Inside Roman Abramovich's $1.5 Billion Superyacht

Inside Roman Abramovich's $1.5 billion superyacht — the TRUE story of Eclipse. Ordered in secret in 2005 (the shipyard knew it only as "Project M147"), built by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg, and delivered in December 2010 as the largest private yacht on Earth: 533 feet, nine decks, 24 guest cabins, two helipads, two pools, a mini-submarine, armour plating, bulletproof glass, a missile-detection system, and a reported anti-paparazzi laser shield. Then, in March 2022, the world's most secure private vessel did something no defense system was built for: it went on the run. This is the full story — the secret build, the real cost behind the $1.5 billion headline, the two-week dash to Marmaris, the fleet that fled and the fleet that froze, three years at anchor burning a ton of diesel a day, and the reported $100 million rebuild now underway near Istanbul. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Yacht That Ran 1:04 Built in Secret 2:23 The $1.5 Billion Question 3:34 Inside the Palace 4:40 The Fortress 5:37 The Man on the Top Deck 6:57 Everything Changes 7:33 The Great Escape 8:11 The Fleet That Fled 9:10 The Gilded Cage 9:53 The $100M Rebuild 10:35 The Real Price NOTE: No owner or shipyard has ever confirmed Eclipse's price. Figures in this video (build cost, valuations, running costs, refit cost) are reported estimates from public sources, and are labeled as such. Facts only — no politics. Music: "Lightless Dawn" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 -- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... #superyacht #eclipse #abramovich #luxury #billionaire #yacht #mostexpensive