SeapixOnlineDisplaying 1 of 2 ARIA (2001/260 tonnes/47.55m. Renamed LADY ANASTASIA) - Built by Sensation Yachts of Auckland, New Zealand. At 156 feet (47.5 metres) she was the largest motor yacht to be built in New Zealand at the time of her launching. In 2009 Sensation Yachts went bust. Later, ARIA was sold and as at 2022 is allegedly owned by Russian Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, the weapons export branch of the Russian state-owned defence conglomerate, Rostec. In February 2022 a Ukrainian sailor, Taras Ostapchuk, attempted to sink his boss's yacht in retaliation for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Keywords: MARITIME IMAGES, Superyachts, luxury yachts, private yachts, motorboats, motor launches, mega yachts, megayachts, passenger craft, passenger vessel, auckland, new zealand, nz, city of sails, ports of auckland, port of auckland |
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