In Limassol arrived on Saturday morning 143-meter yacht of Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko. The price of the vessel is more than 400 million euros.   This visit comes just a year after the owner’s older Motor Yacht ‘A’ was also moored along our coastal city. 

The stunningly unique and beautiful Sailing Yacht ‘A’ designed by Philippe Starck. The yacht launched on 6 February 2017 in Germany and named simply "A" has eight decks, a tonnage of 12 700 t, a length of 142,8 m and a width of about 25 meters, and three sail masts made of carbon and having a height of more than 100 meters. The area of ​​the largest sail is 1767 square meters. Because of its size, the yacht could not fit in the marina of Limassol.

45-year-old Andrey Melnichenko controls the blocks of shares of EuroChem (90%), Siberian Coal Energy Company (92,2%) and Siberian Generation Company (92,2%). His fortune is estimated at 13,2 billion. Besides yachts he is fond of collecting Impressionist paintings.