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Force Blue

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Force Blue
Force Blue
History
NameForce Blue
OwnerFlavio Briatore
BuilderRoyal Denship
Launched2002
Sponsored byRoy Speer
HomeportCayman Islands
Identification
StatusOperational, for charter
General characteristics
Class and typeLloyds Register
TypeYacht
Length70.6 m (232 ft)
Beam11.38 m (37.3 ft)
Draft2.95 m (9.7 ft)
Installed power4,000 hp (3,000 kW)
Propulsion2 × 2000 hp Caterpillar Inc.
Speed
  • Max:17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
  • Cruise:14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew17

Force Blue (formerly Big Roi) is a trawler-expedition style luxury yacht built by Royal Denship in 2002.

Design

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Built in 2002 by Royal Denship, she was designed by Ole Steen Knudsen and Tom Fexas as part of Royal Denship's "expedition" series, that included Turmoil and Big Aron. She was commissioned by Roy Speer, the founder and owner of the Home Shopping Network.

Briatore

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Purchased from Speer by Italian motorsports entrepreneur Flavio Briatore for £68.2m,[1] she was given a refitted interior designed by Celeste Dell'Anna, and given a blue exterior.

Force Blue was seized by Italian Customs in May 2010 in La Spezia, near Genoa. On the authority of a local prosecutor, the state claims that the vessel's owners, Autumn Sailing Ltd, that there was outstanding Value Added Tax owing which should have been paid on the fuel used by the yacht. The amount evaded was estimated to be around five million euros.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La Dolce Vita: What really drives Flavio Briatore?". The Independent. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. ^ "F1's Flavio Briatore to face trial over super yacht tax evasion". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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