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Iconic yachts: On board Oceanco's striking 81m superyacht Alfa Nero

Big, black and beautiful, the 81.27 metre Oceanco motor yacht Alfa Nero  makes an incredibly powerful impression.

Although she is so large, the secret feature of Alfa Nero is that she is definitely not ‘high volume’ in the sense of trying to cram in every possible cubic metre of accommodation like a modern cruise ship. 

On the contrary, the first impression you receive on stepping aboard is of wide-open decks leading into big uncrowded rooms. The exterior and layout designers Nuvolari Lenard clearly agree with the notion that the ultimate luxury afloat is open space. In fact, with four decks to play with and only twelve guests to accommodate, they could afford to be exceptionally generous in their use of space.

The most spectacular visual trick is the first one you see: a sizeable swimming pool with a built-in current and an ‘infinity’ aft side where the water overflows across a large sloping sheet of glass to create a waterfall effect. 

This is particularly effective at night when both the pool and the waterfall are under-lit and the movement of the water creates an ever-changing light show. The pool is set in a wide expanse of open deck which extends well aft from the superstructure, creating a lido which can equally well serve as a party deck.

Having been one of the first designers to explore the possibilities of art deco afloat, Alberto Pinto has moved forward to the even more surprising era of pop art with the work of Roy Lichtenstein providing the inspiration. 

In addition to a number of Lichtenstein prints in his famous comic-strip style, Alberto Pinto has managed to create an entire decor based on them with zigs-zags of woodwork or kid leather, bold stripes of flooring, swirling patterns on upholstery, bright primary colours for lacquered woodwork, or high-gloss zebrano with its vibrant stripey grain.

Here you will find no gracious oak-panelled rooms, nor any varnished teak capping rails – all is new and modern. 

This is a big vessel with a big crew, capable of giving unrivalled standards of comfort and service to a fortunate few. The overall impression is of an incredibly spacious yacht with large, uncrowded guest areas and generous cabins, while exceptional use has been made of the exterior decks. Looking up at Alfa Nero ’s impressive outline, you might wonder what has become of pretty white yachts.

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Motor yacht ALFA NERO is a large Oceanco steel and aluminium superyacht being 82m (269') in length and 14.20m (46' 7") at her widest point. She was built by Oceanco Yachts (who undertook her naval architecture) and designed by Nuvolari & Lenard with Alberto Pinto collaborating on the interior. She has luxurious accommodation for 12 charter guests in 6 cabins.

NOTABLE FEATURES: ~Infinity pool with glass waterfall sliding convertible to helipad - can be raised for less depth for children ~Beauty salon ~Hairdressing salon ~Beach club ~Vast master suite with private deck ~Spa pool ~Night club ~Gym

An icon in yachting, she is one of the truly magnificent luxury yachts created and available for charter. Her outstanding design and construction methods are very innovative and advanced to the extent that she evolved the way many superyacht designers and builders approached luxury yacht creation. The exterior design of the yacht presented a step forward in large yacht design with many award and accolades following her launch.

It was almost as if those responsible for ALFA NERO – the yacht designers, Oceanco and the yacht owner - set aside established luxury motor yacht design concepts and instead began afresh. The result is a balanced and elegant mega yacht which is extremely easy on the eye without compromise to the availability of every conceivable amenity.

Inside, she boasts three separate dining areas, a dance room, a gym as well as pantries on each three guest decks. A lift services and connects all decks. She has pop art inspired interiors with a nautical theme, with details such as side tables resembling stag-horn coral and seashell images in the guest hallway. The elevator shaft is in glass and is wrapped around by an intricate staircase. ALFA NERO is definitely elegant and luxurious. She has a Kaleidescape audio-visual system and a saloon Cinema.

Her dramatic black steel hull reflects the gently lapping waves like a basalt mirror white her light superstructure and large pool offer pleasing contrasts. ALFA NERO is a very large high volume yacht, yet her lines are sleek and graceful. Her roomy aft structure open and frees any bulk in her roomy upper superstructure.

ALFA NERO’s aft deck is perhaps her most idiosyncratic and famous feature. Here the unusually large swimming pool, complete with glass waterfall siding, converts to a heli pad. This is where form and function are harmoniously married. A very innovative aspect to the yacht the area includes settees which flank a skylight window.

Wenge wood panels surround both sky lounge and dining room. Scalloped panels are lacquered in white creating a mother-of-pearl feel, a textured effect reminiscent of abstracted golf balls.

As with many well designed large private yachts, the upper deck lends itself exclusively to the yacht owner's residence. This area is spacious and beautiful and is appropriately fit for a Roman Emperor, which the yacht is named after.

The Dutch shipbuilder Oceanco and Italian designer Dan Lenard have won immense admiration for this yacht. Alfa Nero has garnered awards in Europe, the US and even Asia for a styling.

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In fact, since her launch in 2007, Alfa Nero has already won more than half a dozen prestigious awards. Some of her awards include: the “Best Full Displacement Motoryachts over 75m” award with ShowBoats International, the “Most Innovative Exterior Yacht Design of the Year” award with Asia Pacific Boating, the Yachts International Magazine Award for “Most Innovative Yacht, 2007”, two awards with Boat International for “Best Exterior Design” and “Best Interior Styling”, and received her sixth award at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in the “2007 Best Power Design over 65 meters” category. These awards add to the many other awards won by the OceAnco Yacht over recent years.

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Superyacht ALFA NERO has luxurius accommodaion for 12 charter guests in 6 sumptuous cabins. The master stateroom is indulgent with it's own private deck, two offices and private veranda. There are two double VIP suites and one double guest suite as well as two twin guest cabins.

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The daughter of a sanctioned Russian billionaire says she's the true owner of a $68 million superyacht bought by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt

• Eric Schmidt bought a superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian billionaire at auction in June.
• The Russian mogul has denied owning the vessel – but his daughter now says she's its true owner.
• She filed an appeal after her previous attempt to stop the auction failed, Bloomberg reported.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently paid $67.6 million for a stranded superyacht that has been linked to a sanctioned Russian billionaire. The Russian chemical mogul's daughter now says she's its true owner and wants it back, according to a report by Bloomberg .

Schmidt bought the 267-foot Alfa Nero at auction last month . The US Treasury said that the yacht was bought by Andrey Guryev for $120 million in 2014 and Antigua and Barbuda said in a March 2023 notice that the vessel that it was "owned/controlled" by Guryev, but the billionaire has repeatedly denied being the owner .

A legal representative for Guryev told Bloomberg in March that he "neither owns nor controls the Alfa Nero and has simply used the vessel from time to time under commercial charter since 2014."

Guryev, whose wealth  Bloomberg estimates to be at $9.75 billion, is the co-founder and largest shareholder of fertilizer giant PhosAgro. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine he was sanctioned by the US Treasury, which described him as a "known close associate" of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Guryev was also sanctioned by the UK , and his son was sanctioned by the US , the EU , and the UK .

Alfa Nero had been anchored by the Caribbean island of Antigua since last spring, and FBI agents searched the vessel in August . Local authorities say the yacht was abandoned . Antigua and Barbuda took control of the vessel this April, and mounting crew expenses left authorities eager to auction it off .

But on Wednesday, lawyers for Guryev's daughter Yulia Gurieva-Motlokhov filed an appeal saying that she was the vessel's true owner, Bloomberg reported.

She said in a filing that she was the "sole adult discretionary beneficiary of the 'Tyne Trust' and 'Flagstaff Trust,'" which own two companies that own both the Alfa Nero and the artwork on board, per Bloomberg. Her previous attempt to stop the auction had failed, Bloomberg reported.

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Charter Focus: The Power & Prowess of Alfa Nero

By Ben Roberts

The yacht that broke the mould, Alfa Nero is an icon in the superyacht community and an 82-metre luxury masterpiece with global charter appeal. With Summer heating up, we take a look at the design values and lifestyle on board that makes Alfa Nero the ideal superyacht to bring the Mediterranean to heel this year.

Built for an experienced yachtsmen, Alfa Nero brought new style to the water in 2007 alongside a world of design solutions which changed the game entirely for the luxury yacht experience.

Her distinctive profile is not only a work of art, but a result of innovative breakthroughs; such as extending the giant beach club across the aft deck and placing an infinity pool on board (which also transforms into a helipad for stylish arrivals).

Designed by Nuvolari Lenard, the first-impression of stepping on board was described by the Italian-based studio as stepping on to the grounds of a large property and having the space to respect the scale of what you’re experiencing. This is the joy of arriving on board Alfa Nero, and heading from beach club, across the open aft deck to stepping inside the ocean-going giant.

The modern exterior style, still ahead of the curve even today, is a major hint at what lies within; offering up to 12 guests on board ample space through a beam of 14.2-metres and a remarkable decor - filled with Brazilian lacewoods, abstract textured effects and beautifully crafted furniture to represent a high-line European nightclub - by Alberto Pinto and Nuvolari Lenard.

The Owner’s residence, a huge amount of space set aside on the Upper Deck, is built with two entrances, an office, dressing area, Jacuzzi, steam shower and easy access to the private patio and balcony, facing aft to enjoy a sanctuary of solitude while the water ebbs away behind the boat.

After a long day enjoying the sun by the pool on the many loungers, at the bar on the aft deck or enjoying life on the expansive Sun Deck, guests can retire to the numerous VIP cabins below; each with its own unique view of the water through flawless design.

The onboard experience is also enhanced by the highly-skilled staff of 26 crew on board, on hand to add an extra dimension to the charter lifestyle; available through global brokerage house  Burgess .

Alfa Nero was introduced to the world by Oceanco , one of the world’s finest yacht builders in the 80m+ market today, and thanks to the expertise installed across the yacht - from design to completion - this is not just an option for charter in 2018, but the perfect way to make a lasting impression on the Mediterranean this Summer.

"Built for an experienced yachtsmen, Alfa Nero brought new style to the water in 2007 alongside a world of design solutions which changed the game entirely for the luxury yacht experience."

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Alfa Nero became a legend from the very moment she was launched. She represents spectacular engineering, ambitious design, elegant craftsmanship and unbridled entertainment – a prodigious, iconic reputation precedes Alfa Nero around the world.

Alfa Nero flows effortlessly throughout, combining four indulgent levels that connect seamlessly with the yacht’s architecture. Palatial salons spill out onto spacious, decadent decks and superb dining locations with state of the art entertainment systems, bringing oceans to life whilst days move into night.

Alfa Nero has a Kaleidescape audio-visual system with over 1850 films and 800 audio CDs in all cabins, upper deck saloon cinema with 56in Pioneer plasma and overhead 65in HD projector and THX surround sound.

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Antigua and Barbuda’s plan to sell Russian oligarch Andrey Guryev’s $120 million superyacht may fail miserably as a man from Moscow is now claiming ownership of the Alfa Nero – The Carribean nation had even amended its law to auction the vessel.

Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev’s seized $120 million superyacht Alfa Nero is currently embroiled in a lot of legal back and forth. The gorgeous 279 feet long vessel has been aimlessly led for over a year with no clear destination in sight. First, the owners turned off the location transponders on the ship in early March 2022. The authorities were clueless about the whereabouts of the modern floating palace.

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‘Alfa Nero’ is a 269.03ft  /82m  custom motor yacht built in 2007 by Oceanco and last refitted in 2013. The yacht’s interior has been designed by Alberto Pinto and her exterior styling is by Nuvolari & Lenard.

This iconic superyacht has a huge swimming pool and helicopter landing pad, and is a classic example of elegant luxury and decadent living. You’ll find a dance floor on board too, so if you’re looking to enjoy a party with a difference, this is the yacht for you.

Built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, Alfa Nero is built to comply to both MCA and Lloyd’s Register standards. She has a cruising speed of 17 knots, a maximum speed of 20 knots and a range of 6,000nm from h294,000litre fuel tanks, she is the perfect combination of performance and luxury.

Alfa Nero has won numerous design awards for her innovative approach to superyacht living, and it’s not hard to see why! Her huge beach club area and swimming pool on the aft deck are simply stunning.

Alfa Nero has a large infinity swimming pool with a glass aft end, and the floor of the swimming pool can be raised to make it a safer depth for any children on board.

If water sports are your thing, check out the toys on board including x 3 seat Kawasaki Jet-Skis, Towable Toys, and Inflatable water toys.

This yacht is easily one of the leading charters on the market, and whether you’re marvelling in Monaco or admiring Antigua, you’re sure to enjoy a memorable vacation.

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Inside the Wild International Battle Over an Abandoned Superyacht

The fight over the Alfa Nero pits a Google billionaire against the daughter of a Russian oligarch.

Emily Shugerman

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Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images

In an inlet in Antigua, surrounded by touristy hotels and kitschy cafes, a yacht nearly three times the size of a basketball court and twice the price of a luxury private jet sits unused, awaiting its fate.

The Alfa Nero, one of the largest superyachts in the world, is the reported—but not confirmed— property of Russian oligarch Andrey Guryev, a top target of sanctions imposed by the U.S. after the invasion of Ukraine last year. Thanks to a tangled mess of international restrictions and offshore ownership, its future is now the subject of a three-way battle between Guryev’s daughter, the government of Antigua and Barbuda, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt . And none of them know where the Alfa Nero will be this time next year.

“This whole damn thing has been like a Tom Clancy novel,” Darwin Telemaque, chief executive of the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority, told the London Times last month. “And I’m stuck in the middle.”

The Alfa Nero was constructed in 2007 for Greek shipping and steel magnate Theodore Angelopolous by Oceanco, the same company that built Jeff Bezos’ $500 million megayacht. The ship, which is 269 feet long, boasts three double cabins, two VIP cabins, a master suite, a living area, a gym, an office, two hot tubs, and a pool that converts into a helicopter landing pad. The interior features a nautical theme, with imagery like seashells and staghorn coral; its current owners have further adorned it with artwork by Joan Miró and a baby grand piano.

Angelopolous put the yacht up for sale multiple times between 2009 and 2014, when— according to the U.S. Treasury —Guryev purchased it for $120 million. Guryev, however, has denied owning the yacht, telling Bloomberg he “neither owns nor controls the Alfa Nero” and simply leases it for commercial charter “from time to time.”

Guryev is the 25th richest man in Russia, and an incredibly private one. Raised in a small town outside Moscow, he trained to be a martial artist and for a time taught judo to USSR sports authorities. He worked in local politics and at a major bank before founding PhosAgro, the biggest manufacturer of phosphate fertilizers in Europe, skyrocketing his net worth to an estimated $9.6 billion.

According to a New Yorker profile, Guryev is the likely owner of Witanhurst, the second-largest home in London after Buckingham Palace, though he has denied this, too. Despite working in politics on and off throughout his life and serving as a Russian senator for over a decade, he has never given an interview or made a speech in the federal legislature. His family is equally private; the most public attention they have received is when his daughter-in-law, Valeria Guryeva, posted on Instagram that she was “too pretty for work,” sparking international headlines.

That is, until 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine and Guryev was placed on the top list of Russians sanctioned by the U.S. and U.K. Suddenly, anything the billionaire was said to own was under strict scrutiny—including the Alfa Nero.

At the time, the ship was docked at Falmouth Harbour in Saint Paul Parish, Antigua. In August, the U.S. sent a team of FBI agents to search the vessel and concluded it belonged to Guryev through a complicated series of offshore companies that traced back to his control. (Another Russian businessman, Alexander Mavrodi, tried to claim the yacht was his, but the government dismissed this as “either a hoax or … a deliberate fabrication.”) Guryev maintained that the yacht did not belong to him.

As the war continued and the sanctions dragged on, the Alfa Nero sat unclaimed, burning through diesel and taking up space in the yacht club marina. The original 44 crew members were winnowed down to six, who passed their time lounging in lawn chairs on the deck or playing “Call of Duty” in the master suite, according to Bloomberg . Twenty-five members sued for millions in unpaid wages over the spring.

The government of Antigua and Barbuda, meanwhile, started to get antsy. Prime Minister Agston Browne complained the yacht was a security risk: It could spring a leak, catch fire, or set off any other number of calamities. “The yachting sector contributes more to our economy than even the cruise tourism sector,” he told the Antigua Observer . “Understand the reputational damage if we fail to act and we end up with a major catastrophe.”

Finally, in March, the islands’ government declared that the owner of the yacht had 10 days to claim it before it was auctioned to the highest bidder, with the proceeds going toward Antigua and Barbuda’s national debt. In April, the vessel was officially seized, and in June, the U.S. Treasury Department removed it from its list of blocked property. According to the Times , the government heard from 30 interested buyers, 16 of whom could prove they had the cash on hand and six of whom passed money-laundering checks. The final bids were submitted in sealed envelopes to the accountant general of the Antiguan treasury.

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On June 16, the Anitguan government announced Schmidt, who is worth an estimated $20.4 billion, had the winning bid at $67.6 million—a 4 percent bump to the country’s gross domestic product. The former Google honcho, who owns another 195-foot yacht and a $20 million private plane, was instructed to make payment within seven days. Telemaque, the port executive, was thrilled. “I just want to see it gone,” he told the Times .

He may have spoken too soon.

In late May, a month before the auction, lawyers for a company called Flying Dutchman Overseas Limited filed suit in the Supreme Court of Antigua and Barbuda claiming it owns the Alfa Nero and had tried to assert ownership of it in the days before its seizure. It asked the court to block the sale, claiming officials had ignored its repeated attempts to lay claim to the boat. The judge on the case agreed that there may have been “procedural unfairness” in the seizure, but refused to stop the sale. Schmidt’s purchase went through eight days later.

But just this month, another obstacle appeared: Guryev’s daughter, Yulia Guryeva-Motlokhov, who lives in London with her hedge-fund manager husband Alexei Motlokhov. (The two recently caused a stir for trying to build a massive playground in the backyard of their $6 million, five-bedroom home, which neighbors deemed “more like a theme park.”) In an appeal filed July 12, Guryeva-Motlokhov claimed she is the sole beneficiary of the trust that owns the Flying Dutchman, and thus the rightful owner of the Alfa Nero.

In her appeal, she claimed that the Antiguan government did not have the right to sell off her property and that the auction had been improperly executed, according to the Antigua Observer .

Her attorney, David Dorsett, told the Observer he intends to fight for her right to the superyacht, adding: “We just want our boat back.”

“We think the action of the government in taking possession of the yacht and selling the yacht is wrong on all levels,” he said. “It is not the government’s yacht; they cannot just take it up and sell it to somebody else.”

A photo of Andrey Guryev, the Russian Oligarch, on June 3, 2023.

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The government hit back with a counter-appeal of its own last week, arguing that Guryeva-Motlokhov had no standing in the case.

The attorney general, Steadroy Benjamin, told The Daily Beast the two sides were in court over the matter on July 18 but declined to answer any further questions. Dorsett did not respond to calls and emails seeking comment.

Schmidt, meanwhile, is reportedly withholding payment until the matter is resolved. The government of Antigua and Barbuda is scrambling to get him to pay up, even offering to indemnify him from any future liabilities created by the suits. The country’s parliament is scheduled to vote on approving these legal guarantees soon, with the hope of expediting the sales process.

Information Minister Melford Nicholas told reporters earlier this month that the government is “certainly committed to executing the Alfa Nero sale,” but growing anxious.

“A legal position is that we should wait until all legal proceedings are done,” he said at a press conference July 9, according to the Carribean Times . “The question is, how much time can we reasonably afford?”

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Motor yacht ALFA NERO is a large Oceanco steel and aluminium superyacht being 82m (268' 11") in length and 14.20m (46' 6") at her widest point. She was built by Oceanco Yachts (who undertook her naval architecture) and designed by Nuvolari & Lenard with Alberto Pinto collaborating on the interior. An icon in yachting, ALFA NERO is one of the truly magnificent luxury yachts created and available for charter. Her design and construction methods are very innovative and advanced to the extent that she evolved the way many superyacht designers and builders approached luxury yacht creation. The exterior design of the yacht presented a step forward in large yacht design with many award and accolades following her launch...

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• Yacht equipped with Rolls-Royce stabilizers.

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• Swimming pool
• Stabilizers Rolls Royce
• 8m Novurania custom tender
• 8m Yachtwerft Meyer custom limousine guest tender
• Ski Nautique
• 6 Scuba diving equipment
• 2 x 3pax jetskis
• Beauty salon

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Infinity Pool on board Superyacht ‘Alfa Nero’

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21st July 2014

This stunning night shot of the 82m/269’ superyacht ‘Alfa Nero’ perfectly showcases one of her most spectacular on board features – an generous aft deck infinity pool which can be innovatively transformed into a helipad-come-dance floor via a hydraulically raised base.

With a comprehensive array of facilities in addition to a highly luxurious and timelessly stylish interior, the multi-award winning ‘Alfa Nero’ is undoubtedly one of the most impressive yachts on the global charter fleet . Aside from her superb 7m swimming pool which, flanked by sun-loungers and adjacent to a stylish outdoor bar, is arguably her crowning glory, she also boasts a huge beach club, a sauna, movie theatre and on-board beauty salon.

Motor yacht ‘Alfa Nero’ was built in 2007 by Oceanco to a design by Nuvolari Lenard and interior styling by Alberto Pinto. She sleeps up to 12 guests in six staterooms comprising of a master suite, two VIP’s, one double and two twin cabins plus additional room for her 12 charter crew. She benefitted from a number of upgrades late last year and makes an exceptional setting for charter vacations with family and friends as well as impressive corporate charter events .

Weekly base charter rates for ‘Alfa Nero’ start at €840,000, contact your charter broker for further details or take a look at our list of top ten charter yachts with swimming pools . 

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