This past Wednesday – August 11, 2010 – Malibu, CA experienced a new visitor off the coastline. The town was buzzed with rumors of whose white yacht was floating off the Malibu Pier – anyone driving into Malibu was mesmerized by this unusual sight in the water.
It was the 394 foot yacht as owned by the Russian Billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. I was able to take the photo from Carbon Beach as well as the Malibu Pier to obtain both the side view as well as the rear view.
Wall Street Journal had reported on this $300 million Philippe Starck designer creation back on April 23, 2010. Some of the highlights noted include a fingerprint security system [it feels as though the cartoon series “Jetson's” has become a reality] and “it has 44 security cameras and more than a dozen exterior cameras fitted with motion-detection systems and a night-vision infrared system” [Hello James Bond!].
It further reports that it takes about 35 to 37 crew members which includes “stewards, stewardesses, mechanical engineers, security staff, housekeepers, deck hands, galley crew and chefs as well as specialists for surfing, jet skiing, water skiing and cycling.” “The boat costs over $20 million a year to maintain; filling the gas tank costs more than $500,000.”
Andrey Melnichenko’s yacht is nice for a short novelty but it belongs in different waters – I am thinking that the waters in either Tahiti or Bali or Fiji are more suitable for this work of art. I am looking forward to the beauty of the Malibu coast returning without this unusual art in the waters. Undoubtedly the sea creatures would agree unanimously.
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