Rising Sun (yacht)
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| History | |
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| Name | Rising Sun |
| Owner | David Geffen |
| Builder | Lürssen |
| Launched | March 2004 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor yacht |
| Tonnage | 7,841 GT |
| Length | 138 m (452 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU 20V 8000 M90 diesel engines 36,000 kW (48,000 hp) |
| Propulsion | 4 propellers |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
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Rising Sun is a motor yacht designed by Jon Bannenberg, and built in 2004 by Germany's Lürssen at their Bremen shipyard for Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, and last refitted in 2007.[1] Rising Sun has been owned since 2010 by businessman David Geffen, who had bought a half share of the yacht initially in late 2006.[2]
A gym, a basketball court, a wine cellar and a movie theater are among the yacht's 82 rooms.[3]
W magazine listed some of the guests on Geffen's yacht: Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Julia Roberts, Maria Shriver, Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams, Martin Short, Diane Sawyer, Diane von Furstenberg, Karlie Kloss, Peter Harrington-Cressman, Dasha Zhukova, Jen Meyer, Josh Kushner, Alexis Rose and Sir Paul McCartney.[4]
Geffen and his crew of 45[5][6] self-isolated[7][8] in the Grenadines on Rising Sun during the COVID-19 pandemic, which drew some media controversy.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Fleet, Yacht Charter. "RISING SUN Yacht - Lurssen | Yacht Charter Fleet". www.yachtcharterfleet.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "Billionaires vacation: Jeff Bezos and Lloyd Blankfein on 138m superyacht Rising Sun". Yacht Harbour. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ "10 of the most outstanding luxury yachts". www.cbsnews.com.
- ^ Brooke Marine (5 August 2018). "Which Media Mogul's Yacht Has Had More Famous People On It?". W (magazine). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
Diane Sawyer, Paul McCartney, and Bruce Springsteen are just a few of the talent to grace the 454-foot deck of Geffen's "Rising Sun" (which also reportedly has a basketball court, by the way)
- ^ Liz Flynn. "A Closer Look at David Geffen's Yacht Rising Sun". Money Inc. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
45 crew members
- ^ "David Geffen: Net Worth, House, Private Jet and yacht Rising Sun". superyachtfan.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Luscombe, Richard (28 March 2020). "Billionaire David Geffen criticized for tone-deaf self-isolation post". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "David Geffen Feeling Heat Over Quarantine Pic From His 450-ft. Yacht!!!". tmz.com. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Brown, Abram (28 March 2020). "Long Live David Geffen, Yachtmaster And New King Of Tone-Deaf Instagram Posts". Forbes. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
