Roman Abramovich, a Russian businessman/oil tycoon, is building a yacht that will become the largest privately owned yacht in the world.
To keep the oligarch safe, the Eclipse has a military-grade missile defense system, armour-plating around Abramovich's master suite and bullet-proof windows.
There is also a private submarine, which doubles as an escape pod.
According to industry experts, the Eclipse has been specifically designed to overshadow the world's current largest private yacht, a 525-footer owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.
Abramovich's new toy is due to be delivered in 2010 and will join the rest of his fleet. None of his ships - the Pelorus (377ft), the Ecstasea ( 282ft) and the Sussurro (161ft) - are insubstantial but the Eclipse will dwarf them all.
The oil magnate, who is the 11th richest man in the world according to Forbes, uses his yachts for very specific purposes.
The project has been shrouded in such secrecy that at one point the shipbuilders would only say that a yacht called Eclipse was being built somewhere in Germany. Needless to say, they would not confirm who had bought it.
But there is little doubt that 40-year-old Abramovich who already owns four luxury vessels, is the proud owner.
This rich Russian asshole is 41 and basically just built a Carnival Cruise Liner just because he wanted to show everyone else sailing on the sea, they're inadequate. Not that 525 feet would be enough, he makes sure that he has a sumbarine escape vessel and a missile defense system, and bulletproof glass. Seriously, a missile defense system? A sub? I like to think of myself as the articulate, witty, handsome dream of every supermodel, but of course, this is me. Everyone can't be me. That said though, I wonder at what point in your life do people stop referring to you as just "the smart guy" or "the smart business man" and begin calling you a tycoon. That word just sounds bad ass. I'm pretty sure I can only recall two tycoons, Carnegie and Rockefeller. Now apparently Abromaikldhgaodhkgnvich is one too. I couldn't pick this guy out of a line up, but I bet when you launch a boat that costs 490 million dollars, you win. Not to mention he also owns an Airbus a380. This guy reportedly lost 13 billion Euros during the financial/oil meltdown, but it hasn't seemed to even phase him. Being that confident through times of strife is what separates a tycoon from the other, run-of-the-mill business people. Similarly, I once lost Park Place and Boardwalk and all four railroads to the bank in an eleven hour game of Monopoly, but like any tycoon would, I perservered and showed my 6 year old nephew who was boss.
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