Port of registry Cayman Islands Tonnage 3,229 GT Length 92 m Weight 2,300 tons Beam 15 m Builder Nobiskrug | Completed June 2000 Decks 5 Draft 4.3 m Displacement 2.3 million kg Owner Paul Allen | |
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Installed power 2 × 4,400 hp (3,300 kW) Speed 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) | ||
Tatoosh is a 303-foot (92 m) private yacht owned by Paul Allen, who also owns the 416-foot (127 m) Octopus. She is now the world's 43rd largest superyacht.
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History
Originally built for mobile phone magnate Craig McCaw, Tatoosh was built at Rendsburg in Germany by Nobiskrug and completed in June 2000. Design and Construction by Kusch Yachts. She was purchased by Paul Allen in 2001 at a reported cost of $100 million.
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.
In May 2010, Tatoosh was listed for sale with Fraser Yachts, listed at 125 million €. The listing was withdrawn in 2014 after failing to attract a buyer.
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. The owners of the Tatoosh released a statement that the mooring location was explicitly directed by the local port authority.
Features
Tatoosh's features include:
