The yacht was designed by Kusch Yachts and built by the German Vulkan shipyard . It was completed in 2000. At first it belonged to the American Paul Allen , who then sold it to the Russian billionaire Roman Abramowitsch in 2002 . He had the luxury yacht converted by HDW from Kiel according to his ideas. In 2006 he sold the yacht to his friend and business partner Yevgeny Schwidler .
The ship is powered by two 2648 kW (3600 hp ) Wärtsilä engines. There are hardly any details about the inner workings, as Abramowitsch is very reserved in relation to his private life. The ship will have a gyro-stabilized cabin with gyro sensors made in Germany (iMAR, St. Ingbert ). The interior designer is Terence Disdale . The Le Grand Bleu also has a helicopter, a 23-meter-long motor boat and a mini submarine on board. The ship has a crew of over 50 men.
