525' Yacht - "Platinum" to be built...

YachtForums · Dec 24, 2004

Re-printed from Sun Online...

A GIANT luxury yacht twice as big as the one owned by billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been ordered by the Crown Prince of Dubai.
The 525ft floating palace, costing more than £120million, will boast its own aeroplane hangar, helipad and submarine. Called The Platinum, it is being built in the Middle East and will be the biggest yacht ever.

That's about all the info the following link supplied...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004590750,00.html

capitan_buzo · Dec 24, 2004

It is almost time for delivery.

Crewagency · Dec 26, 2004

New Project ?

The Platinum was originally commissioned in 1996 by Prince Jefri Bolkiah, the younger brother of the Sultan of Brunei, the world's richest man. It was being built by two German companies, Lurssen and Blohm and Voss, but Prince Jefri ran into financial difficulties and the project was suspended in 1998. The unfinished yacht remained at the shipyard until 2001 when Sheikh Mohammed arranged for it to be moved to the United Arab Emirates, where construction resumed.

Several companys tried to overview the building phase but it seems that this was a number too big.
I also send one of my project managers to Dubai for supervision.

gomaarten · Dec 26, 2004

Here is a picture of her taken a few years ago, when she was being shipped to Dubai.

Rene GER · Dec 26, 2004

Hi Crewagency,

Have you got photos of the momentary building phase? And do you allowed to share any photos?

René

Yacht News · Nov 16, 2006

Well...after searching for a good bit for a Dubai or project platinum thread i found one...Here is a link to a pic or two of the DUBAI....http://www.yachta.info/megayachts_all_date/100/16000_platinum.htm

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