Le Grand Bleu (yacht)

. This included an internal refit and the addition of a 16ft swim platform.

Le Grand Bleu is powered by two 3,600-hp Wärtsilä engines. Details about the interiors are scanty as Abramovich is protective of his family's privacy and highly security conscious, but they were designed by Terence Disdale.

After departing the yard, Le Grand Bleu headed for the Mediterranean and caused quite a stir wherever it went. It was in Monaco in May 2004, serving as a base for Abramovich during Chelsea F.C.'s (unsuccessful) attempts to beat AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League. In June 2006, Abramovich gave Le Grand Bleu to friend Eugene Shvidler.

It latest drydock and refit was in Jacksonville, FL in 2008. This refit included a new "green" wastewater treatment system in addition to the current Lloyd's certified system allowing its ability to reuse the wastewater after treatment rather than discharging the wastewater overboard into the sea.

Mr. Shvidler maintains ownership of Le Grande Bleu.

Le Grand Bleu was docked in the harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, in late September and into early October, 2008. Rumored to be for Elton John.

References

*(1) "In the Roman Navy" "Mail on Sunday" 23 October 2005. On the island of Capri, Italy 2007

Notes

ee also

*List of motor yachts by length
* [http://www.kusch-yacht.de/Pages/references.htm Photos and specifications of "LGB"] from her designers