Mystery as enormous $250m superyacht appears in San Diego harbor
San Diego residents were stunned when a massive $250 million superyacht showed up in San Diego Harbor earlier this year.
The giant boat had been moored for months, then a Reddit user posted a photo of it and asked if anyone knew anything about it.
The user claimed that the massive ship was worth $250 million and could accommodate twelve passengers.
But his fellow Redditors were quick to piece the information together and identified the 100-meter ship as the Liva O, which was built last year by famed shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussen.
It is equipped with two 2200 kW electric propulsion engines, two 2240 kW Caterpillar main generators and three 599 kW Caterpillar auxiliary generators. announced at launch.
Among the many amenities are a so-called Neptune lounge, which offers underwater views, a 12 x 4 meter swimming pool, a fully certified helicopter lounge and a large marble-clad fireplace.
“I wanted this boat to be timeless, elegant, pure, individual, classic and contemporary, with a large amount of outdoor space that would be immersive in the surrounding landscape,” said designer Joseph Dirand.
“This is exactly what I see when I look at it today: the black hull is really spectacular and looks completely monolithic.”
San Diego residents were stunned when a massive $250 million superyacht showed up in San Diego Harbor earlier this year
One Reddit user identified it as the Liva O, which was built last year by renowned shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussen
Another Reddit user claimed the ship is owned by Stephen Orenstein, whose father founded the Supreme Group – an overseas supplier of food and fuel to wartime defense forces.
Orenstein is estimated to have a net worth of $2 million.
According to a Facebook post, he is now apparently taking his ship, which is ranked as the 49th largest in the world, on a global tour.
It is now docked off the coast of Hawaii and plans to visit Asia next.
But on Reddit, some users also expressed outrage over Orenstein’s massive ship, while others lashed out at its owner — whose company agreed to pay $434 million in 2014 to settle criminal and civil allegations that it was the federal government overcharged for food and bottled water. American troops in Afghanistan.
According to court documents, Supreme’s contract with the U.S. government was worth $8.8 billion between 2005 and 2013. obtained by Bloomberg.
The country agreed to pay $250 million in criminal penalties to resolve allegations that it overcharged even for ice cream, according to court documents.
The company also agreed to pay $101 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit, $38.3 million to reimburse the Troop Support Agency for bottled water and $45 million to address other allegations.
The ship is owned by Stephen Orenstein, whose father founded the Supreme Group – an overseas supplier of food and fuel for wartime defense forces
“This is about soldiers in the desert having to pay exorbitant amounts of money for something like water, all for money,” the U.S. District Court judge said before accepting the plea. “That’s pretty low.”
One Reddit user noted that Orenstein “blocked public opinion with a boat that was more or less bought with stolen government money.”
“He should be in jail, but instead he thumbs his nose and shows off, not the least bit ashamed.”
“It would be a shame if orcas sank it,” another Reddit user joked.