SPOTTED: Superyacht ECLIPSE Seen in Bodrum, Turkey

Little is known about the purpose of ECLIPSE’s visit to the Turkey, a location which has be largely quiet over recent charter seasons due to uncertainties about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Evidently, her world cruising capability is being put to good use by owner Roman Abramovich, however, after the megayacht’s surprising visit to the River Clyde in Scotland earlier this year in July.

The only megayacht marina in Turkey, Palmarina Bodrum offers 6 different moorings with a 24-hour service and features a Yacht Club, ‘Billionaire Club’ and a complex comprising of a Boutique hotel, over a hundred shops and restaurants, and art galleries. The marina is set against a beautiful backdrop of Turkey’s mountains, littered with tiny villages.

Delivered in 2010, motor yacht ECLIPSE currently boasts the title of the largest yacht marketed as available for chartering (at an undisclosed rate). She is unquestionably a superyacht that constantly captures the attention of the world’s media, largely because of her significant range of amenities – highlights include: three helipads, two swimming pools, several Jacuzzi’s, a movie theatre, a spa, disco hall, barbecue, children’s playroom, elevator, conference facilities for a corporate charter or working at sea, and a submarine able to discover depths of up to 50 metres.

Unconfirmed amenities include a missile defence system, accompanied by protective bullet-proof windows.