Posted by meb at July 17th, 2008

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, especially famous for his ownership of British Premier League soccer club Chelsea, is planning to order a second yacht from Turkey, after being impressed by the technology and craftsmanship of his first one.

Ada Marine Group Executive Board President Murat Bilican recalled that the Russian tycoon had initially purchased an ABY 36 Oyster model luxury yacht, which was constructed at İstanbul’s Tuzla shipyards last year and delivered to Abramovich in December. The construction had taken nine months, a fairly quick turnover time for yachts of this class. “The first yacht is currently anchored at Chelsea harbor in London,” Bilican noted. The first yacht, which cost YTL 780,000, has a composite hull made of bulletproof carbon fiber. All the necessary technology for communication was also installed in the yacht, allowing its owners to contact any location in the world. (more…)