Octopus (yacht)
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Octopus is currently the world's fifth largest superyacht (the fourth largest, Rising Sun, is owned by Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle) and the second largest not owned by a head of state. Octopus is measured at 414 feet (126.18 meters) and was delivered in 2003 to its owner, Paul Allen. Octopus sports three helicopters on the top deck (one in front and two on the back), and a sixty-three foot (19 m) tender docked in the transom (one of seven aboard). She was supposed to have a submarine on board, but one was never delivered. She also has a remote control submarine for studying the bottom of the ocean. Side hatches at the water line form a dock for jet skis.
She was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects and built by the German shipbuilder Lürssen in Bremen and HDW in Kiel. Her hull is made of steel.
Paul Allen also owns two other yachts, Tatoosh and Méduse.
Guests include EU commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, who enjoyed New Years 2004/05 on the yacht (more information in this site: http://yacht.culiout.info/yacht-octopus/)
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