Tatoosh (Yacht)

*Tatoosh*
	In the harbour of La Rochelle
History
Port of registry:	Cayman Islands
Builder:	Nobiskrug
Completed:	June 2000
Identification:	IMO number: 1006336; MMSI number: 319801000; Callsign: ZCIF8;
General characteristics
Displacement:	2300 tonnes
Length:	92.40 m (303.1 ft)
Beam:	14.90 m (48.9 ft)
Draft:	4.30 m (14.1 ft)
Decks:	5
Installed power:	2 × 4,400 hp (3,300 kW)
Speed:	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range:	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)
Crew:	35

Short description: 2001 superyacht

Tatoosh is a 303-foot (92 m) private yacht owned by the estate of Paul Allen.

She is currently^[when?] the world's 60th largest superyacht.^[1]

History

Originally built for mobile phone magnate Craig McCaw, Tatoosh was built at Rendsburg in Germany by Nobiskrug and completed in June 2000.^[2] Design and Construction by Kusch Yachts.^[3] It was purchased by Paul Allen in 2001 at a reported cost of $100 million.^[4]

Docked at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town

Tatoosh was hired for £400,000 by Teodorín Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinean president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for a Christmas cruise when he entertained rap singer Eve.^[5]

In May 2010, Tatoosh was listed for sale with Fraser Yachts,^[6] listed at €125 million.^[7] The listing was withdrawn in 2014 after failing to attract a buyer.^{[citation needed]} In June 2021, she was again on the market, this time listed at €90 million.^[8]

In January 2016, Tatoosh destroyed 14,000 square feet of coral reef in the West Bay replenishment zone in the Cayman Islands according to officials.^[9] The owners of the Tatoosh released a statement that the mooring location was explicitly directed by the local port authority.^[10]

Features

Tatoosh's features include:

Five decks;
a master suite, a saloon and other rooms on the top deck;
a saloon with a French limestone fireplace, a dining area, staterooms and a ladies' powder room on the main deck;
a shaded 6 feet (1.8 m) deep swimming pool with adjustable floor in depth, located aft on the main deck beneath a full overhang;^[11]
a movie theatre;
facilities to transport two helicopters on the top two decks;
custom 46 feet (14 m) power and sailboats
beach club with dive center