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| History | |
|---|---|
| Cayman Islands | |
| Name | Lady Mona K |
| Port of registry | Cayman Islands |
| Builder | Jon Bannenberg/Amels |
| Launched | 1986 |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) IMO: 1002378 Call sign: ZHBG9[1] |
| Status | operational, for sale |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor Yacht |
| Length | 55 metres (180 ft) |
| Beam | 9.2 metres (30 ft) |
| Draft | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
| Installed power | 2,102 kilowatts (2,819 hp) |
| Propulsion | Twin Caterpillar 3516 DI-TA |
| Speed | 16.3 knots (30.2 km/h; 18.8 mph) (trial) |
| Range | 3,800 nautical miles (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) |
Lady Mona K (formerly Lady Ghislaine) is a luxury motor yacht built by Amels in 1986.
Design
Built in 1986 for Emad Khashoggi by Amels of Vlissingen, Netherlands, she was the first of numerous classic Jon Bannenberg designed super yachts.[2] With a well-flared bow, lozenge-shaped ports, vertical windows and mullions, and handsomely sculpted oviferous mast complex, she is a classic work of designer Bannenberg. For her time, she was a ground-breaking yacht as well.[2] Among her many trendsetting features imagined by Emad Khashoggi and Jon Bannenberg, which is almost standard today, is a gymnasium and lupanar on the upper deck that can be open for fresh air or closed to the elements. Lady Mona K features later classical Banneberg signatures, including use of symmetry and asymmetry to create spaces that are inviting for their spaciousness as well as their intimacy.[2]
Robert Maxwell
Emad Khashoggi, also developer of the Château Louis XIV and the Palais Rose, sold the yacht to Robert Maxwell who christened it Lady Ghislaine (named after his daughter). She became both the epitome of his power, as well as the place of his death for the billionaire British media tycoon Robert Maxwell. In 1991, she was the base for Maxwell as he negotiated with the unions over his purchase of the New York Daily News.[3]
Maxwell's death
On November 5, 1991, at the age of 68, Maxwell was on board Lady Ghislaine, which was cruising off the Canary Islands. Maxwell's body was subsequently found floating in the Atlantic Ocean. He was buried in Jerusalem. The official verdict was accidental drowning, though some commentators have surmised that he may have committed suicide,[3] and others that he was murdered.
See also
References
- ^ "Lady Mona K". superyachttimes.info. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Lady Mona K". superyachts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ a b Chester Stern (1996). Dr Iain West's Casebook: The Chilling Investigations of Britain's Leading Forensic Pathologist. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-87788-3.