Fincantieri takes care of the sailing yacht A in Trieste
This super sailing yacht is owned by Russian oligarch Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko
The entry into dry dock of Sailing Yacht A, entrusted to Fincantieri for refitting, could not go unnoticed at the port of Trieste.
The work the vessel will undergo, as well as its duration and extent, is being kept strictly confidential: "There is a strict order to maintain maximum confidentiality," sources close to the naval engineering group led by Giuseppe Bono say.
The owner of the yacht in question is Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, a Russian millionaire, entrepreneur, and major shareholder of the fertilizer producer EuroChem Group as well as the Suek Group, Russia's largest coal miner and exporter.
According to Forbes, Melnichenko's net worth is estimated at $19,8 billion in 2021 (95th richest in the world, 7th in Russia), while last year, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth was estimated at $17,7 billion (121st richest in the world, 19th in Russia).
Sailing yacht A is a 142,8-meter-long motor-assisted sailboat built by the Nobiskrug shipyard in Kiel, Germany, and launched in 2015; the exterior was designed by Doelker + Voges, the interior by Philippe Starck, and the exterior by Jacques Garcia.
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