A new billionaire class is supercharging superyachts

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Superyacht breakthrough
The superyacht Breakthrough was 2025's largest yacht sale, by value. Its final asking price was $793 million.

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The Saga of a Tech Exec’s Sunken Yacht Just Got a Lot More Interesting

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Rescue crews near where Mike Lynch's superyacht sunk

A superyacht captain shares 3 things people who want to charter a luxury vessel should know

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Captain Kelly Gordon wearing a black uniform and smiling.
Captain Kelly Gordon has worked on superyachts as long as 160 feet.

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Passengers could still be alive in air pockets inside the sunken superyacht. But it's a long shot and time is running out.

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Divers on a boat during the search and rescue operation for the Bayesian yacht missing.
Divers on a boat during the search and rescue operation for the Bayesian yacht that sunk off Italy's coast.

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Tornado sinks superyacht, rescuers search for survivors off Italian coast

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A violent storm struck the Bayesian, a luxury yacht anchored off the coast of Italy. Six people are still missing, including the British tech tycoon Mike Lynch.

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It's Mark Zuckerberg's turn to have a hot yacht summer

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Mark Zuckerberg and his launchpad yacht
Mark Zuckerberg may be the king of the high seas this summer thanks to his new megayacht, Launchpad.

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Insiders still have no idea what's going to happen to Russian oligarchs' seized superyachts

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The $300 million megayacht Amadea, which US authorities seized and say is owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
US federal prosecutors are attempting to get permission to sell the megayacht Amadea, which costs taxpayers millions to maintain.

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Move over jet skis: The new onboard gadget the ultra-rich seek for their superyachts are submersibles.

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The Aurora-80 model
SEAmagine's submersible vessel, the Aurora-80. The company offers submersibles to wealthy clients looking to accessorize their yacht.

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I became a superyacht chef without any formal training. Here's how I turned my hobby into cooking for celebrities like Pharrell Williams while traveling the world.

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Rachel Cunningham in a cooking lesson.

Rachel Cunningham

Dozens of sanctioned superyachts seized from Russian oligarchs still hang in limbo, racking up millions in maintenance

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Dozens of superyachts have been seized by US and European authorities since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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