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Northrop & Johnson is proud to offer an extensive, global and all-encompassing selection of luxury superyachts for sale. We sell some of the world’s most luxurious, well-designed, top-performing yachts in a wide range of styles with amenities to suit your needs.

Browse our super and megayachts for sale below to find yours. Once you’ve found your dream yacht, get in touch with one of our expert brokers to begin the buying process.

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Which Superyacht is Right for You?

The type of superyachts best suited for you depends on the on-water experience you want. You may want power and speed, ensuring a motor-powered superyacht is right for you. Alternatively, you may want to feel the wind pushing you across the water, so a sailing yacht is best suited for your needs. In either respect, the most popular superyachts feature incredible amenities, top performance and exceptional design that allows them to retain their value for resale or charter.

When choosing the ideal superyacht, you – with the help of your broker – will weigh various options and features, including style, type of yacht, build pedigree, crew layout, facilities, décor and more. Whether you are looking for a large, modern motor yacht or a classically styled gentlemen’s yacht, Northrop & Johnson has a wide selection of superyacht types available for sale.

When buying or building a yacht, remember: first and foremost, your yacht is for you and your family or friends to use. What type of experience and use are you looking for in your ownership? Are you interested in a new or used yacht? Custom built or semi-custom? How are you planning to use your yacht? If you are planning to charter your yacht to help offset some of the running costs, then factor in the charterer, but remember, a yacht is very personal and you must consider your own needs as a priority.

What Types of Luxury Mega and Superyachts Do We Sell?

What type of boat best suits your needs

Our legacy of exceptional of exceptional yacht sales stretches  back to 1949.  We’ve forged strong relationships with premier shipyards to bring you the finest luxury mega and superyachts.

Superyachts vary in size, from intimate 20m vessels to grand 100m marvels. Motor yachts  deliver the power and speed to whisk you across oceans, while sailing yachts yachts provide a serene, wind-powered journey.

Here’s a glimpse of a few types of superyachts:

• Explorer yachts : Perfect for long-distance travel and adventure, these luxury explorer superyachts feature reinforced hulls for ice navigation and superior fuel capacity for extended voyages.
• Sportfishing yachts : These specialized motor yachts are designed for deep-sea fishing expeditions. Equipped with top-tier fishing gear, large bait tanks, and luxurious amenities, sportfishing superyachts are a fisher’s dream.
• Sailing yachts : Combining performance and classic elegance, sailing yachts primarily harness wind power but also come with engines for added versatility. They’re ideal for traditionalists and eco-conscious enthusiasts alike.

Let Us Help You Choose the Right Superyacht

Selecting the ideal superyacht is an exciting journey, and with the expertise of our brokers, you’ll navigate through a myriad of options and features, from style and type to décor and amenities.

At Northrop & Johnson, we prioritize your personal needs. Your yacht is a sanctuary for you, your family, and friends. To ensure we find the perfect match, we take the time to understand your lifestyle, how you intend to use the yacht, and whether you plan to charter it to offset some of the running costs. With this insight, we can recommend the most suitable mega yacht from our exclusive collection.

Whether you’re drawn to a sleek, modern motor yacht or a timeless, classically styled gentleman’s yacht, our diverse selection of superyachts for sale is sure to impress. Connect with our exceptional brokers today and experience firsthand how we go above and beyond for our clients.

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Exclusive: 160m mega yacht BLUE delivered by Lürssen

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By Nina Done   1 July 2022

After her inaugural launch in February 2022, followed by successful sea trials in April, the official name of the highly-anticipated 160m (525ft) Lürssen mega yacht has now been unveiled as superyacht BLUE as she gets ready to depart the German yard’s facilities in Bremen and head to the Mediterranean following the handover to her Owners.

The impressive 15,320 GT yacht features exterior and interior styling by the esteemed British studio Terence Disdale Design, while naval architecture comes from Lürssen ’s in-house team. Showcasing the yard’s pedigree sleek exterior contours, she sports a crisp white hull and superstructure with extensive glazing across her four upper decks, giving her a sharp and elegant profile.

Efficiency and the desire to be as environmentally friendly as possible were key drivers for the technology on board.

While few details thus far have been revealed, what we do know is that on-board features include a pair of helicopter landing sites, comprising a large helideck at the bow and a smaller helipad aft, as well as an extensive swim platform providing guests with seamless access to the water. This area also adjoins a beach club.

Motor yacht BLUE  boasts an array of al fresco relaxing and social living spaces across her decks, courtesy of her vast 22m (74ft) beam, as well as a crowd-pleasing Jacuzzi on her sun deck. 

Accommodation is rumoured to be for 48 guests across 24 cabins ensuring a variety of guest party configurations.

The superyacht will be the world’s 4th largest yacht, and 2nd largest in terms of gross tonnage, behind another Lürssen superyacht, DILBAR , which has a volume of 15,917 GT and was delivered back in 2016.

It is not yet known whether M/Y BLUE will become a luxury yacht for charter. If you'd like to charter a yacht of a similar calibre, you can view and compare all Lürssen superyachts for charter . Speak to a yacht charter broker today for more information about making a booking. 

Image credits:  DrDuu  &  Philipp Gonschorek

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Ces bateaux disposent de performances impressionnantes, d'un confort maximal, d'une consommation de carburant optimale et des technologies innovantes. Abys Yachting vous propose de découvrir sa gamme de megayachts d'occasions et neufs.

Qu'entend-on par mega yacht ?

Le terme de mega yacht désigne un bateau de grande taille avec un niveau d'exigence extrêmement élevé. Les méga-yachts sont construits dans une logique de confort absolu. Ils sont entièrement équipés pour satisfaire ses passagers durant leurs escapades maritimes.

Les megayachts font partie des bateaux de luxe les plus raffinés. Ce sont des voiliers ou des bateaux à moteurs qui répondent aux exigences les plus pointues en matière d'équipement et en matière d'aménagement intérieur, avec une grande capacité d'accueil sur le pont et en cabine.

Quel différence entre un megayacht et un superyacht ?

Le terme de superyacht comme celui de megayacht n'est pas réglementé en matière de taille ni d'équipements. Les deux termes désignent des bateaux de luxe construits avec le plus haut niveau de qualité. En effet, les super et megayachts sont des bateaux de luxe construits avec une conception très sophistiquée, des matériaux nobles et des finitions haut de gamme, ce qui permet aux passagers d'avoir un confort absolu pendant leur croisière .

Ces bateaux de plaisance hautement luxueux disposent de toutes les caractéristiques et technologies nécessaires pour accueillir des passagers avec le plus haut standing disponible.

Quelle taille fait un mega yacht ?

La plupart des megayachts ont une longueur totale supérieure à 30 mètres . Les plus grands bateaux du monde peuvent même atteindre des tailles supérieures à 100 mètres. Bien qu'il n'y ait pas de valeurs exactes qui déterminent la longueur de tels yachts, on qualifie généralement un yacht de "super" ou "mega" yacht lorsque sa longueur excède 25 à 30 mètres, et qu'il propose un haut niveau de confort . 

Les prestations d'un megayacht

Étant donné le prix élevé de ces yacht, les propriétaires et passagers peuvent s'attendre à des prestations de très haute facture. Les passagers peuvent ainsi profiter d'un confort inégalé. Le mega yacht permet de bénéficier de salons de réception, de bars ou encore de salles à manger pour recevoir leurs invités. Certains bateaux sont équipés de piscines et de SPA pour améliorer encore davantage la qualité de vie des passagers.

Les propriétaires des super yachts ont la possibilité de choisir des cabines spacieuses et équipées de toutes les commodités. Les cabines sont également très spacieuses et disposent de tout le confort qu'on peut attendre d'un lieu de vie de luxe.

Combien coûte un mega yacht ?

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Pour trouver le meilleur prix pour votre yacht, vous pouvez comparer nos différentes annonces de bateaux. N'hésitez pas à contacter un yacht broker passionné d'Abys Yachting. Notre équipe se fera une joie de vous accompagner dans votre projet d'achat de bateau.

Megayacht : comment le choisir ?

Si vous êtes à la recherche d'un bateau de luxe, le choix de votre yacht est déterminant. Il faut savoir que les meilleurs yachts sont souvent très chers. Il faut donc penser à investir dans un bateau qui vous convient et qui corresponde aux attentes que vous avez des vacances en mer. Pour trouver le meilleur bateau, il faut prendre en compte différents éléments, comme votre budget, vos exigences et les activités recherchées.

Si vous êtes amateur de vitesse et de sensations, vous devez vous orienter vers un modèle de bateau qui vous permettent de vivre une expérience forte en mer. Pour partir en croisière et faire le tour du monde, orientez-vous alors vers des marques portée sur le luxe et le confort en navigation.

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Top 5 : les mega yachts les plus luxueux du marché.

• mars 11, 2024

Le marché des yachts est synonyme d’extravagance, de luxe, mais surtout d’avancements technologiques. C’est ainsi que les différents acteurs (propriétaires, architectes navals, designers) ont perpétuellement cherché à repousser les limites en faisant éclore des projets certes toujours plus grands, mais également à la pointe de l’ingénierie. Voici une sélection des yachts les plus luxueux et démesurés du marché.

Que ce soit L’Eclipse de Abramovitch et les sloop du début du 20ième siècles, les chantier navals ont toujours réussi à nous surprendre par la qualité et l’extravagance des bateaux en sortant. Ces palaces des mers sont des emblèmes de la technologie au service du luxe et de la démesure. Voici une liste des 5 mega yacht les plus luxueux du monde

Le mega yacht : Azzam

Azzam , ou le méga-yacht le plus long du monde depuis sa sortie en 2013, qui représente par ses chiffres astronomiques l’excentricité à l’état pur: 180 mètres de longueur, un réservoir d’un million de litres de carburant, et pas moins de 94 000 chevaux, pour un coût total estimé à 500 millions d’euros. Ce géant des mers ayant nécessité trois années de construction permet d’accueillir 36 invités dans 18 cabines, ainsi qu’un équipage de 60 personnes. Néanmoins, ce yacht n’est pas fait que de chiffres, il s’agit également d’aménagements luxueux et de nombreuses extravagances : salle de cinéma, barbecue, salle de conférence, spa, plusieurs jacuzzis, salle de gym, TV satellite, système de défense anti-missile, mais également une suite VIP par-balles.  Les visiteurs d’Azzam pourront par ailleurs profiter de son garage comprenant entre autres un sous-marin, un hélicoptère, une voiture, des bateaux à voile, en plus des agréments usuels auxquels l’on s’attend généralement au sein de ces luxueuses villas flottantes.  

Le mega yacht : Dilbar

Dilbar , connu également sous son nom de code “projet Omar” se présente comme l’un des yachts les plus grands au monde, affichant sobrement 156 mètres de longueur. Ce bateau se démarque pour avoir à son bord la plus grande piscine jamais construite sur un superyacht (25 mètres de longueur pour 180 m³ d’eau), mais également deux hélipads distincts. L’intérieur fait uniquement de matériaux luxueux, accueille sur 7 ponts, jusqu’à 40 invités et nécessite un équipage de pas moins de 100 personnes. Les occupants pourront bénéficier d’une salle de cinéma, d’un sauna, d’une salle de gym, mais également du garage fourni de Dilbar comprenant entre autres, jet ski, kayak, bananes, voiliers dérivables, ou encore une piscine flottante. Enfin, ce yacht possède un hélicoptère Airbus H175 fait sur mesure, avec un intérieur signé Pegasus Design pouvant accueillir jusqu’à 7 passagers afin de leur assurer une voie aérienne vers le continent.

Le mega yacht : Savannah

Ce bijou technologique et esthétique de 83,5 mètres est considéré par beaucoup comme le yacht le plus écologique au monde. Il s’agit du premier et unique super-yacht à propulsion hybride désormais disponible sur le marché des charters ( Luxury Charter Group) . Cette maison flottante de 2015 n’est qu’une abondance de luxe, à l’instar de son intérieur pensé par Cristina Gherardi, ancienne designer chez Dior. Les 2 suites et 4 grandes cabines luxueuses de Savannah peuvent accueillir jusqu’à 12 invités pour 26 membres d’équipage. Ces occupants pourront librement profiter des 4 ponts, avec barbecue,  jacuzzi, une piscine de 9 mètres, cabine de DJ mais également une salle de gym, une bibliothèque et même un salon sous-marin baptisé la Nemo Room. Enfin, Savannah est équipée de plusieurs tenders, de 4 jets ski, 2 dériveurs Laser, un toboggan et encore pleins d’autres accessoires dont pourront se servir les heureux occupants. 

Le mega yacht : Black Pearl

Récompensé par les World Superyacht Awards du prix du meilleur voilier de l’année 2019, le Black Pearl est le deuxième yacht à voile le plus imposant du marché. Avec une longueur de 107 mètres et ses imposants trois mâts en carbone culminant à 70 mètres, cet imposant vaisseau peut déployer au maximum une voilure d’une surface de 2 900 m2. Les architectes navals ont par ailleurs développé pour la première fois sur un bateau des voiles truffées de panneaux solaires souples, permettant au Black Pearl d’atteindre une vitesse de pointe de 17,5 nœuds. Ce yacht aussi connu sous le nom de code Nautilus, aura nécessité 7 ans de travail avant d’être livré en 2017 et est aujourd’hui estimé à environ 190 millions d’euros. L’intérieur pouvant accueillir jusqu’à 12 passagers et 18 membres d’équipage a quant à lui été confié au designer français Gérard Villatte. Le Black Pearl comporte bien évidemment tous les agréments que l’on pourrait attendre d’un bateau de ce standing tels que deux piscines, jacuzzi ou encore un large Sundeck parfait pour se détendre tout au long d’une belle journée ensoleillée. 

Le mega yacht : Khalilah

Ce yacht, reconnaissable entre tous par ses lignes extérieures sportives ainsi que sa couleur unique est devenu dès sa construction en 2015, le premier yacht construit entièrement de carbone. Les deux ponts du bateau permettent d’accueillir jusqu’à 11 invités dans 5 cabines ainsi que 9 membres d’équipage. Parmi cette sélection, il s’agit du yacht le plus abordable. Il faudra débourser environ 260 000€ par semaine pour ce modèle de 49 mètres. À ce prix, les occupants pourront bénéficier de tous les agréments pensés par les designers, à savoir des lieux de vie très agréables, axés sur l’extérieur, grâce à de larges fenêtres du sol au plafond, des portes vitrées, et des espaces de divertissement avec écrans. Le Khalilah bénéficie par ailleurs d’un grand Skylounge extérieur pour profiter pleinement du soleil. Enfin, ce yacht possède un tender accordé, un jacuzzi, des jets skis, kayaks, planches de Stand up paddle, ainsi qu’une plateforme de plongeon, parfait pour profiter d’une belle journée d’été.

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The turbulent history of Belgorod, citadel of southwest Russia

Belgorod panorama. View north from August 5th Street (named in honor of city's final liberation from German occupation on August 5, 1943). June 24, 2015

The town of Belgorod (“white town”) near Russia’s western border gets its name from the nearby white chalk hills, part of a distinctive geological feature of Campanian age formations in southwestern Russia. The city (current population 394,000) is situated on the River Vezyolka near its confluence with the Seversky Donets, which flows south into Ukraine, past Donetsk, before reentering Russia near Rostov-on-Don. The border is only 40 km to the southwest, thus making Belgorod the closest major Russian city to Ukraine.

In early September 1911, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky visited Belgorod to document the celebration of the canonization of a local bishop. My own visit in June 2015 reveals a Belgorod much altered by 20th-century cataclysms.

Church of the Intercession of the Virgin, Mary-Martha Convent. South view. June 24, 2015

Protector of the borderlands

Belgorod is generally considered to have been founded in 1593 (or 1596) during the reign of Tsar Feodor (1557-98), son of Ivan the Terrible and last ruler in the Riurikovich dynasty. With the advice of Boris Godunov, Feodor developed a series of fortified settlements intended to protect Muscovy’s southern borderlands. The Belgorod fortress became the anchor in what was known in the 17th century as the Belgorod Line, an important bulwark against incursions by Crimean Tatars.

Cathedral of the Dormition & St. Nicholas, Mary-Martha Convent. North view. June 24, 2015

In 1612, the fortress established by Tsar Feodor was seized and burned by Polish forces during a dynastic crisis known as the Time of Troubles. Rebuilt at a slightly different location, the fortress was frequently attacked in the first half of the 17th century.

With the absorption of Ukrainian lands (the Hetmanate) into the Muscovite state in the latter part of the 17th century, the military significance of Belgorod decreased. In the 18th century it became a modest provincial administrative and trading center.

Cathedral of the Smolensk Icon of the Virgin. South view. June 24, 2015

City of churches

Belgorod’s earliest surviving church is the Cathedral of the Dormition and St. Nicholas at the Mary-Martha Convent. Begun in the 1690s and completed in 1703, the cathedral’s construction benefited in 1701 from the donation of 100 rubles by Tsar Peter I (the Great).

Cathedral of the Transfiguration, northwest view. June 24, 2015

Severely damaged during the Soviet period, the cathedral was returned to the Orthodox Church in the 1990s and now has a new icon screen by the artist Alexander Rabotnov. The convent’s other major church, built in 1791, is dedicated to the Intercession of the Virgin.

Also dating from the 18th century is the Cathedral of the Smolensk Icon of the Virgin, consecrated in two phases with altars on the upper and lower levels. Two attempts were made to demolish the solid structure (in 1958 and 1974), but the explosives only damaged neighboring buildings. The cathedral was reconsecrated in 1996.

Cathedral of the Transfiguration, interior. View east from choir gallery toward icon screen. June 24, 2015

The primary shrine of Belgorod is the neoclassical Cathedral of the Transfiguration, consecrated in 1803. Closed in the late 1930s, the cathedral was reopened during the war and again closed in 1962 as part of the Khrushchev era anti-religious campaign. The cathedral was returned in 1992 and served as the center of the Diocese of Belgorod and Stary Oskol. 

Cathedral of the Transfiguration, baldacchino with relics of St. Ioasaph, Bishop of Belgorod ( relics transferred from museum in 1991). June 24, 2015

A major stimulus to Belgorod’s development occurred in 1869 with the opening of a railroad station as part of the Kursk-Kharkov line. Additional lines to the south transformed Belgorod into a major rail junction.

With improved transportation, the region’s abundant chalk beds became an important industrial asset (much to the detriment of their archeological value). With an expanded industrial base, Belgorod’s population doubled to some 28,000 by 1913.

The railroad network also permitted Prokudin-Gorsky easy access during in a busy travel period in the fall of 1911. On Sept. 4 (in the “old style,” or Julian calendar, 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used elsewhere in Europe) Belgorod hosted an event that attracted widespread attention — the solemn celebration of the recently canonized Ioasaph of Belgorod.

Celebrating a holy man

Trinity Cathedral, Trinity Monastery, east view. Site of original tomb of St. Ioasaph. Demolished in 1927. September 4 (O.S.), 1911

Bishop Ioasaph (Gorlenko) was born on September 8, 1705 in the Ukrainian village of Priluki. During the reign of Empress Elizabeth, he advanced rapidly in the Orthodox Church hierarchy and in 1748.was appointed Bishop of Belgorod and Oboyan.

During the relatively short period of six years, Ioasaph became widely venerated for his good works and effective pastorship. Upon his death in December 1754, his body was entombed in Belgorod’s Trinity Cathedral, built in 1690-1707 and subsequently the center of Trinity Monastery in the 19th century.

Over the ensuing decades, Ioasaph’s relics gained a reputation for miraculous healing properties, and a campaign for his sanctification gained momentum in the 1880s. In December 1910 the Holy Synod (the governing body of the Russian Orthodox Church) approved his sainthood, with the support of Nicholas II.

Cathedral Square, view east from Trinity Monastery bell tower on September 4, 1911. Dignitaries & crowds gathered for Procession of the Cross in homage to the canonization of St. Ioasaph. Left distance: domed Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin Convent

On the day of the ceremony in Belgorod, Prokudin-Gorsky made two photographs with his cumbersome box camera. One of the photographs shows the Trinity Cathedral, where Ioasaph’s relics were enshrined. The other, taken from the monastery bell tower, is one of Prokudin-Gorsky’s most remarkable, both as a historical document and for its depiction of masses along Cathedral Square waiting for the solemn Procession of the Cross. Some 200,000 people were estimated to have gathered for the ceremony celebrating Ioasaph’s canonization. This view shows throngs restrained behind a long cordon of military personnel in khaki tunics.

Just visible at the center next to clergy in ceremonial robes is the august personage of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, who died in June 1915. Also in attendance was Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, killed by the Bolsheviks in July 1918 and subsequently canonized.

Headquarters of Belgorod Metropolitanate, with Trinity Church. Built on the site of Trinity Monastery. June 24, 2015

Not present, however, was Emperor Nicholas II, who had been in Kiev on a state visit a few days earlier. Accompanying him was Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin, who was shot on Sept. 1 (old style) by a terrorist in front of the tsar during a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”.

Despite hopes for his recovery, Stolypin died on Sept. 5, the day after Prokudin-Gorsky’s Belgorod photographs. Earlier in the year, Stolypin had expressed support for acquiring Prokudin-Gorsky’s photographic archive for the state, but with Stolypin’s death, the impetus for acquiring Prokudin-Gorsky’s collection waned. It ultimately vanished in the chaos of war and revolution, thus beginning the long, improbable saga that ultimately brought the collection to the Library of Congress.

A difficult century

Chapel of St. Ioasaph of Belgorod. Built in 2011 on the site of Trinity Cathedral at the burial place of Ioasaph. June 24, 2015

Indeed, subsequent decades dealt harshly with everything depicted in Prokudin-Gorsky’s Belgorod views. The Trinity Monastery was closed in the early 1920s, and its cathedral was demolished in 1927. The relics of St. Ioasaph were transferred to a museum, and the remaining monastery buildings fell in the 1930s.

Prokudin-Gorsky’s view from the bell tower included the large neoclassical Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, center of a convent of the same name. Closed in 1923, it was demolished over a prolonged period beginning in the 1930s. From a historical perspective, a dark cloud hangs over these photographs.

After the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, Belgorod witnessed frequent changes in power among warring factions — Red, White, Ukrainian. Soviet authority in the region was consolidated only by the end of 1922. Over the next two decades, almost all the town’s churches were closed, and many were destroyed.           

Belgorod’s greatest ordeal occurred following the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany on June 22, 1941. During the chaos of the Soviet autumn retreats, Belgorod was seized on Oct. 24 and converted into a highly fortified position with a major rail junction.     

Burial crypt of Ioasaph, adjacent to the Chapel of St. Ioasaph. Located at the southwest part of the demolished Trinity Cathedral. Discovered by archeologists in 1911. Upper background: Belgorod Metropolitanate headquarters. June 24, 2015

After the German defeat at Stalingrad, the Red Army moved rapidly westward and retook Belgorod on Feb. 9, 1943. Within a month, however, overextended Soviet forces faced a German counteroffensive (the Third Battle of Kharkov), and on March 18, Belgorod again came under German control.          

Following the Soviet victory at the mammoth Battle of Kursk in July 1943, Belgorod was liberated on August 5. In Moscow, a massive artillery salute celebrated the victory, thus launching a practice that continued for major victories. From that time Belgorod became known as the “City of the First Salute”.   

Reconstruction and rebirth

Shchepkin State Drama Theater, Cathedral Square. Built on the site of Convent of the Nativity of the Virgin (demolished during Soviet period). June 24, 2015

Almost every building in the central part of Belgorod was destroyed or severely damaged, although some churches survived. Massive reconstruction efforts revived Belgorod’s status as an important regional center. Beginning in the 1990s, the Orthodox Church played a prominent role in the restoration of surviving churches and the construction of new ones.           

The heart of Belgorod now centers on a renamed Cathedral Square, originally called Revolution Square — a major component of the city’s post-war reconstruction. The square’s north flank is occupied by the grandiose Regional Administration Building, which includes Philharmonic Hall.

Belgorod Regional Administration Building, Cathedral Square (formerly Revolution Square). June 24, 2015

On the opposite side of Cathedral Square is the neoclassical Drama Theater, built in the 1950s on the site of the demolished Nativity of the Virgin Convent. The square’s west side is marked by the Eternal Flame, a memorial to sacrifices during the Great Fatherland War.

As for the Trinity Monastery, its site is now occupied by a new Trinity Church, part of the administrative center for the Belgorod Metropolitanate. The complex also includes the foundation outlines of the destroyed Trinity Cathedral and the excavated crypt where Ioasaph was originally buried.

Within this space, a chapel dedicated to St. Ioasaph was completed in 2011 in homage to the centennial of his canonization. Thus, the event so vividly recorded by Prokudin-Gorsky in 1911 has been transformed on a new level of memory.

"Eternal Flame," Cathedral Square. Memorial to sacrifices during Great Fatherland War. June 24, 2015

In the early 20th century, the Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for color photography. Between 1903 and 1916 he traveled through the Russian Empire and took over 2,000 photographs with the process, which involved three exposures on a glass plate. In August 1918, he left Russia and ultimately resettled in France where he was reunited with a large part of his collection of glass negatives, as well as 13 albums of contact prints. After his death in Paris in 1944, his heirs sold the collection to the Library of Congress. In the early 21st century the Library digitized the Prokudin-Gorsky Collection and made it freely available to the global public. A few Russian websites now have versions of the collection. In 1986 the architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield organized the first exhibit of Prokudin-Gorsky photographs at the Library of Congress. Over a period of work in Russia beginning in 1970, Brumfield has photographed most of the sites visited by Prokudin-Gorsky. This series of articles juxtaposes Prokudin-Gorsky’s views of architectural monuments with photographs taken by Brumfield decades later.

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British tech magnate Mike Lynch, 2 US citizens among missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily

15 people were rescued and one body believed to be the cook was found near the wreck, but six others were unaccounted for and believed inside the hull, by andrea rosa and nicole winfield | the associated press • published august 19, 2024 • updated on august 19, 2024 at 6:21 pm.

British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury sailing yacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife and 14 other people survived.

Lynch, who was  acquitted in June  in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among six people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello, when a tornado over the water known as a waterspout struck the area overnight, said Salvo Cocina of Sicily’s civil protection agency.

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One body was recovered, and police divers spent the day trying to reach the hull of the ship, which was resting at a depth of 50 meters (163 feet) off Porticello where it had been anchored, rescue authorities said. They returned to the site after 10 p.m. to see if it would be possible to search through the night, when weather conditions were expected to worsen, said Luca Cari, spokesman of the fire rescue service.

It had a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers, the Italian coast guard said. A sudden fierce storm had battered the area overnight, and struck the place precisely where the 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged Bayesian had been moored.

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“They were in the wrong place at the wrong time,” said Cocina, noting that another superyacht nearby wasn't as badly damaged and helped rescue some of the 15 survivors, who included Lynch's wife Angela Bacares.

The Bayesian was notable for its single 75-meter (246-feet) mast — one of the world’s tallest made of aluminum and which was lit up at night, just hours before it sank. Online charter sites listed it for rent for up to 195,000 euros (about $215,000) a week.

One of the survivors, identified as Charlotte Golunski, said she momentarily lost hold of her 1-year-old daughter Sofia in the water, but then managed to hold her up over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were both pulled to safety, Italian news agency ANSA reported, quoting the mother. The father, James Emsley, also survived, said Cocina.

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Karsten Borner, the captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, said he had noticed the Bayesian nearby during the storm but after it calmed he saw a red flare and realized the ship had simply disappeared, ANSA and the Giornale di Sicilia newspaper reported. Borner said he and a crew member boarded their tender and found a lifeboat with 15 people, some of them injured, who they then took aboard and alerted the coast guard.

Eight of those rescued were hospitalized while the others were taken to a hotel. One body believed to be the cook was found near the wreck, but six others were unaccounted for and believed inside the hull, said Cari, the fire rescue spokesperson. The rescue operations, which were visible from shore, involved helicopters and rescue boats from the coast guard, fire rescue and civil protection service.

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Fisherman Francesco Cefalu’ said he had seen a flare from shore at around 4:30 a.m. and immediately set out to the site but by the time he got there, the Bayesian had already sunk, with only cushions, wood and other items from the superyacht floating in the water.

“But for the rest, we didn’t find anyone,” he said from the port hours later. He said that he immediately alerted the coast guard and stayed on site for three hours, but didn't find any survivors. “I think they are inside, all the missing people.”

He said he had been up early to check the weather to see if he could go fishing, and surmised that a sudden waterspout had struck the yacht.

“It could be that the mast broke, or the anchor at the prow pulled it, I don’t know,” he said.

Cocina said the crew and passengers hailed from a variety of countries: In addition to Britain and the United States, passengers and crew were from Antigua, France, Germany, Ireland, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain, he said.

Among the dead and missing, four were British, two were American, and one was a man with dual citizenship from Canada and Antigua, according to Luciano Pischedda, the Italian Coast Guard official overseeing the rescue operations.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch is deploying a team of four inspectors to Italy to conduct a preliminary assessment. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development office said it was “providing consular support to a number of British nationals and their families.”

Dutch foreign ministry spokesperson Casper Soetekouw said the lone Dutch citizen on board, a man, had been rescued and was not in life-threatening condition.

Lynch, once hailed as Britain’s king of technology, was cleared in June of fraud and conspiracy charges related to Hewlett Packard’s $11 billion takeover of his company, Autonomy Corp.

The not-guilty verdicts followed an 11-week criminal trial in San Francisco that delved into the history of HP’s  2011 acquisition  of Autonomy, a business software firm founded by Lynch.

The  fraud accusations  represented a dramatic turn in the fortunes of an entrepreneur once described as the Bill Gates of Britain — a title he seemed to live up to when he netted an $800 million from the Autonomy sale.

The acquittal vindicated Lynch, who had vehemently denied wrong doing and portrayed HP as a technological train wreck.

“I’m looking forward to returning the UK and getting back to what I love most: my family and innovating in my field,” Lynch said in a statement released after the verdict.

The yacht, built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Navi, can accommodate 12 passengers in four double cabins, a triple and the master suite, plus crew accommodations, according to Charter World and Yacht Charters.

The vessel, which previously was named Salute when it flew under a Dutch flag, featured a sleek, minimalist interior of light wood with Japanese accents designed by the French designer Remi Tessier, according to descriptions and photos on the charter sites.

AP writers Danica Kirka and Sylvia Hui contributed from London.

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Belgorod Oblast, Russia

The capital city of Belgorod oblast: Belgorod .

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Belgorod Oblast ( Belgorodskaya ) is a federal subject of Russia, part of the Central Federal District. It is located in the south-west of the country on the border with Ukraine, about 500-700 km south of Moscow. Belgorod is the capital city of the region.

The population of Belgorod Oblast is about 1,532,000 (2022), the area - 27,134 sq. km.

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History of Belgorod Oblast

From the 8th century, the territory of the present Belgorod region was part of the Khazar khanate. In 965, after the Kievan Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich attacked the khanate, the Slavic tribe union of northern people residing also in the upper Seversky Donets River became part of the ancient Russian state.

From the 12th century, this land was part of the principality of Chernigov. The invasion of the Mongols led to the complete devastation of the region. In the 15th century, Grand Duchy of Lithuania captured the Chernigov-Severskaya region including land along the Donets and Oskol rivers.

In 1500, Vasily Ivanovich Shemyachich, the owner of the land, went into the service of Ivan III Vasilyevich, Grand Prince of Moscow. Since that time, the Donets-Oskol forest-steppe (the territory of the present Belgorod region) played an important role in protecting Russia against the raids of the Crimean Tatars.

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At the end of the 16th century, the first three walled towns were built in the region: Belgorod, Stary Oskol and Valuyki. In 1650, Belgorod was moved to the right bank of the Severny Donets, where the center of the city is located today. In 1727, Belgorod guberniya (province) was formed.

With the weakening of the Crimean Khanate, the region transformed into an agrarian province of the Russian Empire. In 1869, the Kursk-Kharkov-Azov railroad passed through the territory of the region.

During the First World War, after the signing of the Peace of Brest (a separate peace treaty between Soviet Russia and the Central Powers), from April 1918 to January 1919, most of the region was occupied by the Kaiser troops and became part of the Ukrainian State of Hetman P. Skoropadsky (part of the Kharkov province).

In 1919, during the Civil War in Russia, the Red Army fought against the troops of the armed forces of the Russian south in the southern part of the region. In 1928, the territory of the present Belgorod region became part of a newly formed Central-Chernozyomnaya oblast.

In 1934, it was divided into separate Voronezh and Kursk regions. In the 1930s-1940s, the development of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly (a huge iron ore deposit) started.

In 1941-1943, during the Second World War, the region was under German occupation. It was liberated as a result of the famous Battle of Kursk. During the battle, the village of Prokhorovka became the site of the largest tank battle in history.

January 6, 1954, a separate Belgorod Oblast was formed. 23 districts of the Kursk region and 8 districts of the Voronezh region became parts of it.

Nature of Belgorod Oblast

Belgorod Oblast landscape

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Belgorod Oblast scenery

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Sunset in the Belgorod region

Author: Stanislav Sedov

Belgorod Oblast - Features

The length of Belgorod Oblast from north to south - about 190 km, from west to east - 270 km. The total length of the border with Ukraine is 540 km. The climate is temperate continental. Winters are mild with snowfalls and thaws, summers are long and hot.

Belgorod Oblast is a highly developed industrial and agricultural region, which economy is based on the vast reserves of natural resources (about 40% of all known Russian deposits of iron ore, bauxites, apatites, mineral waters) and fertile black soil.

The total area of agricultural lands is about 2,700 thousand hectares. Belgorod oblast is one of the leaders in pork and poultry production, grain yields in Russia. In 2010, Russia’s first solar power plant was opened here. The region traditionally has strong economic ties with neighboring Ukraine.

The largest cities and towns are Belgorod (391,800), Stary Oskol (222,600), Gubkin (85,600), Shebekino (39,700), Alekseevka (37,000), Valuyki (34,200). Belgorod Oblast is an important transport hub - the federal highway M2 “Crimea” and the railway “Moscow-Kharkov-Sevastopol” pass through the territory of the region.

Attractions of Belgorod Oblast

• The belfry on Prokhorovka Field,
• Pansky oak - a 550-year-old oak tree in Shebekinsky district,
• Belogorie Nature Reserve,
• Kholkovsky underground monastery in Chernyansky district,
• The village of Vatutino (the birthplace of Soviet military commander N.F. Vatutin),
• The village of Khvorostyanka (the family estate of N.N. Raevsky, Russian military commander and hero of the Patriotic War of 1812),
• Krapivinskoye settlement - a monument of archeology, the remains of one of the largest towns of Kievan Rus,
• Dmitrievsky settlement - a settlement of Alans of the 8th-9th centuries,
• Shopping arcade in the town of Biryuch,
• Belgorod Museum of Folk Culture in Belgorod,
• Shebekinsky History and Art Museum with a collection of paintings made by famous artists of the 19th-20th centuries,
• Barkov’s mill - a six-storey wooden mill in the village of Novoivanovka in Volokonovsky district,
• Transfiguration Cathedral in the town of Gubkin.

Belgorod oblast of Russia photos

Belgorod oblast views.

Monument to Prince Svyatoslav victory over Khazar Khanate in Belgorod Oblast

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Tank T-55 - the monument to the liberators of Valuyki in Belgorod Oblast

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Rural road in the Belgorod region

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Pictures of Belgorod Oblast

Railway bridge in Belgorod Oblast

Church in Belgorod Oblast

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Memorial Church in the name of Peter and Paul in Prokhorovka, Belgorod Oblast

Author: Oleg Goncharenko

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Attacks in Russia’s Belgorod: What we know so far

Ukraine has denied any involvement in a daring cross-border assault that threatens to further escalate the war.

Fifteen months after Moscow’s troops invaded Ukraine, one of the largest and most daring cross-border attacks since the war began has been carried out in Russia.

On Monday, two anti-Kremlin groups – the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) and Freedom of Russia Legion – claimed responsibility for the incursion in the Belgorod region.

Fighting continued for a second day early on Tuesday. A dozen people are reportedly wounded and some residents have been evacuated.

Later on Tuesday, Russia’s Defence Ministry said that the units it blamed had been forced back into Ukrainian territory. More than 70 attackers have been killed, the ministry said, a figure that was not possible to verify.

After accusing Ukraine, Russia opened a “terrorism” investigation. Officials in Kyiv say they had nothing to do with the attacks.

Here is what we know so far:

Where is Belgorod?

Russia’s Belgorod province borders Ukraine’s Luhansk, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

It is about 600km (373 miles) from the Russian capital, Moscow, and has been a front-line region, serving as a vital base for the Kremlin’s armed forces to launch attacks towards Ukraine.

But Belgorod has also exposed Russian vulnerabilities.

Moscow accidentally bombed Belgorod city last month, while f uel and ammunition stores in the region have been rocked by explosions since the start of the war.

What happened in Belgorod?

Early on Monday, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov raised an alarm with the Kremlin, saying a Ukrainian “sabotage group” had entered Russian territory in the Grayvoron district.

According to Russia, the raiders opened fire with mortars and artillery on residential and administrative buildings and civilian infrastructure. Russian air-defence forces reportedly shot down drones over the region.

Moscow later said it was carrying out a counterterrorism operation.

Gladkov said one elderly lady had died while being evacuated, but that no civilians were killed in the clashes.

He described the situation as “extremely tense”.

Social media users said air raid sirens rang out and that checkpoints had been targeted.

Fighting continued for a second day. At midday on Tuesday, Russia said it had pushed back the attackers and that 70 had been killed.

On Tuesday, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington, DC-based based think-tank, said that two “all-Russian pro-Ukrainian” groups had crossed the border with tanks, armoured personnel carriers and other weaponised vehicles, citing Russian sources.

Who was behind the attacks?

Russia accused Ukraine of launching the attacks, but Kyiv has denied involvement.

Throughout the war, Ukraine has not taken responsibility for any attacks against Russia, saying its fight is purely defensive.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, as quoted by Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti, said the purpose of the alleged Ukrainian mission in Belgorod was “to divert attention from the direction of Bakhmut”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Twitter that Kyiv had “nothing to do with it” and suggested that an “armed guerrilla movement” had emerged to oppose “a totalitarian country”.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States, European Union and United Kingdom, which he referred to as “the sponsors of the Kyiv regime”, of being responsible for “sabotage”. Kyiv’s denial was “an absolute lie”, he said.

Ukrainian news broadcaster Hromadske, citing Ukrainian military intelligence sources, said that two armed Russian opposition groups, the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), consisting of Russian citizens, were responsible for the attack on the Belgorod region.

Asked about reports that the attackers were ethnic Russians, Peskov said: “They are Ukrainian fighters from Ukraine. There are many ethnic Russians living in Ukraine. But they are still Ukrainian militants.”

What do we know about the anti-Kremlin militias?

The RVC was founded by a far-right Russian national last August and is comprised of Russians who have been fighting in and for Ukraine against their own country.

The group has also been active over the border in Russian territory, and claimed responsibility for a raid there in March.

The Ukrainian military intelligence agency says the RVC is an independent underground group inside Russia that also has a unit in the Ukrainian Foreign Legion. The Foreign Legion says it has nothing to do with the RVC.

Late Monday, the RVC published video footage on its Telegram feed appearing to show fighters operating an armoured vehicle on a country road inside Russia. The Reuters news agency was able to identify one of the men as Ilya Bogdanov, a Russian national who received Ukrainian citizenship in 2015 after fighting for Kyiv against Russian-backed forces in Ukraine’s east.

The Legion and the RVC completely liberated n/a Kozinka, Belgorod Oblast. Forward units have entered Graivoron. Moving on. Russia will be free! — "Liberty of Russia" Legion (@legion_svoboda) May 22, 2023

The Freedom of Russia Legion – also known as the Liberty of Russia Legion – says it was formed in spring 2022 “out of the wish of Russians to fight in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against Putin’s armed gang”.

It says it cooperates with the Ukrainian armed forces and operates under Ukrainian command. It has claimed responsibility for the attack in Belgorod and says it has been fighting in eastern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military intelligence agency’s spokesperson said on Monday that the attacks in Belgorod only involved Russian citizens and that they were creating a “security zone” to protect Ukrainian civilians. He did not confirm or deny that the forces operating there are a Ukrainian unit.

The Freedom of Russia Legion said on Twitter that it had “completely liberated” the border town of Kozinka in the Belgorod region and its forward units had reached the district centre of Grayvoron, further east.

“Moving on. Russia will be free!” the group wrote.

What’s next?

The attack on Russia has upped the ante and comes just as Moscow announced the capture of Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city levelled by months of fighting.

Kremlin spokesman Peskov cast the attack as an “invasion” of “serious concern”, promising “great efforts in response”.

On Monday, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti, Peskov also said that work was under way to “squeeze out Ukrainian saboteurs from Russian territory”.

According to the UK, the attacks highlight Moscow’s struggles in the war.

“Russia is facing an increasingly serious multi-domain security threat in its border regions with losses of combat aircraft, improvised explosive device attacks on rail lines, and now direct partisan action,” the British defence ministry said.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Podolyak has said that Kyiv is continuing to monitor reports “with interest” and is “studying the situation.”