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$75 million yacht owned by tech billionaire spotted in San Francisco Bay

Some people arrive in the Bay Area by car or plane. Others, like Whatsapp co-founder Jan Koum , make larger waves.

The Ukraine-born billionaire’s superyacht was spotted in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday, with its presence confirmed by ship-tracking website MarineTraffic.org . It’s a monstrous ride: Named “Mogambo,” the custom-built ship is more than 240 feet long and sold to Koum for $75 million in 2012, Luxury Launches reported. 

A 2022 article said the yacht holds 17 crew members after upgrades to the ship’s interior. The boat can also sleep up to a dozen guests, and goes almost 20 miles-per-hour at top speed. Per a yacht-chartering website , there’s an onboard elevator and a swimming pool, plus several “toys” available for use, including four jet-skis. The site says the yacht is available for charter — just 600,000 euros a week! — in various Caribbean locales.

For now, “Mogambo” is floating between San Francisco and Oakland. Koum, whose messaging company sold to Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion, has strong ties across the Bay Area. He spent millions of dollars assembling a five-property compound in Atherton in the 2010s, Variety reported, and recently donated $1 million to bring a light system back to the Bay Bridge, as SFGATE learned earlier this month.

Koum is also bringing his thick wallet into local politics, after staying out of campaign finance records for San Francisco’s 2020 and 2022 elections. In November, Koum donated a whopping $250,000 to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie’s campaign for mayor, per a filing by the political action committee, Believe in SF, Lurie for Mayor 2024. The PAC has already paid for pro-Lurie billboards and mailers in the city, some of which bear Koum’s name.

The PAC’s filing listed Koum’s location as Santa Clara, and his occupation as “retired.”

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MOGAMBO Yacht – Stunning $75M Superyacht

MOGAMBO yacht is a 73.55-meter yacht capable of hosting up to 12 guests in her seven cabins and can fit 17 qualified onboard crew members.

She was custom-built back in 2012 by Nobiskrug and was refitted four years after her completion. She weighs 1,682 gross tons and can cruise at speeds of 14 knots and caps out at 17 knots.

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MOGAMBO yacht’s interior was designed by Reymond Langton Design , a design studio founded by Pascale Reymond and Andrew Langton in 2001.

They are an international award-winning design studio with decades of experience in the yacht design industry.

They have tons of design experience with their involvement in over ten yachts. One of these is the AVIVA yacht , a 98.4-meter yacht capable of welcoming up to 16 guests in her eight cabins and fitting 35 qualified crew members.

She weighs 4,999 tons, can cruise at speeds of 14 knots, and can go up to 20 knots.

Another is the KISMET yach t, a 95.2-meter superyacht capable of welcoming up to 12 guests in her seven cabins, which can be attended to by 28 qualified crew members.

She weighs 2,928 tons and can cruise at speeds of 12 knots and go to speeds of 17 knots. Aboard the MOGAMBO yacht, guests can have full access to the yacht’s amenities.

These include her tender garage, a beach club, a spa room, a jacuzzi, a gym, exercise equipment, an elevator, and several dining areas. She has wifi access and has complete air conditioning.

Hosting guests is also not a problem as she has seven cabins with specifications of 1 Master, 1 VIP, 2 Doubles, 2 Doubles /Twins, and 1 Pullman. She can also board 17 qualified crew members.

Specifications

MOGAMBO yacht spans an overall length of 241.4 feet or 73.55 meters, a beam of 41 feet or 12.5 meters, and a draft of 12.2 feet or 3.7 meters.

She was built by Nobiskrug and completed in 2012 and was both exteriorly and interiorly designed by Reymond Langton Design.

She was engineered to have a teak deck, a steel hull, and an aluminum structure.

She weighs 1,682 tons and is powered by 2 x MTU 16V 4000 M60 engines, which power her twin-screw propulsion system allowing her to cruise at speeds of 14 knots and can go to a top speed of 17 knots.

She can carry 43,600 liters of fresh water, and 182,000 liters of fuel and cover over 5,000 nautical miles.

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Hull 782 is a 74m mega yacht built by German shipyard Nobiskrug. The mega yacht, thought to be named Mogambo, features exterior and inteior styling by Raymond Langton Design. Hull 782 was launched from Nobiskrug's Rendsburg facility in March 2010 and is scheduled to be delivered to her owner in 2011.

Mogambo is a custom motor yacht launched in 2012 by Nobiskrug in Rendsburg, Germany and most recently refitted in 2022.

Over more than a century of experience in shipbuilding, Nobiskrug has built around 750 vessels, having its current core business focused on the highly specialized construction of individually manufactured custom superyachts.

Mogambo measures 73.55 metres in length, with a max draft of 3.65 metres and a beam of 12.50 metres. She has a gross tonnage of 1,698 tonnes.

Mogambo has a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure.

Mogambo also features naval architecture by Nobiskrug.

Performance and Capabilities

Mogambo has a top speed of 17.00 knots and a cruising speed of 14.50 knots. She is powered by a twin screw propulsion system.

Mogambo has a fuel capacity of 182,000 litres, and a water capacity of 43,600 litres.

Accommodation

Mogambo accommodates up to 12 guests in 6 cabins. She also houses room for up to 19 crew members.

Other Specifications

Mogambo is MCA compliant, her hull NB is 782.

Mogambo is a Lloyds Register class yacht. She flies the flag of the Cayman Islands.

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On Tuesday the 30th of March 2010 Nobiskrug launched the newly finished hull of their 74m motor yacht Mogambo – hull number 782 from the shipyard. The finished hull of the yacht ran smoothly from the slipway into the River Eider within a few seconds.

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Presently, the 74 m superyacht Mogambo is to be moored at Nobiskrug’s pier in Germany. She will then be moved into the 160 m superyacht hall for her full interior outfitting, as well as the filling and final top-coating of the hull and superstructure. Delivery of the motor yacht Mogambo to her owner is planned for later in 2011, after sea trials.

Nobiskrug of Germany is currently building five significant mega yachts. A couple of the company’s more recent success are motor yachts Triple Seven and SIREN.

During yacht Mogambo’s launching ceremony an old tradition was followed. This consisted of the serving up of a good hearty soup in the shipbuilding hall for all the employees and subcontractors involved in the new build. Nobiskrug’s Managing Directors and the Project Manager, Mr Mark Velthaus, as well as the Owner’s Representative expressed their thanks for the trustful and successful cooperation in the building of the yacht.

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Superyacht Mogambo delivered by Nobiskrug

Launched in October 2011, the superyacht Mogambo (hull 782) was finally delivered yesterday.

Based on the same platform as Siren and Sapphire , Mogambo has a length of 73.55 metres, but her smoother lines were designed by Reymond Langton Design. The London-based office is also responsible for the interior. Her general profile and original paint scheme make Mogambo one of the sleeker yachts launched in 2011. Few specifications are known for the moment, but her layout is believed to accommodate 12 guests in a master and five double cabins. On the technical side, twin MTU engines will give her a cruising speed of at least 14 knots.

Mogambo will shortly arrive in Kristansand, Norway - usually the first refuelling stop for yachts delivered in Northern Europe.

Mogambo's sistership Graffiti (hull 783) will be also delivered very soon.

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