Azzam Superyacht is currently the largest yacht in the world.

Azzam mega yacht owner. The owner of the yacht is Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan the President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. Built over the course of four years and finished in. This means the owner must spend over 60 million every year to keep Azzam in prime condition before cruising off to a foreign destination.

The worlds largest yacht is the Azzam measuring in at 590 feet long and owned by the president of the UAE. Yacht Value The yacht was built by luxury yacht builder Lürssen for an estimated build price of US 600 million. Eclipse owned by Abramovich has been revered by yachting enthusiasts for years on account of her size.

A new luxury yacht has taken the title of largest motor yacht in the world. So heres a closer look Lürssen moved Azzam from this floating dock to her final fit-out area in the morning. A crew of 60 people is required onboard to maintain the yacht alone.

11 rows As actually the Al Nahyan Family Rulers or Abu Dhabi are the worlds richest. This yacht is one of the most expensive masterpieces and will for yearly maintenance cost around 10 per cent its full price. Megayachts are generally defined as yachts that are longer than 100 feet or more and include current superstars of the mega-yacht world such as AZZAM which is 1806 meters.

It was launched in April 2013 by Lürssen Yachts thereby displacing the previous record-holder Eclipse which is owned by the Russian billionaire and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich as the largest yacht in the world. The exterior design of the yacht was provided by Nauta Design while interior design was by Christophe Leoni. Some people suspect the owner is specifically from Abu Dhabi because Azzam is the name of the racing yacht representing that emirate in competitions like the Volvo Ocean Race.

Others however believe the buyer is Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia who already owns a megayacht Kingdom 5KR. The name of the yacht Azzam means determination in Arabic. Will be a staggering 590ft long -.