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Eclipsing the opposition: Roman Abramovich's new yacht slides out of the ship-yard in Hamburg, Germany. It comes with a raft of features including two heli-pads, a pool and a missile-detection system

1 posted on 06/12/2009 6:55:05 PM PDT by GSP.FAN
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2 posted on 06/12/2009 6:56:42 PM PDT by GSP.FAN
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It doesn’t seem that he’s too worried about his carbon footprint.


3 posted on 06/12/2009 6:58:06 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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damn, i could do some serious bass fishing with that thing.


4 posted on 06/12/2009 7:01:52 PM PDT by txroadkill (Vote Democrat - it's easier than working!)
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comes with a missile-detection system

Useless without a missile defense system. Gotta have some offense too -- maybe some cruise missiles and torpedoes.

5 posted on 06/12/2009 7:03:46 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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OK, here’s the deal. IF I was James Bond and was looking to foil a plot to take over the world....I’d start with this dinghy.


6 posted on 06/12/2009 7:04:07 PM PDT by IrishCatholic (No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
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The swim platform alone has to be twenty feet across. At 577’, it’s probably longer than at least half of the US Navy’s ships.


9 posted on 06/12/2009 7:09:13 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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It comes with a raft of features including two heli-pads, a pool and a missile-detection system

So if they happen to detect an incoming missile, they can jump in the pool and put the raft on their heads?
12 posted on 06/12/2009 7:14:35 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (30-year smoker, E-Cigs helped me quit, and O wants me back smoking again?)
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He's got me beat.

13 posted on 06/12/2009 7:14:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ("The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible." Machiavelli)
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I like this one.

15 posted on 06/12/2009 7:16:42 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( Don't mess with the mockingbird! /\/\ http://tiny.cc/freepthis)
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HOLY COW! The docking fees will be pricey.


16 posted on 06/12/2009 7:16:42 PM PDT by mojo114
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“Russia’s richest man has flourished under president Vladimir Putin, with critics saying he used his government ties to take over former state-owned assets and reap the profits for personal use.”

Ah, yes, and soon to come to a town near you.

Remember to watch who ends up with the GM stock when it becomes public again.


17 posted on 06/12/2009 7:18:45 PM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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A couple of years ago I saw the 228’ yacht Floridian (owner Wayne Huizenga, the Blockbuster and Miami Dolphins guy) on the Chesapeake Bay. That thing was huge, but small in comparison to the Abramovich super mega giganticus yacht.


21 posted on 06/12/2009 7:22:47 PM PDT by Starboard
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My boat.
27 posted on 06/12/2009 7:30:45 PM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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I’d be happy with one half that size. OK, 1/10th. OK, I’d be happy with a SeaDoo.


28 posted on 06/12/2009 7:34:59 PM PDT by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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Putin will have it soon enough....


32 posted on 06/12/2009 8:01:27 PM PDT by cranked
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Ahh, he just got it to pick up chicks


41 posted on 06/12/2009 9:09:20 PM PDT by tophat9000 ( We are "O" so f---ed)
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Everything about this story is boring, except the women.


46 posted on 06/12/2009 11:03:03 PM PDT by Boucheau
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I hope that after Obama gets done converting our nation to socialism, I get as rich as this former communist.


50 posted on 06/13/2009 8:25:44 AM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
when you're Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, only the most ostentatious displays of wealth will do
...plus, you'll want someplace to run away from Putin.
52 posted on 06/13/2009 5:45:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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