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Roman Abramovich building 550ft, pirate-proof mega-yacht

gizmag.com » 2008 » October » 9th » Roman Abramovich building 550ft, pirate-proof mega-yacht

The recent incident involving a the seizure of a Ukranian ship carrying 33 tanks off the coast of Somalia has turned the spotlight on the problem of international piracy. Roman Abramovich is paying attention. The Chelsea soccer club owner is spending a £200 million (USD$340 million) chunk of his £11.7billion personal fortune on a mega-yacht that will be well equipped to deal with such a threat … Continue Reading »

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