Rising Sun (yacht)
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| Owner: | David Geffen |
| Builder: | Lürssen |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Motor yacht |
| Length: | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Installed power: | 4 × MTU 20V 8000 M90 diesel engines 36,000 kW (48,000 hp) |
| Propulsion: | 4 screws |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
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Rising Sun in 2006 showing the rear and side of the yacht.
Rising Sun is a motor yacht designed by Jon Bannenberg, and built in 2004 by Germany's Lürssen for Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, and last refitted in 2007. 'Rising Sun' has been owned since 2010 by David Geffen, who had bought a half share of the yacht in late 2006. The yacht is the 11th largest in the world with a length of almost 138 metres (453 ft). It reportedly cost over US$200 million to build.
It is equipped with:
- Chromium-plated hawseholes
- 82 rooms on five levels with a total living area said to be in excess of 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft)
- Onyx countertops
- Jacuzzi bathrooms
- A gymnasium/spa and sauna
- An extensive wine cellar
- A master bath/bedroom
- A private cinema with a giant plasma screen
- 3,300 square metres (36,000 sq ft) of teak-layered deck space
- A basketball court on the main deck (can be used as a helicopter pad if necessary)
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