Inside a Russian Billionaire's $300 Million Yacht

Designed by Philippe Starck, the "A" has quickly become the most loved and loathed ship on the sea. WSJ's Robert Frank takes an exclusive tour of Andrey Melnichenko's 394-foot mega-yacht.
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  • @CoproManiac
    @CoproManiac8 жыл бұрын

    **Wow, we finally got the chance to see a $300 Million yacht, let's bring this crappy camera to film it!!**

  • @scorpionkiller130

    @scorpionkiller130

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Justin H same

  • @leakenasim2596

    @leakenasim2596

    7 жыл бұрын

    CoproManiac what do you mean

  • @ronsteiner4630

    @ronsteiner4630

    7 жыл бұрын

    CoproManiac

  • @ShadowStarPSN

    @ShadowStarPSN

    7 жыл бұрын

    Leakena Sim the video is in shitty 720p, we cant see anything

  • @U.S.SlaveOfficial

    @U.S.SlaveOfficial

    7 жыл бұрын

    +The Wrong Hole man u guy's are spoiled. ya know there was a time not long ago 720p didn't even exist

  • @workman88
    @workman887 жыл бұрын

    $300 million dollar yacht, filmed with potato

  • @synonym3175

    @synonym3175

    6 жыл бұрын

    potatoes arent cheap these days...

  • @genericusername0137

    @genericusername0137

    6 жыл бұрын

    Synonym lol

  • @leecenews

    @leecenews

    6 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @brandbryce

    @brandbryce

    6 жыл бұрын

    Love it

  • @alfonsschmidt9652

    @alfonsschmidt9652

    6 жыл бұрын

    Y3arZer0 s

  • @WAJK2030
    @WAJK20307 жыл бұрын

    Anybody else wondering about the african background music???

  • @Mickeymouse88934

    @Mickeymouse88934

    6 жыл бұрын

    the irony

  • @gendaminoru3195

    @gendaminoru3195

    6 жыл бұрын

    they want you to think it is capable of going on safari

  • @mymarkis666

    @mymarkis666

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's just a backbeat.

  • @baker500877

    @baker500877

    5 жыл бұрын

    @mickey mouse99 your comment made me burst to tears of laughter

  • @nkosinathilinda904

    @nkosinathilinda904

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's not African.

  • @linusdanielsson5448
    @linusdanielsson54487 жыл бұрын

    Best I can do is $20

  • @DrunkenUFOPilot

    @DrunkenUFOPilot

    7 жыл бұрын

    Your cardboard micro-yacht will be arriving by UPS in the next few days. Remember: do not use it in water.

  • @MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp

    @MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp

    6 жыл бұрын

    bout tree-fity

  • @doj7803

    @doj7803

    6 жыл бұрын

    Daren Wilson UPS MAIL “The package was lost, contact us for further info”

  • @robertbatalo3248

    @robertbatalo3248

    6 жыл бұрын

    Got you beat bro, my bid Is $31.50

  • @honeykeeper7723

    @honeykeeper7723

    6 жыл бұрын

    You got my first laugh for today... because I relate so well..

  • @R462venom
    @R462venom9 жыл бұрын

    Don't listen to the people in the comments saying this is a rip-off. Personally I think $40,000 for a soap holder is a bargain

  • @miss_karenjoselin

    @miss_karenjoselin

    6 жыл бұрын

    R462venom hahaha 😂

  • @Diddancing

    @Diddancing

    5 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @lastmanstanding2622

    @lastmanstanding2622

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know, I have two of them.

  • @jameseast8510

    @jameseast8510

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤣😂🤣

  • @timeallen6900

    @timeallen6900

    3 жыл бұрын

    😅😂😂😇

  • @trevorphilips5677
    @trevorphilips56779 жыл бұрын

    I once owned a yacht just like this!! Then I woke up...

  • @chiefkeef4512

    @chiefkeef4512

    7 жыл бұрын

    Trevor Philips I thought you robbed a bank

  • @thechetjr

    @thechetjr

    6 жыл бұрын

    Trevor Phillips, I scuttled mine because I couldn't find a big enough parking place for it.

  • @princessivy938

    @princessivy938

    6 жыл бұрын

    Trevor!!!!

  • @AmeenkChanel

    @AmeenkChanel

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fuk u tevor

  • @MOETtelevision

    @MOETtelevision

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are definitely lying. You can’t this even in your dreams lol

  • @undihog
    @undihog3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve never seen a boat capable of so many discos

  • @teleopinions1367
    @teleopinions13674 жыл бұрын

    Once again, having billion$ doesn't guarantee you have good taste.

  • @lockG1776

    @lockG1776

    4 жыл бұрын

    everyone have a different taste -_-

  • @lockG1776

    @lockG1776

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ian1856 well, maybe you're right i'm not really an expert in art, neither in russians :/

  • @cristianorescu7401

    @cristianorescu7401

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yet he has a massive yacht and has the right to splash the money on whatever he wants, surely that’s not how u or I would decorate the yacht but have u even got one?

  • @MrDelvoye

    @MrDelvoye

    3 жыл бұрын

    theres no definition of a good taste

  • @BruhBruh-ue2hz

    @BruhBruh-ue2hz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cristianorescu7401 Does he have to own a yacht to be allowed to have an opinion? Like how’s that relevant.

  • @AitchC
    @AitchC8 жыл бұрын

    m8 you need to do some exercise that running was shocking...

  • @mrbigolnuts3041

    @mrbigolnuts3041

    4 жыл бұрын

    Professional running classes, looked like a lame hippo plodding along.

  • @toranamunter
    @toranamunter9 жыл бұрын

    If I spent 300 million on a yacht, I'd say "make it look f'ing awesome!". Not... "Make it like an 80s office tower that floats"

  • @ZohaibMasood1

    @ZohaibMasood1

    6 жыл бұрын

    toranamunter i was thinking the same thing.

  • @riseeace5016

    @riseeace5016

    6 жыл бұрын

    toranamunter floating island

  • @vadimnesen8060

    @vadimnesen8060

    6 жыл бұрын

    toranamunter maybe it was made in the 80s;)

  • @tashinasimpson1927

    @tashinasimpson1927

    6 жыл бұрын

    toranamunter .if i had $300 wud not b spend it on a yacht.i wud try to help ppl who need food.those tings like yacht cars dat r so over price.u will die leave it and them.me i wud enjoy life eating wrking out in my cheap gym

  • @ZakariaRabiai

    @ZakariaRabiai

    6 жыл бұрын

    toranamunter you have 300millions $ ?

  • @tulsatombob2769
    @tulsatombob27696 жыл бұрын

    0:42 "Mr. Starck loves mirrors....in fact he has hundreds of cameras with selfie extensions all over the ship and a recording of YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL that starts to play whenever he enters a room".

  • @franzkarl551
    @franzkarl5512 жыл бұрын

    There is no excitement like going on a yatch tour with my family, and I enjoy the thrill that comes with it. I really like this one because the body and interior are both extremely impressive, and I hope to acquire mine soon.

  • @nishamalik326

    @nishamalik326

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a lovely yacht that everyone desires, but the cost is prohibitively high unless you have a high-paying profession.

  • @franzkarl551

    @franzkarl551

    2 жыл бұрын

    Multiple streams of income doesn’t ensure you of being financially free,in all you do,you must engage your self in something much profitable in other to meet up to your needs

  • @ayazmurat722

    @ayazmurat722

    2 жыл бұрын

    Always knew that salaries have a limit, and that earnings dictate one's spending.

  • @Fadel542

    @Fadel542

    2 жыл бұрын

    so what’s the source of income

  • @franzkarl551

    @franzkarl551

    2 жыл бұрын

    My investments have been extremely successful under the advice of BONHAM EDWIN FREEMAN, and my returns have al||0wed me to maintain my standard of lIving

  • @johnprice5784
    @johnprice57849 жыл бұрын

    Money can buy you everything but good taste .

  • @AllThingsCubey

    @AllThingsCubey

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, much of this is hideous, just to spend money for the sake of it.

  • @brooklynbaby5819

    @brooklynbaby5819

    3 жыл бұрын

    This boat has no taste :I

  • @BruhBruh-ue2hz

    @BruhBruh-ue2hz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Everyone has different tastes, there’s no definition of good taste.

  • @Anna_Stetik
    @Anna_Stetik10 жыл бұрын

    I love how so many comments are trashing on this guy saying he could have given money to the needy. I wonder how much those hypocrites waste on going to the theater, sporting events, buying a coffee every day, living in a bigger house than they need, buying up the latest technology in cell phones, televisions, weight training equipment, cars, surround sound equipment, dining out, etc. Until you are giving much of your money away, don't trash on someone who didn't give his away.

  • @toddlavigne6441

    @toddlavigne6441

    9 жыл бұрын

    Your right..this guy might give millions away every year...who knows? The wealthy in society probably donate the most...you can't expect them to give away all their money to the poor and needy.

  • @marcstylzzz

    @marcstylzzz

    9 жыл бұрын

    For starters, maybe the govt. should help the needy than engaging in wars and spending trillions, all for some weird satisfaction of personal ego.

  • @petermunny

    @petermunny

    9 жыл бұрын

    marc Aslam yeah the govt should help ! lol. where do govts get "their" $ ? they take it from someone and then graciously give SOME of it to someone else hahaha what a scam

  • @trippychill

    @trippychill

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** right? 300 million on something he probably only uses as a status symbol. I can understand 300 million being spent on lots of things. Food, buildings, developing new technology and helping better the world as a whole. But i couldn't in my right mind imagine spending that much on a fucking boat that isnt even that nice. The reason so many people have issues with this is because there are people all over the world who work everyday just to get by then this asshole buys a boat that never gets used.

  • @petermunny

    @petermunny

    9 жыл бұрын

    trippychill who do you think makes the boat ? and supplies materials etc ? people ! "who work every day " lol do you think the $300 mil just vanishes ? now, how HE makes his money would be something better think about ? making money from money used to be called usury

  • @dizzy3841
    @dizzy38412 жыл бұрын

    I like how at the end it shows the most underwhelming patch of grass for his dog

  • @noreason2701
    @noreason27017 жыл бұрын

    I bet it's hilarious to open that cupboard with all the expensive glasses after rough waters.

  • @738polarbear
    @738polarbear8 жыл бұрын

    A room lined with white sting ray skin .OBSCENE.

  • @yourtub8705

    @yourtub8705

    8 жыл бұрын

    +738polarbear no more obscene than leather

  • @738polarbear

    @738polarbear

    8 жыл бұрын

    +yourtub I suppose you dont wear anything leather ,Plastic shoes and belts?

  • @yourtub8705

    @yourtub8705

    8 жыл бұрын

    738polarbear I got some leather stuff

  • @MULESLAX

    @MULESLAX

    8 жыл бұрын

    +738polarbear LOL that is literally what I thought. I literally said the exact same word when i heard the exact same thing. At that point i realized this guy is obscene. just obscene.

  • @Underhills

    @Underhills

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jon Jonny Except from the two richest person alive that has donated most of their money to medical science and vaccine programs. That's more than most governments do. Personal wealth doesn't have to be filthy and ego centric. Without capitalism we wouldn't have jobs.

  • @CycleCruza
    @CycleCruza8 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't imagine the maintenance upkeep costs of this yacht, not to mention the staff salary for this boat.

  • @captcannoli7293

    @captcannoli7293

    8 жыл бұрын

    Dafuq you doing here mayun!!

  • @Ry_TSG

    @Ry_TSG

    3 жыл бұрын

    who cares, hes rich lol

  • @andrewtobin5634

    @andrewtobin5634

    3 жыл бұрын

    Starting salary for a deckhand on that is about 30k and it rises probs to about 200,000 for the captain.

  • @Michael_Chater

    @Michael_Chater

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@andrewtobin5634 which is crazy to think about the amount of money a charter yacht makes, to alone cover the costs of the crew and more

  • @caddothegreat

    @caddothegreat

    2 жыл бұрын

    I saw this beauty anchored in Cozumel about 5 years ago. I could not figure out what it was before sunrise. At sunrise some crew came out dressed in whites. They also opened that motor boat bay. I had a Russian speaker with me. We were going to hire a motor boat to go out, and ask boarding permission. My wife came around and said "don't mess with the Russians'. I sure wanted to try.

  • @yoloswaggins1579
    @yoloswaggins15796 жыл бұрын

    What should we call her? "Princess of the Sea!" "Neptune!" *"A"*

  • @nemo3259
    @nemo32592 жыл бұрын

    This video aged like fine wine

  • @rocker4577
    @rocker45778 жыл бұрын

    Alligator hide and Kudu horns chair? This is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen.

  • @dabulous8460

    @dabulous8460

    8 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @rocker4577

    @rocker4577

    8 жыл бұрын

    motombocolombo Yeah I get it.

  • @rocker4577

    @rocker4577

    8 жыл бұрын

    luomio Looks better on the animals.

  • @televisionaccount8442
    @televisionaccount84428 жыл бұрын

    You can probably buy this with a small loan of a million dollars

  • @Turmanation5

    @Turmanation5

    8 жыл бұрын

    You need to ask your father 300 times for a loan...

  • @murphdog6968

    @murphdog6968

    8 жыл бұрын

    small lone of 300 milion dollors

  • @kcimb

    @kcimb

    6 жыл бұрын

    This is what you buy with a small loan of a million dollars...25 years later after a lot of work and investing

  • @RengokuRob
    @RengokuRob7 жыл бұрын

    I put it at 720p but the picture is still 360p :(

  • @hazazizie1442

    @hazazizie1442

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rob Bogarts I got 480p

  • @kryptocake
    @kryptocake6 жыл бұрын

    I got to see this yacht pretty close. It was anchored just out side the harbor I worked at for a short time. The thing looks really cool from far away, like a military vessel or sub. I'm a big fan... So many superyatchs look the same as the next one.... But this yacht stands out, probably not another one that looks similar in the world.

  • @jordantenenbaum8424
    @jordantenenbaum842410 жыл бұрын

    How about we just let this man be happy?

  • @obuix2005

    @obuix2005

    10 жыл бұрын

    he can have the same amount of happyness in a 5 million dollar yacht , 300 is overpriced

  • @Chwyn
    @Chwyn10 жыл бұрын

    I get excited when I find a quarter on the ground

  • @eileeneclark9011

    @eileeneclark9011

    5 жыл бұрын

    6/8/19....ONLY need to look for/find another $299,999,999.75 & you can have your own yacht! 😳

  • @salasaint

    @salasaint

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eileeneclark9011 that's the spirit!

  • @TRADERSFRIEND
    @TRADERSFRIEND6 жыл бұрын

    Now that's luxury. Loved the nookie room idea and the glass bottom pool. Lovin' A

  • @schmedgaming8546
    @schmedgaming85463 жыл бұрын

    Only 300 million dollars, can't believe how CHEAP this guy is.

  • @youmongrel
    @youmongrel9 жыл бұрын

    I would love to hear about all the legal and compassionate ways by which said Russian banker got so wealthy.

  • @COEXIST-ny4db

    @COEXIST-ny4db

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wonder if he still has posession of this baby now?? LOL!!

  • @willfrancis3340

    @willfrancis3340

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@COEXIST-ny4db Narrator: He does.

  • @ruipx
    @ruipx8 жыл бұрын

    Does it have an iceberg detector?

  • @SuperSinghp
    @SuperSinghp6 жыл бұрын

    "the guest room walls are covered in white sting ray tiles"....m done 😢😩😵

  • @1989ElLoco
    @1989ElLoco8 жыл бұрын

    When you are starting to pay 40 grand for each small tile in the showerroom of your boat, you know you've passed all reason. Dude come on.

  • @liamkucht

    @liamkucht

    5 жыл бұрын

    Do you know what relativity is?

  • @liamkucht

    @liamkucht

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Noah55555 Or relevant

  • @monkeyman7048

    @monkeyman7048

    5 жыл бұрын

    Agreed lol

  • @parvu1981
    @parvu198110 жыл бұрын

    put a tomahawk and a 100mm cannon and its a destroyer

  • @jeremybarrett3746

    @jeremybarrett3746

    10 жыл бұрын

    Nah 2 rail guns and a laser weapon then its the navy's new zumwalt destroyer.

  • @wasteofspace1234
    @wasteofspace12349 жыл бұрын

    I generally love these big superyachts but this... this is excess in a lot of places. 40k for a faucet nob? If I were a rich businessman I imagine I'd be someone who knew a thing or two about money and could appreciate it's value. He ain't getting his money's worth on them 40k knobs. A lot of people will call it a crime for one man to have so much wealth when so many are so hungry. Ithink the real crime is frivolity. It's wasteful and arrogant.

  • @alexsoe9955

    @alexsoe9955

    9 жыл бұрын

    if you think your ideas are better, how about you get that 300million and spend it however you like.

  • @oneblood100

    @oneblood100

    9 жыл бұрын

    Soe AhaKar Nice comment

  • @TrangleC

    @TrangleC

    9 жыл бұрын

    DanTheDragonslayer Most of those Russian billionaires are just front men for powerful cartels and cliques. They are allowed to live like billionaires, but in the end they are just there so the guys who really control the money in Russia can hide behind them. Also, even if he were a "self made" billionaire, he would have made his money using formerly state owned, rusty old equipment he didn't need to buy or build, to suck oil and/or gas out of the ground. Why should someone like that have an understanding or appreciation for the money he has? It isn't as if he would have come up with great ideas and worked hard to create something new, like people like Bill Gates. The way those oligarchs and the people behind them became billionaires was that when the Soviet Union collapsed, the formerly state owned companies were just given to the people who worked there. When that happened, smart, weaselly crooks visited those people at home, made them drunk and made them sign their shares in the companies over to them and those workers who refused to do so, were blackmailed and intimidated. That is how small time crooks, nobody ever had heard of before, suddenly ended up being the owners of formerly state owned Russian oil, gas and mining companies. They also never invested any money in the infrastructure of those oil fields and gas wells and all that. They still use the rusty, old equipment that was there when they stole the companies. I'd be surprised if those "business men" even were able to find the oil or gas fields they "own" on a map.

  • @cmoney360CS
    @cmoney360CS Жыл бұрын

    Growing up in San Francisco I remember this yacht sitting in the bay all the time. Beautiful and cool to see.

  • @northwoods-fn4lc
    @northwoods-fn4lc6 жыл бұрын

    I saw this thing a few years ago in hawaii when I was a boat captain. Definitely catches the eye, it looks like a giant white submarine from far away, nice design.

  • @janhorn4946
    @janhorn49469 жыл бұрын

    Some people have way to much money

  • @iosinfinity8758

    @iosinfinity8758

    9 жыл бұрын

    Well they work hard for it unlike u

  • @BrandonPereiraa

    @BrandonPereiraa

    9 жыл бұрын

    iOS iNFiNiTY savage

  • @Memorax

    @Memorax

    9 жыл бұрын

    iOS iNFiNiTY most russian oligarchs don't

  • @egccrypto2349

    @egccrypto2349

    9 жыл бұрын

    +Jan Horn Jealously leads to theft, be careful.

  • @frostxr

    @frostxr

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jan Horn nevermind too much money part, they dont kn ow how to spend it...

  • @charlesdlosangeles8867
    @charlesdlosangeles886710 жыл бұрын

    300 million dollars for a boat and 20 bucks for the patch of grass for the dog! poor dog!

  • @windyboy78
    @windyboy788 жыл бұрын

    Saw this in Auckland when it was getting repainted. What a ship!

  • @dw69ful
    @dw69ful7 жыл бұрын

    This Yacht has been anchored off shore at Palm Bay,Margate for a few days (its gone now) close to where I live.I along with all the locals found it very interesting, making a nice change from the usual assortment of cargo vessels that regularly drop anchor in this area.

  • @NavigatedChaos
    @NavigatedChaos9 жыл бұрын

    With $300 Million dollars, I could make a completely self sufficient city.

  • @carticats

    @carticats

    6 жыл бұрын

    no you couldn't

  • @danhyde2656

    @danhyde2656

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @jecoral-teamxovec834

    @jecoral-teamxovec834

    6 жыл бұрын

    For 12 people?

  • @harshpadgil3714

    @harshpadgil3714

    6 жыл бұрын

    In sim city ?

  • @BarakaGitari

    @BarakaGitari

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's kinda what a yacht is getting at

  • @freemancarl
    @freemancarl8 жыл бұрын

    Ask yourselves: If this world is real is it worthy of eternity? The answer is obvious: NO. That's why we leave everything here where it belongs. Wisdom is what this world needs. I hope many people will learn this someday...

  • @adamwhite1810

    @adamwhite1810

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wisdom inside a yacht is the key

  • @freemancarl

    @freemancarl

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wisdom No. Foolishness YES. :-)

  • @tc4906
    @tc49068 жыл бұрын

    It's wonderfully designed. I'd relax and enjoy all the pampering and pleasures.

  • @lunes-1
    @lunes-13 жыл бұрын

    Great video,keep it up!

  • @sausagefingers714
    @sausagefingers7149 жыл бұрын

    if pirates step on board he's going to regret buying the finger scanner real fast.

  • @MsJimbo1960
    @MsJimbo19608 жыл бұрын

    I honestly do not like it and using animal and fish parts to furnish it is outdated and wrong.

  • @penguinwithagun342

    @penguinwithagun342

    8 жыл бұрын

    +wordonawing Then using plant is all right they are also alive you know. Your logic is blocked by emotion.

  • @hushe3302

    @hushe3302

    6 жыл бұрын

    American Patriot, they are alive but they do not have feelings animals do

  • @xmissmilkywayx1887

    @xmissmilkywayx1887

    6 жыл бұрын

    American Patriot plants can easily reproduce in multiples unlike animals thats why lots are extinct and bastards with money like this dont help that in fact they dont help the world at all they ruin it with there greed

  • @user-lv1dj6fi5z

    @user-lv1dj6fi5z

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@xmissmilkywayx1887 their* jesus go back to 1st grade

  • @kirinyardberry1324

    @kirinyardberry1324

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@penguinwithagun342 can you really not distinguish between a plant and an animal? You need to go back to school...

  • @dougm659
    @dougm6596 жыл бұрын

    Seen it many times loitering around Monaco, when you get up close its size is staggering and it is beautifully made. The poodles plums for sure!

  • @feastures
    @feastures5 жыл бұрын

    One of the few mega yachts that look good on the outside. This guy has money and style.

  • @Crisis7
    @Crisis79 жыл бұрын

    Gotta say the design looks pretty ugly and poorly thought out. The exterior design leaves much to be desired and there is hardly anything you can really do on the deck other than sit in a little spa. Not to mention it looks like its much easier for water to flood the deck and go down into the corridors of the ship and ruin the interior. I get that this guy wanted to make something that looked like a submarine, but there is a reason why subs are designed to be in such a shape and ships are not. Subs are meant to sink into the ocean. For ships, Not so much...

  • @youmongrel

    @youmongrel

    9 жыл бұрын

    I really like the exterior, but the interior is suitable tacky for a Russian. Surprised there's not a room lined with striped track suit material.

  • @elit2175

    @elit2175

    9 жыл бұрын

    youmongrel LOL!

  • @mantarayasurf

    @mantarayasurf

    9 жыл бұрын

    Crisis7 who cares you are not allowed to have one !

  • @ErnieTheGreatest

    @ErnieTheGreatest

    9 жыл бұрын

    Crisis7 It looks like a Zumwalt-Class Destroyer... Anyone else think so?

  • @tylerquirk9365

    @tylerquirk9365

    9 жыл бұрын

    I think the front end of the ship is shaped like that because it's designed to break ice up and out of the way. It's a Russian ship after all.

  • @kdowell
    @kdowell8 жыл бұрын

    Saw this yacht up close in Moorea and Bora Bora, two years ago. Pretty impressive to say the least. With its unique design you can't help stopping and staring. My wife and I went to dinner at Mai Kai Bora Bora in Vaitape and ended up sitting a table over from Mr. Melnichenko, his wife and their maltese. Caught a good glimpse of the tender parked at the dock after dinner. Very cool, inside and out! Like a piece of jewelry.

  • @ANDRE_675
    @ANDRE_6757 жыл бұрын

    I was in our yacht and we passed right next to this thing in Dubai and it made me realize how big it is amazing boat maybe one day but for now, I am happy with our Princess 75

  • @Ivansgarage
    @Ivansgarage6 жыл бұрын

    What did you film this with? a Kodak Instamatic? just checking to make sure I never buy one of those cameras.

  • @Crosby4hyg
    @Crosby4hyg6 жыл бұрын

    I'd take a row boat with a few beers in the cooler over this thing any day.

  • @stan2026
    @stan20267 жыл бұрын

    Some people think they could create their paradise yet on earth. But even if they have tons of money, they can't buy good taste and their paradise ambitions are ending in tons of trash.

  • @waynesdongle

    @waynesdongle

    4 жыл бұрын

    yeah! agree But it is sitting in the waters of Paradise right now

  • @jd4062
    @jd40623 жыл бұрын

    I should get in the Yacht business. All you need is an ex 1980s military vessel painted in white and then get an eccentric designer to add mirrors, it will costs $3 Million to build. total profit $297 million.

  • @NicksDomain101
    @NicksDomain1017 жыл бұрын

    It took me nearly 20 seconds to run the distance of the ship *pants heavily as he attempts to hold a running pace for 20 seconds*

  • @lukescrabis1341
    @lukescrabis13415 жыл бұрын

    They have extreme security for the master bedroom ON A BOAT!

  • @va5715

    @va5715

    3 жыл бұрын

    can you imagine how many strangers you need to have on a payroll just to maintain this boat, let alone run it? It's not an inflatable boat, its a ship!

  • @63gstone
    @63gstone10 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't afford the water to wash this boat. However, all the people complaining about "wasting" all that money and doing better by giving it to the poor or charity really don't understand how economics works. They don't think of all the people employed to build it or design it. Manufacture the 1000s of parts. Ship those parts. Refine and ship the fuel to run it. The $ it costs to dock it at a marina which pays their employees salaries. The employees it takes to operate it. Insurance, which employs the insurance co's staff. Maintenance on it which employs dozens more people.

  • @briddenattech
    @briddenattech7 жыл бұрын

    Maybe if Wall Street Journal would focus more on information pieces like this instead of hit-pieces, it wouldn't be fading into oblivion.

  • @silvagto
    @silvagto Жыл бұрын

    The guy that owns this yacht, Andrey Melnichenko, also owned ‘S/Y A’ which got seized, and I think he’s keeping this one on the move - periodically having the crew turn the AIS off - to keep it from being seized as well

  • @ixlnxs
    @ixlnxs10 жыл бұрын

    If the world's 100 richest billionaires gave all their money to the poorest billion people in the world, they would each have a few hundred dollars. It wouldn't end poverty at all

  • @childeater7327
    @childeater73277 жыл бұрын

    Damn I got to get me one of those

  • @leemoore107
    @leemoore1076 жыл бұрын

    I saw this yacht in Monaco last April, it really stands out compared to other yachts.

  • @AlizaToysReview
    @AlizaToysReview6 жыл бұрын

    nice video Wall street journal~

  • @ahiccupinparadi5e
    @ahiccupinparadi5e8 жыл бұрын

    nookie room nice little touch

  • @EricKuvykin
    @EricKuvykin10 жыл бұрын

    Great Yacht

  • @yourstruely9896
    @yourstruely98965 жыл бұрын

    I saw it close in Curacao port. It's huge. On the side a hatch opens and inside is a 15 meter yought. Incredible.

  • @Robertking1996
    @Robertking19968 жыл бұрын

    It's quite beautiful in person I can imagine, it's in the French Riviera currently, some friends took snapchats of it

  • @cortarelva
    @cortarelva8 жыл бұрын

    300 Million spent on the ugliest boat ever!!!

  • @19E99

    @19E99

    8 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree...

  • @jswizzletharapper7647

    @jswizzletharapper7647

    8 жыл бұрын

    Please don't act like you would take it if he offered it.

  • @cortarelva

    @cortarelva

    8 жыл бұрын

    I act exactly like I would take it if he offered it. Then I would just sell it to some other rich douche with questionable taste. And live very well for the rest of my life. Hows that for a plan?

  • @snoopymini

    @snoopymini

    8 жыл бұрын

    It looks like a floating condom!!!

  • @pyounglife8523

    @pyounglife8523

    8 жыл бұрын

    +snoopymini haha wtf

  • @dollarbill5471
    @dollarbill54718 жыл бұрын

    Ok, I'm watching this mega yatch straight outta my window at the moment. I thunk it was a submarine but searching I found this video. I'm not joking, location: Dénia (Alicante, Spain) Wednesday, 27 July 2016 15:50.

  • @pinkfluffycute

    @pinkfluffycute

    8 жыл бұрын

    kirito sux ballz

  • @dollarbill5471

    @dollarbill5471

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yukari - Sama m8

  • @clanrewired

    @clanrewired

    8 жыл бұрын

    Same here. In Hamburg now.

  • @xavnl

    @xavnl

    8 жыл бұрын

    Same again. She just sailed into Amsterdam.

  • @Flabis-piano

    @Flabis-piano

    7 жыл бұрын

    On Thames in London right now

  • @iraamerson623
    @iraamerson6237 жыл бұрын

    Really cool on the outside BFU on the inside!

  • @smartcatcollarproject5699
    @smartcatcollarproject56997 жыл бұрын

    I own a 10 years old plastic sea kayak and a 20 + yo bicycle... still have some fun with them !

  • @BSOG3
    @BSOG39 жыл бұрын

    The design is extremely tacky. All of that glass is pretentious and annoying. Not impressed. I suspect said billionaire is very insecure in many areas.

  • @lockporttransport

    @lockporttransport

    9 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. It's ugly as Shit.

  • @xJ3STER

    @xJ3STER

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Veronica D. Giovanni jealously at its finest LOL

  • @letyjay9715

    @letyjay9715

    7 жыл бұрын

    just cause its not your taste doesnt mean the person is insecure, coz after all, he managed to make all that money somehow. surely he can handle his insecurities. every culture is different, russians seem to like this type of style, judging by their properties and assets that are show cased. thats what he likes, that what he gets.

  • @MysteryHistory
    @MysteryHistory7 жыл бұрын

    hideous design

  • @ontheroadagain4773

    @ontheroadagain4773

    7 жыл бұрын

    This looks like an U-boat with superstructure, or then they forgot to turn the hull around before they completed it.

  • @thecrusadessayhi9764

    @thecrusadessayhi9764

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mystery History it looks like a submarine

  • @BigRed2

    @BigRed2

    6 жыл бұрын

    Bob Bob Yah i bought one of these a year ago and must say i probably overpaid by $50 mil, we learn from our mistakes though

  • @thecrusadessayhi9764

    @thecrusadessayhi9764

    6 жыл бұрын

    Master meme nah no one would want that, but if that’s what they desire, lots of unused expensive space, them that’s what they get

  • @CustomcrowdMitroc

    @CustomcrowdMitroc

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mystery History yeah it's awful

  • @raymondbasallote3113
    @raymondbasallote31137 жыл бұрын

    can you tell me, what background song did you use? i need this for my upcoming thesis. many thanks.

  • @Sceme1991
    @Sceme19913 жыл бұрын

    You'd think for a 300 million you could hire a interior designer too. That thing is hideous.

  • @spermwater

    @spermwater

    3 жыл бұрын

    Money can't buy taste

  • @EpicPaperclip
    @EpicPaperclip10 жыл бұрын

    I think its amusing how people are whining about his boat... ITS HIS FUCKING BOAT.

  • @ChaosOfSpartan

    @ChaosOfSpartan

    10 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. Let the man choose what he likes and each to his or her own self.

  • @alexberson2320

    @alexberson2320

    10 жыл бұрын

    its not a boat, its a yacht. Get it straight.

  • @EpicPaperclip

    @EpicPaperclip

    10 жыл бұрын

    alex benson Boat is a collection word for yachts/tankers etc....

  • @Chillw00

    @Chillw00

    10 жыл бұрын

    golfmaniac007 Your comment is such a stupid and ignorant one. You obviously haven't researched Melnichenko enough to know how he has amassed his wealth.

  • @MG-vv5sc

    @MG-vv5sc

    9 жыл бұрын

    do you have dingy-boy?

  • @HaloSparta
    @HaloSparta10 жыл бұрын

    i wouldn't even buy that boat for 3 million

  • @mercury4metal

    @mercury4metal

    10 жыл бұрын

    Of course you wouldn't. You probably don't have $300.00!!!

  • @MG-vv5sc

    @MG-vv5sc

    9 жыл бұрын

    buy my kayak boy,$30.00

  • @akitmano
    @akitmano7 жыл бұрын

    Andrey Melnichenko, you are the man!

  • @marz_mitzi
    @marz_mitzi8 жыл бұрын

    I was looking at this yact from a bit distance yesterday lol and i was like, odd ship.

  • @Scwirul
    @Scwirul10 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry... the taps being £40,000 each... This guy has so much money it's stupid.

  • @speace2260
    @speace22609 жыл бұрын

    Devil chair at the end, how fitting

  • @rafaelgaztambide9495
    @rafaelgaztambide94952 жыл бұрын

    This very impressive mega yacht was moored in San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico for a very long time, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Word of mouth was that it was undergoing extensive maintenance/upgrade work. There’s very little doubt that it’s presence was a “good enough reason” to take a drive to the Old City. The first thing that caught my attention was, besides it’s outstanding beauty, the name on it “A” (as if it needed anything else to catch your attention).

  • @jneroo226
    @jneroo2266 жыл бұрын

    If it wasn't for the flat screen TV, I would have thought this was an 80's video.

  • @boatshowavenue
    @boatshowavenue9 жыл бұрын

    Now that is a Yacht if we have ever seen one!

  • @KranaRecamier

    @KranaRecamier

    6 жыл бұрын

    Boat Show Avenue yuck

  • @makimiroquesada7635

    @makimiroquesada7635

    2 жыл бұрын

    Saw it off the coast of Sardinis. We went around it in a beautiful 1920 sloop belonging to friends. A solitary man in a white terry cloth robe stared down at us. "He's jealous of our boat" said our witty hostess. It did have the most CAVERNOUS garaje filled with boats and toys. The crew standing inside were dwarfed by it. Amazing ship

  • @manofweed1
    @manofweed18 жыл бұрын

    See people if you got good grades at school, worked hard and saved your money, you too could be cruising the Med in one of these.

  • @hemptime123

    @hemptime123

    8 жыл бұрын

    +manofweed1 that isnt true at all.

  • @Prince-yr1ln

    @Prince-yr1ln

    8 жыл бұрын

    Ya liar.

  • @jamesliebl4761
    @jamesliebl47616 жыл бұрын

    Now that is awesome done just right

  • @dizzy3841
    @dizzy38412 жыл бұрын

    “It took him 20 seconds to run the hallway” Yeah, don’t know if I’d call that running

  • @Vulcanscienceacademy
    @Vulcanscienceacademy8 жыл бұрын

    I guess there really is no accounting for taste - especially bad taste.

  • @clarkgwozdecki6782
    @clarkgwozdecki67828 жыл бұрын

    Love the boat. The glass has no business on a boat though.

  • @darknessthehedgehog3
    @darknessthehedgehog33 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait until the inside of sailing yacht a is revealed

  • @angelmidnight-girl7627
    @angelmidnight-girl76278 жыл бұрын

    Little poop pad - very thoughtful. Of course the boat is fab. With so many mirrors - I could see it becoming a bit dangerous after a few cocktails.

  • @Realist.quotes
    @Realist.quotes8 жыл бұрын

    Jim Carrey said "I hope everybody could get rich and famous and will have everything they ever dreamed of, so they will know that it's not the answer."

  • @chel3SEY
    @chel3SEY9 жыл бұрын

    Yet more proof, if any more was necessary, that great wealth and poor taste are natural companions.

  • @robin8398
    @robin83987 жыл бұрын

    I saw the yacht yesterday in dubai It is really a special boat which is very noticeable

  • @IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT
    @IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT2 жыл бұрын

    Lovely looking vessel. For kicks, I’d have it painted in Submarine black. I’d also completely redesign the interior and layout. 😉

  • @spuntomaria
    @spuntomaria10 жыл бұрын

    mafiaA? :-/

  • @michaelfedorsha8147
    @michaelfedorsha81476 жыл бұрын

    Liberace would be proud of that tacky design!!

  • @BlazinNSoul
    @BlazinNSoul5 жыл бұрын

    Well it's not Dennis Washington's yacht certainly lol. But it would be kind of cool having a submarine. That way I could have an escape pod ready and waiting. :b

  • @YTHonestCactus
    @YTHonestCactus7 жыл бұрын

    Seen this boat in person in Fethiye, Turkey 2016. Looks a lot bigger IRL than it seems