SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A unique superyacht was spotted steaming into San Diego Bay Thursday morning, but who does it belong to?
The San Diego webcam livestream captured the moment on video around 9 a.m., showing a 387-foot-long yacht heading to America’s Finest City.
According to Maritime traffica website that tracks ships and vessels as they travel around the world, the vessel’s name is LAUNCHPAD and is listed as “pleasure boats.”
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Upon further investigation, it appears that this particular superyacht was originally ordered to the Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, who was listed on several sanctions lists. It eventually left the Dutch yard it was living in when the sale to its new owner – an American – was approved.
According to Yacht World, LAUNCHPAD was sold for about $300 million. It is rumored to boast features such as a tennis court, a helipad, a private cinema, a gym and deck Jacuzzi. The yacht can probably accommodate up to 24 guests.
So who’s enjoying this luxury superyacht off the coast of San Diego? Here’s a hint: he’s behind the vision of what many now know as the “Metaverse.”
LAUNCHPAD belongs to none other than Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg — the richest man in all of California and the fourth richest person on earth, according to Forbes’ World’s billionaires list.
Why Zuckerberg has ended up in San Diego remains unknown, though you might want to keep an eye out for a chance to see the mogul in person.
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