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Rising Sun is a huge yacht designed by the late Jon Bannenberg, and built by Germany's Lürssen, is currently co-owned by Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, and David Geffen. The yacht is the 6th largest in the world with a length of almost 138 meters (453 ft). It reportedly cost over US$200 million to build.
The yacht was seen docked in Venice in July 2008 not far from St. Mark's Square. In August 2008, the yacht was seen around Venice, the Greek islands of Zante, Corfu and Paxos, the Adriatic and Rovinj (Croatia). In September the yacht was in Trieste (Italy) and Piran (Slovenia) and in December 2008 was seen in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten. In January and in April in the port of Cagliari. On June 26th 2009 the yacht was docked in the Barcelona port. On July 2nd 2009 it was spotted in Blanes, Catalonia, at the beginning of the Costa Brava
It is equipped with:
- Four MTU 20V 8000 M90 diesel engines giving an output of 36,000 kW (50,000 hp)
- Four propellers that enable it to reach a cruising speed of 28 knots (52 km/h)
- 82 rooms on five stories with a total living area said to be in excess of 8,000 square meters
- Onyx countertops
- Jacuzzi bathrooms
- A gymnasium/spa and sauna
- An extensive wine cellar
- A master bath/bedroom
- A private cinema with a giant plasma screen
- 3,300 m² of teak-layered deck space
- A basketball court on the main deck (can be used as a helicopter pad if necessary)
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