The Oceanco yacht Barbara in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale – April 11, 2021
by SuperYachtFan

Oceanco yacht Barbara

yacht Barbara – Oceanco – 2017
BH2 Ft Lauderdale

Name:Barbara
Length:88.5m (290 ft)
Guests:12 in 6 cabins
Crew:20 in 10 cabins
Builder:Oceanco
Designer:Sam Sorgiovanni
Year:2017
Speed:17 knots
Engines:MTU
Volume:2,984 ton
IMO:1012725
Price:$150 million
Annual Running Cost:$10 – 20 million
Owner:Vladimir Potanin, which sold her to a NY based hedge-fund manager

The yacht Barbara in Fort Lauderdale.

She was built by Oceanco in 2017, for Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin.

He sold her to a New York-based hedge fund manager.

We are still searching for his identity (Please mail us if you have info).

Potanin owned 3 large yachts (at the same time): Barbara, Anastasia (now named Wheels) and Nirvana.

He sold all three, as he is building a larger (> 100 meters / 330ft) yacht in the Netherlands

Photos by BH2 Fort Lauderdale

yacht Barbara – Oceanco – 2017
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