Ice (yacht)

Private yacht built in 2005

History
Name| Ice
Builder| Lürssen, Bremen, Germany
Launched| 24 February 2005
Identification|

* IMO number: 9332406
* MMSI number: 319411000
* Callsign: ZGFC6

General characteristics
Type| Motor yacht
Length| 90 m (300 ft)
Propulsion|

* Diesel-electric
* 8 × 842 kW (1,129 hp) Deutz AG 16-cylinder generators
* 2 × ABB Type 5 Azipod electric azimuth thrusters

Speed| 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Aircraft carried| Eurocopter EC135
Aviation facilities| Helipad

Ice is a large private yacht, measuring 295 feet (90 m) in length. Launched in 2005 as Air, she was completed at the Lürssen yard in Bremen, Germany to the design of Tim Heywood. The yacht was owned by Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov from christening until 2015 when Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue of Equatorial Guinea acquired the yacht.[1][2][a]

The ship has a crew of 27 and is equipped with a diesel-electric powered, using eight 842 kW Deutz 16-cylinder generators to provide electric power to two ABB type 5 Azipod electric azimuth thrusters. She can reach a speed of 18 knots, and has a range of 6000 nautical miles. Ice has a large swimming pool on the main deck (stern) in addition to the jacuzzi on the sun deck. On the third deck, the yacht carries an AgustaWestland AW169 call sign P4-ICE, which can transport ten passengers.

Although its home port is Gibraltar, it was moored at Tangier, Morocco, since November 2016 [2] and spotted in February 2020 at Bridgetown, Barbados and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and later in March 2020 off the coast of Five Islands, Antigua. Then in Willemstad, Curaçao in December 2023, January 2024 and April 2024. Recently reported to be in Catania, Sicily as of early July 2024. On 10 July 2024 it was seen in port at Fethiye. Later, in September 2024 was spotted at the Marmaris Port in Turkey.

## History

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Ordered by Augusto Perfetti, the keel for Air, also known then as Project Rainbow, was laid down at the Lürssen yard in Bremen, Germany, following the design of Tim Heywood with the interior design by Terence Disdale, but, during construction and prior to delivery, Air was purchased by Suleiman Kerimov and was subsequently renamed Ice at its christening in 2005.[3][4][5][b]

In 2015, Kerimov sold Ice which was worth $150 million (over €130 million) to Dara Limited for use by Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue who operates the yacht through his personal assistant Switzerland's Cédric B.'s Marshall Islands based company KOA Asset Management Ltd.[1][2]

## Awards

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Ice won Superyacht of the Year at the 2006 World Superyacht Awards.[6]

Ice docked in Nassau, Bahamas on 1 January 2009 Ice mooring in Monte-Carlo

## See also

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* List of motor yachts by length

## Notes

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1. ^ The super yacht Ebony Shine, purchased for $100 million in 2014 by the Equatorial Guinea holding company Dara Limited for use by Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue was seized by Dutch authorities in November 2016.[1][2]
2. ^ After the sale to Kerimov, Perfetti ordered the 266 feet (81 m) in length Air at Feadship/De Vries.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c MarEx staff (17 March 2017). "Equatorial Guinea Tries to Recover Leader's Yacht". The Maritime Executive (MarEx). Retrieved 5 December 2018.
2. ^ a b c d Pilet, François (18 June 2017). "Procès de Teodorin Obiang à Paris : la croisière ne s'amuse plus: Le procès du fils du président de Guinée équatoriale, accusé de détournement de fonds publics et de corruption, s'ouvre à Paris lundi" [Trial of Teodorin Obiang in Paris, the cruise has no fun anymore: The trial of the son of the President of Equatorial Guinea, accused of misappropriation of public funds and corruption, opens in Paris on Monday.]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2018.
3. ^ Helmer, John (28 November 2017). "High Stakes Game of Hide and Seek at Suleiman Kerimov's Villas in Cap D'Antibes". JohnHelmer.net. Moscow. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
4. ^ a b "All You Need to Know About Suleiman Kerimov and his Yacht ICE". SuperYacht Fan website. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
5. ^ a b BEAM staff (27 January 2018). "The full story of the yacht bought by Equatorial Guinea". Beam.Land website. Retrieved 5 December 2018.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ Lean-Vercoe, Roger (15 January 2015). "Iconic yachts: Ice". boatinternational.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

## External links

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* Article on Ice's design concept and interior