Princess Mariana (yacht)
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Pegasus V (formerly Princess Mariana) is a yacht
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
originally built for Carlos Peralta
Carlos Peralta
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, head of a Mexican
Mexico
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construction and electric component parts company. The yacht was ordered in 2002 in the yacht-yard Danyard A/S Frederikshavn, Denmark. One year later Princess Mariana was finished by Royal Denship
Royal Denship
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. The price was 125 millions EUR (equals to nearly 180 millions USD). As of 2006 she was the 33rd largest yacht in the world.
In April 2010 the yacht was listed for sale at 98m Euros on Yachtworld.com.
May saw the sale of the impressive Princess Mariana from Royal Denship. Fernando Nicholson and Rick Morales announced the sale. Princess Mariana's asking price at the time of her sale was US$98,000,000. It was renamed Pegasus V and is now used for private charters.
Design
Pegasus V has a length of 78.6 m (257.9 ft), beam of 14.4 m (47.2 ft) and draft of 4.5 m (14.8 ft). The yacht is driven by two main engines DeutzDeutz
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V12M SB 628 MWMs, which are giving enough power for the yacht to reach maximum speed of 17 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph).