Saudi Prince Shows Who’s Boss With Monster Megayacht
By Haute Living
While much of the world is pinching pennies, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz of the Saudi royal family has a new toy: the 65-meter (213-foot) Nourah of Riyadh, the largest motoryacht built to date in Turkey. Delivered last Friday, the superyacht was built at Yachtley, a shipyard located in the Kocaeli Free Zone, which runs along both the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara. The shipyard opened its doors in 2005 and construction of the megayacht started a year later. While no photos have been released, Nourah of Riyadh reportedly has six guest staterooms, accommodations for 21 crew, a private cinema, two elevators (one to show off), and a helipad. The interior design is by Donald Starkey.
The Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Kürşat Tüzmen was present at the handover ceremony on Friday and in a very cocky tone said his country intends to remain at the forefront of yacht construction. “This is a clear sign that we are growing fast in shipbuilding,” he told news agencies. “Our experts have already started preparations to build a 75-meter yacht here in Kocaeli. Turkey has gotten used to breaking new records, and we will work harder to introduce even better projects.”
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