Coral Ocean (ex Coral Island) is a 72 meter yacht built by Lurssen in 1994.
Specifications
The yacht is powered by Caterpillar engines. Her top speed is 17 knots. Her cruise speed is 14 knots. The yacht’s range is more than 4,500nm.
Bannenberg & Rowell Design
Her design is done by Bannenberg & Rowell Design. She underwent a refit in 2009, with interior works done by Metrica.
Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al – Sheikh
On the web, the yacht is sometimes linked to an ‘Al Sheik Modhassan’, but Al Sheik Modhassan seems to be nonexisting. The yacht was built for Sheikh Abdul Mohsen al-sheik.
He was also the owner of Project Sassi, the 145 meters Lurssen yacht which was destroyed in a fire in 2019. We were told Sassi will be rebuilt, or at least that a new yacht will be built to replace ‘Sassi’. Do you know more? Please do send us a message.
Buste De Femme
In 1999 a Picasso painting (“Buste de Femme”, a painting of Dora Maar) worth US$ 30 million was stolen from the yacht Coral Island. Early 2019 the painting was found at the home of a Dutch real estate developer, who acted in good faith and was not aware of the theft. He returned the painting to her owner. Buste De Femme was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1938. Source: https://www.pablo-ruiz-picasso.net/work-1792.php
The yacht was built as Coral Island and kept that name for more than 20 years. In 2016 the yacht’s owner ordered the 145 meter Project Sassi. Reportedly he sold Coral Island to Lurssen Shipyard’s CEO Peter Lurssen. Around that time she was sent to Lurssen for an extensive refit. Since then she was renamed Coral Ocean and was made available for charter through Burgess.
In 2019 she was sold to Australian waste entrepreneur Ian Malouf.
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Yacht Charter
The boat is not available for yachtcharter. And the yacht is not listed for sale.
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Not much is known about Abdulmalik Al-Sheikh. He is rumored to be born in 1956. And he is said to be the original owner of the yacht Pelorus. He owns Zeem Trading and the Shgair Stud Farm.
Zeem Trading
He is the owner of the Zeem Trading Company, a group of international companies. Through his European Hotels and Resorts Limited, he is the owner of the Plantation Club Resort at Seychelles.
Shgair Stud Farm
Some equestrian websites do mention him as the owner of several Arabian horses. Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Abdulmalik Al-Sheikh is active in horse breeding through his Shgair Stud Farm.
Save Our Seas Foundation
The Sheikh is the founder of the Save Our Seas Foundation, which funds and supports research, conservation and education projects worldwide, focusing primarily on charismatic threatened wildlife and their habitats.
The foundation has started over 200 projects in over 50 countries across the globe. Each project strives for deeper understanding and more innovative solutions in marine research, conservation and education
Yacht Pelorus
Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Abdulmalik Al-Sheikh is considered to be the original owner of the superyacht Pelorus. Roman Abramovich purchased the yacht Pelorus from him.
Project Sassi / Opera
The Sheikh is the owner of the Project Sassi, a 145 meter superyacht which burned down during construction. He is now building another Lurssen yacht, the 147 meter Project Opera.