''Ice'' is a large private yacht, measuring in length. Launched in 2005 as ''Air'', she was completed at the
Lürssen
Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard with headquarters in Bremen-Vegesack and shipbuilding facilities in Lemwerder, Berne and Bremen-Fähr-Lobbendorf.
Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Tradin ...
yard in
Bremen
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,
Germany
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to the design of Tim Heywood. The yacht was owned by
Russia
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n billionaire
Suleyman Kerimov
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from christening until 2015 when
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue
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of
Equatorial Guinea
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acquired the yacht.
The ship has a crew of 27 and is equipped with a diesel-electric powered, using eight 842 kW
Deutz 16-cylinder
generators to provide electric power to two ABB type 5
Azipod
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electric
azimuth thruster
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Type ...
s. She can reach a speed of 18 knots, and has a range of 6000 nautical miles. ''Ice'' has a large swimming pool on the main deck (stern) in addition to the jacuzzi on the sun deck. On the third deck, the yacht carries an
AgustaWestland AW169
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call sign P4-ICE, which can transport ten passengers.
Although its home port is
Gibraltar
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, it was moored at
Tangier, Morocco
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, since November 2016
[ and spotted in February 2020 at ]Bridgetown, Barbados
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and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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, and later in March 2020 off the coast of Five Islands, Antigua. Then in Willemstad, Curaçao
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in December 2023, January 2024 and April 2024. Recently reported to be in Catania, Sicily
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as of early July 2024. On 10 July 2024 it was seen in port at Fethiye
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. Later, in September 2024 was spotted at the Marmaris Port in Turkey.
History
Ordered by Augusto Perfetti, the keel for ''Air'', also known then as ''Project Rainbow'', was laid down at the Lürssen yard in Bremen, Germany, following the design of Tim Heywood with the interior design by Terence Disdale, but, during construction and prior to delivery, ''Air'' was purchased by Suleiman Kerimov and was subsequently renamed ''Ice'' at its christening in 2005.Marshall Islands
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based company KOA Asset Management Ltd.[
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Awards
''Ice'' won Superyacht of the Year at the 2006 World Superyacht Awards.
See also
*List of motor yachts by length
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Notes
References
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External links
Article on Ice's design concept and interior
2005 ships
Motor yachts
Ships built in Bremen (state)