A century-old yacht once owned by an Egyptian king is up for sale for 10 million Brazilian reals (US$1.9 million) on Fraser Yatchs, which specializes in luxury boats.
Built in the Netherlands in 1921, No. 6 Texel made its debut in the North Sea in Europe at the end of the same year. For more than a decade, he’s been navigating through the region’s waters.
The yacht is 33.5 meters long, has four cabins for up to seven people, as well as facilities for five crew members.
The ship is built with a steel hull and wooden superstructure, its engines have a maximum speed of 22 km / h. Scania.
In 1933, the boat was sold to a major American cotton tycoon and underwent a major refurbishment to become a luxury vessel.
In the following decade, the yacht was sold again. And the buyer this time is King Farouk, the former king of Egypt and Sudan, who called the boat “Fayd Al-Bihar”.
Since 2000, the yacht has been with the current owner and uses the original name. Atollvic Shipyard, in Spain, conducted another renovation of the ship to modernize it. Currently, the boat is carrying a flag United kingdom.
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