The hull of a mega-yacht constructed at the Sevmash shipyard outside Arkhangelsk tore away during tugging to Germany and run ashore in Vesterålen, Northern Norway, BarentsObserver reported in the beginning of November.
The hull was being tugged to Hamburg for completion, after which its price would reach some NOK 300 million (€36.7 million). The buyer remains unknown. According to the Severodvinsk newspaper Korabelnaya Storona, the yacht is called “Graceful”.
A few days after the accident the hull was tugged to shore in Alsvåg in Nordland County where inspectors found that the hull was too damaged to be repaired at the local ship repair yard. It was decided to transport the hull to its original port of destination, newspaper Harstad Tidende writes.
The hull has now been placed on a barge and is ready for departure for Hamburg.
Construction of hulls for luxury yachts is one of the fields where Sevmash is trying to get a foothold besides the comprehensive military production the shipyard is known for. The hull was launched at Sevmash only one week before the accident.
