| Name: | Octopus |
| Length: | 126 m (414 ft) |
| Guests: | 12 in 6 cabins |
| Crew: | 42 in 21 cabins |
| Builder: | Lurssen |
| Designer: | Espen Oeino |
| Interior Designer: | Jonathan Quinn Barnett |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Engines: | Mercedes Diesel |
| Volume: | 9,932 ton |
| IMO: | 1007213 |
| Price: | US$ 285 million |
| Annual Running Cost: | US$ 20-35 million |
| Owner: | Roger Samuelsson |
| Built for: | Paul Allen |
| Captain: | Jannek Olsson |
Luxury yacht Octopus is one of the world’s largest yachts. She is built by Lurssen Yachts. She was owned by the billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The motor yacht is powered by Mercedes diesel engines. Her top speed is 20 knots. Her cruising speed is 12 knots.
M/Y Octopus has a large helicopter hangar on the main deck. Giving shelter to two helicopters. The yacht has a large glass-bottom pool and a 10-person submarine.
The submarine and the main tender (named Man of War) float into the yacht through a large hatch.
The two helicopters on the Octopus bear the registration numbers N904AF and N76AF. The first one is an MD900 and the second a Sikorsky S-
Update: The helis have been replaced by two Airbus H145 helicopters, with registration N745AF and N746AF.
Paul Allen yacht has a music recording studio on the bridge deck. (Update: the studio was removed in a 2021 refit, the area is now a bar) Allen owned the guitar Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock. Allen played guitar as well.
Other features include an observation lounge, a cinema, a juice bar near a gym. There is a hair salon and a medical center.
The owner has a dedicated deck. With a large study, a walk-
The yacht can accommodate 12 guests and has a crew of 42.
There is a large VIP cabin, 4 guest cabins, a children’s cabin. And there are two additional staff/doctors’ cabins.
On this page, you will find exclusive interior photos of Octopus.
The exterior was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects. The interior was designed by American designer Jonathan Quinn Barnett of Seattle.
Allen also owned the yacht Tatoosh and the Feadship Meduse.
In January 2016 Tatoosh was involved in an accident. Her anchor chain damaged a coral reef in the Cayman Islands.
The Octopus boat is often referred to as the Bill Gates yacht. However, Bill Gates is not the owner of the superyacht Octopus.
As far as SuperYachtFan knows Bill Gates does not own a yacht. Update: Gates is building a large superyacht in the Netherlands, and owns a support vessel named Wayfinder. In the winter season, 2013/2014 Octopus went to Hamburg, Germany for a refit.
The yacht’s owner was the Estate of Paul Allen. Update: In August 2021 Octopus was sold. Her buyer is a Swedish pharma billionaire. We received two names:
Update: We can confirm that Roger Samuelsson bought Octopus.
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Every year in May, Allen hosts a themed party during the Cannes Film Festival. In May 2014 Paul hosted a party on board Octopus. That was during the Cannes International Film Festival.
Guests included Dolph Lungren, Sharon Stone and Entourage star Adrian Grenier. In 2015 the theme was Bollywood, in 2016 the theme was Shakespeare. Guests included Mick Jagger, Mischa Barton, and Chloe Sevigny.
Octopus is a member of Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER). It is a voluntary group ship reporting system. Used worldwide by search and rescue authorities. To arrange quick and easy assistance for anyone in distress at sea.
Octopus has assisted on several occasions in recent years. Including an air and sea search in the waters of Palau. Looking for missing police officers and their pilot.
In March 2015 A research team led by Paul Gardner Allen has located the Musashi. Musashi was one of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced battleships.
The ship was sunk during World War II. Despite numerous eyewitness accounts, the exact location of the ship was unknown.
Using historical records from four different countries. And detailed topographical data and advanced technology aboard his yacht. M/Y Octopus, Mr. Allen and his team discovered the wreckage in the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines on March 1, 2015.
Read more at Paul Gardner Allen’s personal website. In July 2015 Octopus was in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Her new owner has made the boat available for yacht charter.
In September 2019 Octopus was listed for sale. Her asking price was EUR 235 million.
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