King Aga Khan IV izvёl fourth state to the yacht

Continuing the theme of yachts celebrities. The spiritual leader of the Islamic sect of Ismaili Nizari, the king without a kingdom and a multimillionaire Aga Khan IV ordered the yacht Alamshar price of $ 200 million. It must be noted that the capital of the Aga Khan, is estimated at $ 800 million., So he brand new superyacht cost a quarter of the state. When comparing the figures of costs and revenues, even Roman Abramovich's purchase of expensive record Eclipse does not seem so extravagance. Superyachts of 50 meters in length Alamshar was named in honor of one of the horses from the stables victorious millionaire. Yacht built for His Highness British Devonport dockyard for 12 years. The vessel is designed in view of the ambitious plans of the Aga Khan to establish a new record for a transatlantic crossing. But even super-expensive Rolls-Royce turbines were weaker than expected by the customer. In sea trials, the ship has a top speed of 30 knots in total (55, 5 km / h), while the king was counting on double the rate. Aga Khan required speed of 65 knots, is guaranteed to beat the current record. The fastest crossing of the Atlantic in the superyacht was committed in 1992 for two days, ten hours and 34 minutes. The average speed of traffic along the route was 53, 1 unit. Dissatisfied with the King intends to sue the shipyard and require a multimillion compensation.