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It is the biggest private yacht in existence and comes with a missile-detection system, two helipads, a luxury spa, swimming pool and a miniature submarine.

But when you're Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, only the most ostentatious displays of wealth will do.

His latest baby is the Eclipse, a 557-footer reported to have cost a staggering £300million.

As it glided out of the Blohm & Voss shipyard, in Hamburg, Germany, it was so breathtaking that many stopped to watch, barely able to believe their eyes.

To keep the oligarch safe, the Eclipse has a military-grade missile defence system, armour-plating around Abramovich's master suite and bullet-proof windows.

There is also a private submarine, which doubles as an escape pod.

The project has been shrouded in such secrecy that at one point the shipbuilders would only say that a yacht called Eclipse was being built somewhere in Germany. Needless to say, they would not confirm who had bought it.

But there is little doubt that 40-year-old Abramovich who already owns four luxury vessels, is the proud owner.

According to industry experts, the Eclipse has been specifically designed to overshadow the world's current largest private yacht, a 525-footer owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.

Abramovich's new toy is due to be delivered in 2010 and will join the rest of his fleet. None of his ships - the Pelorus (377ft), the Ecstasea ( 282ft) and the Sussurro (161ft) - are insubstantial but the Eclipse will dwarf them all.

The oil magnate, who is the 11th richest man in the world according to Forbes, uses his yachts for very specific purposes.

Originally built for a Saudi sheikh, the Pelorus is used for entertaining and boasts room for 22 guests and 40 staff. It has two helipads, an indoor pool and a steam room.

He uses the Ecstasea, which comes complete with Chinese-themed interior, for cruising and the Sussuro for short journeys and to loan to friends.

Annual overhead for the boats is more than £15million, and it costs him £73,000 just to fill up the tanks of his current largest boat, Pelorus.

The son of Jewish parents, Abramovich began his business career selling plastic ducks from a grim Moscow apartment but, within a few years, his vast wealth spread from oil conglomerates to pig farms.

Russia's richest man has flourished under president Vladimir Putin, with critics saying he used his government ties to take over former state-owned assests and reap the profits for personal use.

Outside of Russia, the 41-year-old is known as owner of the Chelsea Football Club. He is also known to entertain players and British financiers on his yachts.

Abramovich reportedly lost up to £13billion in the global financial crisis, but he was already in the process of having his biggest-ever yacht built.

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S'il est aussi bien équipé que je pense, les pirates somaliens finiront à la flotte, et comme personne ne sera prévenu, ça ne fera pas les gros titres.

Pour connaître un peu, je peux te dire qu'en Russie les businessmen ont une vision alternative de la légitime défense. Règle 1 : zéro témoin.

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S'il est aussi bien équipé que je pense, les pirates somaliens finiront à la flotte, et comme personne ne sera prévenu, ça ne fera pas les gros titres.

Pour connaître un peu, je peux te dire qu'en Russie les businessmen ont une vision alternative de la légitime défense. Règle 1 : zéro témoin.

+1.

Abramovich adore les joujous. Il possède en plus de celui-ci quatre autres yachts. Pour voler il n'a pas de jets privés (à part un Falcon 900 qu'il prend pour des petits trajets) mais carrément des avions de ligne customisés (un Boeing 767 et un Airbus A340). Il a aussi trois Eurocopters pour l'emmener rapidement de ses yachts jusqu'à ses propriétés. Ses dernières sont difficiles à dénombrer: en plus de son palais londonien de 300 millions de dollars (3000 m2 en plein Knightsbridge) et d'une autre maison à 80 millions de dollars juste à côté (en plein Belgravia) qu'il laisse à son ex-femme, il possède une propriété de 420 acres dans le Sussex à 36 millions de dollars, une de 200 acres à Aspen, une sur la Côte d'Azur, une à Marbella, une en Toscane, une au Montenegro, une à Moscou etc. Pour rouler il a le choix: deux Maybach (62 pas le modèle 57 pour les blaireaux) customisées notamment pour résister aux balles et aux explosions, une Ferrari FXX, une Bugatti Veyron, une Maserati MC12 Corsa, une Porsche Carrera GT, une Mercedes S600 Pullman, une Bentley Brooklands, une Aston Martin DB7, une Ferrari 360 etc.

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J'ai toujours pensé que Timur était de mèche avec des mafieux russes, c'est désormais confirmé. On a trouvé le comptable !

Malheureusement non (même si j'en connais et même si je travaille indirectement avec certains d'entre eux). Ce que j'ai écrit est juste ce qu'on peut lire dans les journaux. Il est d'ailleurs impossible de savoir ce qu'il possède vraiment.

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on a trouvé la raison d'être

cruise to hunt somalian pirates

Wealthy punters pay £3,500 per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.

When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt.

Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.

The yachts travel from Djibouti in Somalia to Mombasa in Kenya.

The ships deliberately cruise close to the coast at a speed of just five nautical miles in an attempt to attract the interest of pirates.

"They are worse than the pirates," said Russian yachtsman Vladimir Mironov. "At least the pirates have the decency to take hostages, these people are just paying to commit murder," he continued.

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