Lady Moura

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Yacht Lady Moura in Monaco.jpg
Lady Moura in harbor 2005
History
NameLady Moura
Owner Ricardo Salinas Pliego [1]
Port of registry Nassau
Builder Blohm + Voss, Germany
Cost$200 million
Launched1990
Refit2007, 2017
Homeport Monaco, Palma de Mallorca, Porto Cervo, Denia
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeSteel hull
Length344 ft (105 m)
Beam18.5 m (61 ft)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)
Installed power2 x 6,868 hp Deutz-MWM
Speed20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity27
Crew60
Aircraft carried1 helicopter

Lady Moura is a private luxury yacht. She was the ninth largest private yacht when she was launched in 1990 for USD$200 million (equivalent to $466 million in 2023) [2] but has moved down the list in 2021 to number 48. She was owned by Saudi Arabian businessman, Nasser Al-Rashid but bought by a Mexican businessman in 2021 from yacht broker Camper & Nicholsons for USD$125 million (equivalent to $141 million in 2023). [2]

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Lady Moura has hosted several notable personalities, including George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara. [3] Lady Moura ran aground in 2007 during the weekend of the Cannes Film Festival. [4] [5]

Characteristics

Lady Moura in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat The Gulf of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat-1-.jpg
Lady Moura in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Both the hull and the superstructure are made of steel. The propulsion plant consists of two KHD-MWM diesel engines, each with a power of 5,050 kilowatts (6,770 bhp) with controllable pitch propellers the vessel is capable of producing a speed of over 20 knots.

Lady Moura has accommodations for 27 guests in 13 cabins, while the crew quarters sleep 60 staff. She also features a helipad, movie theatre, disco with DJ room, gym, an owner’s study, and medical suites for both guests and crew.

Lady Moura has an Airbus H130 helicopter onboard, which is registered EC-OBF and named “Heli Moura”. [6] [7]

Tenders

It also carries the world's premiere

[ peacock prose ] Wakesurfing vessel, A 24 feet (7.3 m) Nautique GS series outfitted by Miami Nautique.

Lady Moura spends a lot of time in the cities of Málaga and Barcelona in Spain

See also

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  6. Salinas, Ricardo [@ricardosalinas] (August 8, 2024). "Ya nos vamos a jugar golf… nombramos al helicóptero del yate como el HeliMoura para que no se nos vaya a confundir entre los de todos los que aterrizamos en el campo a jugar.
    Que tengan un graaan fin de semana lleno de éxito, y recuerden no se dejen convencer por cualquier pendejo de que se merecen una vida humilde y conformista… luchen siempre por salir adelante y si no lo logran ustedes, piensen en sus nietos!!!
    Sean buenos ancestros y hereden fortunas, no problemas"
    [We're off to play golf... we named the yacht's helicopter the HeliMoura so that we don't get confused with all the others who landed on the course to play.
    Have a great weekend full of success, and remember, don't let any idiot convince you that you deserve a humble and conformist life... always fight to get ahead and if you don't succeed, think of your grandchildren!!!
    Be good ancestors and inherit fortunes, not problems.] (in Spanish). Retrieved August 9, 2024 via Instagram.
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  7. twiga269 (August 22, 2008). "Lady Moura" . Retrieved April 4, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[ user-generated source ]
  8. "Lady Moura". Flickr. August 22, 2008.[ user-generated source ]