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WayOdd (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich is awaiting the delivery of a yacht he bought for $354 million- reportedly the world's largest private yacht capable of fending off pirates. The 500-foot Eclipse, about two-thirds the size of the German World War II battleship Bismarck, is equipped with a missile detector and radar equipment, and has bullet-proof windows and armor plating to protect the 41...
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Luxist (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Filed under: Water Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich 's new $355 million, 555-ft. Eclipse, designed to be the world's biggest, will have a military-grade missile defense system to keep the oligarch safe. My colleague Deidre Woollard first reported on initial plans for the Eclipse back in January. Now further details are emerging about the megayacht (rendering above), which when completed...
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
London, Oct.6 : Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is buying a 200-million-pound yacht with a missile detector - to protect him from pirates.
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CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Chelsea owner and cheerleader-in-chief (when the side plays attractive football) Roman Abramovich is building a £200 million (~$352 million) yacht that includes at least two helipads, a harbor, a submarine and its own missile defense system. That’s an artist’s impression of what Abramovich’s money can buy/build. The 550 foot-long yacht, named the Eclipse, is being built [...]
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The tight security measures are thought to be inspired by Mr Abramovich's concerns about sailing near the coast of Africa. It will also afford him extra protection should he decide to sail to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Bitten and Bound (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Russian oil billionaire Roman Abramovich has commissioned yet another yacht to add to his ever growing stable. His current ‘rides’ include Pelorus, Ecstasea and Sussurro, none of which have missile defense capabilities so it was time to shell out a mere $400 million and get the job done right. Abramovich, 41, is worth a reported $24 [...]
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Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
When you have a personal fortune of £11.7billion, you can perhaps be forgiven for feeling the need for protection. In Roman Abramovich's case, the solution is to order a new armour-plated mega-yacht with missile detection system.
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bog-brush (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
When you have a personal fortune of £11.7billion, you can perhaps be forgiven for feeling the need for protection.In Roman Abramovich’s case, the solution is to order a new armour-plated mega-yacht with missile detection system to offer early warning of attack by pirates or terrorists. At 550ft long, the vessel, costing more than £200million, will be [...]
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The First Post (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
The credit crunch has done nothing to stop the super-rich seeking to out-do each other in the super-yacht stakes. As predicted here in July, when Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko took…
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Fark.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
2008-10-06 08:21:46 AMLucky b'tard and he knows it.2008-10-06 08:34:50 AMLuckyImmensely rich b'tard and he knows it.It's simply all it takes. His ex-wife too possession of what is now the number three yacht, a mere 150 foot thing. Marriage without a prenuptial is a great way to get rich fast.2008-10-06 08:36:25 AMIt's simply all it takes.It looks like the kind of yacht I pictured myself having as a...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
The owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, is having a new £200m mega-yacht built, complete with a missile detection system to protect him against pirates and terrorists.
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4sportsake.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... of the senior squad. Whether Chelsea can become self-sufficient without the need to dip into Abramovich's riches is a question worth asking. Yet only time will tell if Scolari seriously recognises the importance of nurturing young talent.
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Newcastle United Mad (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Personally, I couldn't stop laughing when former Newcastle United owner Sir John Hall said this weekend he "felt sorry for Mike Ashley" because he didn't have enough dosh to compete with Roman Abramovich.
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Fashionfunky (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Troubled with all the recent activity with the pirates, billionaire Roman Abramovich (personal fortune estimated at 11.7 billion pounds, give or take a few hundred thousand more) is installing his boat with stuff that even Clive Cussler thinks twice of...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
When you have a personal fortune of £11.7billion, you can perhaps be forgiven for feeling the need for protection. In Roman Abramovich's case, the solution is to order a new armour-plated mega-yacht with missile detection system to offer early warning of attack by pirates or terrorists.
