The massive megayacht code-named Thunder may not make a thundering sound when she travels. But her 443-foot (135-meter) LOA makes her presence abundantly clear. And, she surely turned many a head while conducting sea trials this week.
Set for delivery next year from Lürssen, the megayacht remains under a partial publicity embargo. Her owner permitted the shipyard to reveal just a few brief facts. Among them, she bears styling by Espen Øino. Construction began about two years ago. Furthermore, Thunder derives her name from a mythical god in Asian culture. That god is Lei Gong, the so-called Duke of Thunder. According to cultural descriptions, Lei Gong carries a drum to create (you guessed it) thunder. He also punishes those who cause harm to humans—both fellow humans and evil spirits.
While Lürssen also initially revealed in April that Thunder measured more than 120 meters (394 feet), publicly available AIS data lists her at the 443-foot length mentioned above.
With about a year and a half’s worth more work to do on the megayacht, Lürssen will, of course, conduct further sea trials for the project, particularly as the delivery date draws near. Unfortunately, no details are available on her propulsion package or her anticipated performance parameters. However, upon delivery, she will cruise primarily Asian waters.
Here’s some additional footage of Thunder while still dockside at the yard, taken last week. (There’s an ever-so-brief drone launch in the video, too, thwarted by a bird.)
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