They've created a monster! World's largest private yacht takes to the sea after £400m three-year construction project to build 590ft behemoth
This is the moment the world's largest private yacht took to the sea.
Azzam, which was built by German firm Lurssen, is a staggering 590 feet long - a £400million floating palace which has knocked Roman Abramovich off the owners' top spot.
It was officially unveiled for the first time in April following three years at the shipbuilder's docks in Bremen.
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World beater: The yacht Azzam is 590 feet long and cost a staggering £400million
Yachtspotters have now photographed Azzam, believed to have been ordered by a Middle-Eastern billionaire, being tested on the North Sea.
Azzam has taken pole position as the world's largest yacht off Eclipse, a 533-foot boat owned by Roman Abramovich.
It can travel in excess of 30 knots, with power coming from a combination of two gas turbines and two diesel engines with a total of 94,000 horsepower....MUCH MORE
Speed as well as size: Experts claim the
megayacht reached a speed of 31.5 knots during its trials - making it by
far the fastest in the world
