NYT announced the plans of the richest Ukrainian to sell the superyacht under construction

Rinat Akhmetov signed a contract to build the yacht in 2018, but now he expects to sell it. Vessel length - 145 m; upon completion of construction, it will be among the ten largest. Its value is estimated

The richest businessman of Ukraine Rinat Akhmetov intends to sell the Luminance superyacht, which is being built in Germany on his order, according to The New York Times.

The company System Capital Management, which combines the main assets of the businessman, said that Akhmetov is considering selling the vessel before its construction is completed.

The NYT notes that it is not yet clear how Akhmetov can terminate the contract or sell the yacht, which is still under construction. According to the interlocutor of the publication, who is working on the Luminance project, the best time to sell is the day before launching. According to the industry portal Boat International, the construction of the vessel will be completed in 2023.

According to Jock Mendoza-Wilson, DIRECTOR of international relations at System Capital Management, Akhmetov signed a contract to build a yacht in 2018. The work continued even after the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the source of the newspaper said. According to him, the businessman's relatives traveled to Western Europe to discuss the details of the construction; Akhmetov himself was on the territory of Ukraine during the hostilities.

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Luminance is being built at the German shipyard Lürssen in Bremen. According to the NYT, upon completion of construction, the ship could become one of the 10 largest superyachts in the world. The length of the yacht is 145 m, the SuperYachtFan portal estimates its cost at $500 million.

According to the FORBES rating, which is updated in real time, Akhmetov's fortune is estimated at $4.9 billion. In April, the businessman promised to help restore Mariupol, calling the situation in the city "a global tragedy and a global example of heroism." Akhmetov emphasized that for him Mariupol was and always will be a Ukrainian city.

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Akhmetov owns the Metinvest group, she owns the Azovstal metallurgical plant and the Ilyich Metal Plant in Mariupol. In April, the company announced that Ukraine had lost 30-40% of its metallurgical capacity, and its enterprises would not operate in Russian-controlled territories of Ukraine.