Vagit Alekperov – Galactica Super Nova
Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov is a Russian and Azerbaijani businessman and is the leading Russian oil company, LUKOIL. He is the world’s 65th wealthiest person, with a total net worth of $15.2 billion. He started working at the tender age of 18 years old, and even after graduating in 1974, he continued working as a drilling operator in Kaspmorneft, a Caspian regional production company.
Upon looking into Alekperov’s investments, it revealed that he purchased an $80 million superyacht, which has an annual running cost between $5 million to $8 million. The Galactica Super Nova is a 70-meter superyacht with a maximum speed of 30 knots and an endurance of 3,000 nautical miles. It can accommodate up to 12 persons, and including the 16 crew members. It features a waterfall on a glass-bottom swimming pool, a large beach club, an elevator, and a helipad.