished daily in Falmouth Harbor, Antigua as of June 2024. |
Notes | As of October 2024 Alfa Nero is docked in St. Maarten. |
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]
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 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 planned 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. [7]
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. [12]
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