German yacht company Lürssen is building the largest yacht in the
world for a Middle Eastern billionaire they will not name. It will be
around 590 feet long!
Yet photos taken by SuperyachtTimes.com show the boat to
be at least six stories tall, with sweeping windows on the rear deck and
several upper decks dedicated to staterooms. The vessel is expected to
cost more than $500 million. It is still under construction at a
shipyard in Bremen, Germany and is scheduled to be delivered in 2013.
Industry executives and marine engineers say Azzam’s most unusual
feature — other than its size — is its propulsion system. Rather than
being powered by propellers like most yachts, it will have four giant
water jets that will be able to push the ship to speeds of more than 27
to 28 knots.
The ship is named Azzam, which means “determination.”
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