M/Y ECLIPSE 162m Mega Yacht by Blohm & Voss GmbH 🇩🇪

M/Y ECLIPSE – 162.5m Mega Yacht 🇩🇪🌊⚓

Builder: Blohm + Voss GmbH, Hamburg 🇩🇪 Designer (Exterior & Interior): Terence Disdale 🇬🇧 Owner: Roman Abramovich 🇷🇺 Flag: Bermuda 🇧🇲 Delivery Year: 2010 📅

📏 Dimensions & Tonnage

• Length overall (LOA): 162.5 m (533 ft) 📐
• Beam: 22 m (72 ft) ↔️
• Draft: 5.9 m (19 ft) ⬇️
• Gross Tonnage: 13,564 GT ⚖️
• Decks: 9 passenger decks 🛳️
• Volume: Among the highest of any private yacht in the world 🌍

🛠️ Propulsion & Performance

• Engines: 4 × MTU 20V 1163 TB93 diesel ⚡
• Combined horsepower: ≈ 40,000 hp 🔥
• Top Speed: 25 knots 🚤
• Cruising Speed: 22 knots 🌊
• Range: 6,000 nautical miles 🌍
• Fuel Capacity: 750,000 litres (≈ 750 tons) ⛽
• Stabilizers: Advanced rotor-based system (active at anchor & underway) 🌀
• Designed for efficiency and lower emissions 🌱

👥 Accommodation & Layout

• Guests: 36 in 18 luxury staterooms 👑
• Owner’s Deck: Full private suite with bulletproof glass 🛡️
• Crew: 70 in 35 cabins 👨‍✈️船长
• Interior: Contemporary understated luxury by Terence Disdale 🇬🇧🎨
• Cinema: Dedicated crew cinema in the bow 🎥
• Spa & Gym: Full wellness facilities with treatment rooms 🧘‍♂️🏋️

🏗️ Build & Refit Timeline

• Keel laid: 2007 ⚓
• Launched: 12 June 2009 – Blohm+Voss, Hamburg 🇩🇪
• Sea trials: Frederikshavn, Denmark 🇩🇰
• Delivered: 9 December 2010 📅
• 2011: Limited charter debut via SuperYachtsMonaco 🇲🇨
• 2015: Major refit at Blohm+Voss, Hamburg 🛠️
• 2016–2020: Routine maintenance in Northern Europe 🇳🇴🇩🇪
• 2022–2025: Extended period at anchor in Turkish waters (Marmaris / Bodrum) 🇹🇷
• 2025–2026: Relocated to Istanbul area for major class survey and maintenance 🇹🇷

🌟 Standout Luxury Features

• Helicopter pads: 2 × fully certified 🚁🚁
• Main swimming pool: 15 m (49 ft) with adjustable floor depth 🏊‍♂️ – Converts into dance floor 💃
• Multiple deck Jacuzzis 🛁
• Mini-submarine: Dive capability to 50 m 🤿
• Three custom luxury tenders 🚤
• U-boat / underwater garage for additional watercraft ⚓
• Disco / nightclub, cinema, multiple lounges 🎶🎬🍸
• Expansive beach club with direct sea access 🌴🌊
• Large sun decks, shaded lounges and private dining areas 🍽️☀️

🔒 Security & Privacy Systems

• Missile detection and countermeasures 🚀🛡️
• Anti-paparazzi laser system (disrupts cameras) 📸🚫
• Bulletproof glass on owner’s suite 🔒
• Full 360° surveillance and encrypted communications 🛰️
• Frequently supported by escort / security vessels 🚤

💰 Financial Overview

• Original build price: ≈ €550 million (≈ $700 million in 2010) 💶
• Current estimated value (2026): €550 – 700 million
• Widely circulated $1.5 billion figure is considered inflated by industry sources 📰
• Annual operating costs: $50–70 million 💵
• Charter: Not available
• Major share of running costs: crew salaries + fuel ⛽👨‍✈️

📍 Recent News & Current Status (2026)

• Still privately owned by Roman Abramovich 🇷🇺 – not for sale or charter 🔒
• After more than two years at anchor in Marmaris, Turkey 🇹🇷, Eclipse relocated in 2025 toward the Istanbul / Tuzla area for a major class survey and extensive maintenance
• Estimated cost of the survey + associated works: tens of millions of dollars
• Continues to rank among the most secure and technologically advanced private yachts afloat

📑 Registry & Classification

• Flag: Bermuda 🇧🇲
• Port of Registry: Hamilton, Bermuda ⚓
• IMO: 1009613 🔢
• MMSI: 310593000 📡
• Call Sign: ZCXR5 📻
• Classification: Lloyd’s Register 🏷️

🏆 Ranking

• One of the top 3 longest private motor yachts in the world
  1. Azzam – 180 m 🇩🇪 Lürssen 🇦🇪
  2. Fulk Al Salamah – 164 m 🇴🇲
  3. Eclipse – 162.5 m 🇩🇪 Blohm+Voss 🇷🇺
• Remains one of the most advanced private yachts for onboard security technology 🔐⚓

🇩🇪 Why Blohm+Voss / Why Eclipse?

• Blohm+Voss (founded 1877 in Hamburg) has a long pedigree in complex naval and commercial shipbuilding, bringing military-grade engineering standards to private yachts
• Eclipse was conceived as a complete floating fortress — combining extreme security systems with true long-range luxury living
• Unmatched combination of size (162.5 m / 13,564 GT), privacy features, and technical sophistication
• Proven ability to operate globally with full self-sufficiency and high-level security
• Iconic status: still one of the most recognisable and photographed private yachts in the world
• Continuous investment in maintenance and surveys keeps her at the top of her class more than 15 years after delivery

🌍 Builder – Blohm+Voss 🇩🇪

Founded 1877 in Hamburg. Notable yachts include:

• Lady Moura (105 m) 🛥️
• Motor Yacht A (119 m, Philippe Starck) 🎨
• Eclipse (162.5 m, Terence Disdale) 👑

🎨 Designer – Terence Disdale 🇬🇧

Renowned for understated “beach-house” elegance. Other projects:

• Pelorus (115 m Lürssen) ⚓
• Al Salamah (139 m Lürssen) 🇴🇲
• Dreamboat (90 m Oceanco) 🌴

M/Y Eclipse remains one of the most iconic, secure and technologically sophisticated private megayachts ever built — a true floating fortress of luxury. 🌊👑⚓🇩🇪

 

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